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==Description== | ==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. | 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== | ==Enablers== | ||
*Decreasing costs for communication | |||
*Mobile Technologies | |||
*Organisational structure | |||
*[[Mobility]] | |||
*Human need for flexibility and freedom in their jobs | |||
==Inhibitors== | ==Inhibitors== | ||
*Security problems | |||
*Less human contact | |||
*Control and management procedures | |||
*Corporate culture | |||
*Legal matters concerning working times, health and stress | |||
==Paradigms== | ==Paradigms== | ||
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==Web resources== | ==Web resources== | ||
[http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/workersmobility2006/index_en.htm Towards a European Labour Market] <br> | |||
[http://www.telin.nl/publications.cfm Telematica Institute publications] | |||
Revision as of 21:56, 20 March 2006
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
Timing
Web resources
Towards a European Labour Market
Telematica Institute publications