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The Way We Work: Past, Present, and Future

The Way We Work: Past, Present, and Future

Wendy Wang
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 9
ISBN13: 9781466609631|ISBN10: 146660963X|EISBN13: 9781466609648
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0963-1.ch001
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Wang, Wendy. "The Way We Work: Past, Present, and Future." Virtual Work and Human Interaction Research, edited by Shawn Long, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0963-1.ch001

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Wang, W. (2012). The Way We Work: Past, Present, and Future. In S. Long (Ed.), Virtual Work and Human Interaction Research (pp. 1-9). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0963-1.ch001

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Wang, Wendy. "The Way We Work: Past, Present, and Future." In Virtual Work and Human Interaction Research, edited by Shawn Long, 1-9. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0963-1.ch001

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Abstract

Information technology provides unprecedented opportunities to work virtually. Despite a handful of perceived drawbacks, telecommuting offers society, organizations, and individuals numerous benefits. However, the embrace of telecommuting has been lukewarm at best. One possible explanation is that the traditional idea of a commuter workforce is so strongly ingrained that it will take more time before people begin to regard the office as superfluous. This chapter examines what the idea of “work” looked like in the past, looks like in the present, and what it may look like in the future. By examining the factors that contributed to how we worked both before and after the industrial revolution, and questioning whether these factors are still valid today, this chapter prompts us to reevaluate our assumption about the way we work, and prepare for the changes that are presently taking place. Lastly, this chapter will explore the practical and research implications of virtual work.

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