Mobile workplace
Description
Nowadays a lot of developments are creating possibilities for new forms of collabrative working in organisations. This will result in a new workplace, in which an employee will be more flexible and mobile. Technology already allows us to work mobile and organisations are also moving to a more decentralized and networked environment. However, if organizations change, the people have to change with them and to change a workers' behaviour will be a challenging task. Achieving effectiveness and efficiency in a mobile working environment requires good leadership, information sharing capabilities, communication, and taking responsibility
Enablers
- Decreasing costs for communication
- Mobile Technologies
- Organisational structure
- Mobility
- Human need for flexibility and freedom in their jobs
Inhibitors
- Security problems
- Less human contact
- Control and management procedures
- Corporate culture
- Legal matters concerning working times, health and stress
Paradigms
Experts
The European Commission is doing a lot of research in the field of new working environments and practices
Timing
Web resources
Towards a European Labour Market
Telematica Institute publications