Product Description

The "virtual" workplace is a world where networks of people engage in work, but are not bound by the traditional limitations of time and space. It is a growing reality for many companies. This book provides a clear picture of the work skills and competencies they will need to operate successfully.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2297150 in Books
• Published on: 1998-06
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 1.21 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 288 pages

From Booklist
By now, telecommuting is a well-defined word in the corporate U.S. But how about frontline workplace? Or cyberlink workplace? Consultants Crandall and Wallace make convincing arguments about the efficacies of virtual work, and they outline detailed processes and qualifications for any organization contemplating such a move. In a very logical, almost scholarly, fashion, they define terms, explain implementation, demolish perceived and real obstacles, and prove their points via a few case histories. Yet this is not a cut-and-dried book, for the excitement of dramatic changes to our collective workplaces is captured in the descriptions. Chiat/Day assigns its employees a cell phone and a laptop, period. And at Ross Operating Valve, customers actually lead the creative design process. Job satisfaction? You bet. And a much more productive group of employees. Most important for companies interested in these virtual ideas will be the economics chapter, describing in black and white (and sometimes red) the costs involved. Barbara Jacobs

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When traditional work structures no long apply, how do you assign work, assess results, and reward good employees? This forward-thinking book presents an original three-stage model for the virtual workplace and provides case studies that illustrate how this model is working today. Readers get a clear picture of the skills and competencies they'll need to operate successfully as old organizational structures give way to the challenging environment of the virtual workplace.