Research Catalog

Title

Handbook of research on virtual workplaces and the new nature of business practices / Pavel Zemliansky, Kirk St. Amant [editors].

Publication

Hershey PA : Information Science Reference, [2008], ©2008.

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Additional Authors

• Zemliansky, Pavel.
• St. Amant, Kirk, 1970-

Description

xxxiii, 733 pages : illustrations; 29 cm

Summary

"The Handbook of Research on Virtual Workplaces and the New Nature of Business Practices compiles authoritative research from 83 scholars from over 15 countries, covering the issues surrounding the influx of information technology to the office environment, from choice and effective use of technologies to necessary participants in the virtual workplace."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Virtual reality in management > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Virtual work teams > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Information technology > Management > Handbooks, manuals, etc

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Sect. I. Foundations of the virtual workplace -- Ch. I. Gains and losses in the rhetoric of virtual workplace / Pamela Estes Brewer -- Ch. II. Removing space and time : tips for managing the virtual workplace / Christie L. McDaniel -- Ch. III. Communication in global virtual activity systems / Marie C. Paretti and Lisa D. McNair -- Ch. IV. Successful communication in virtual teams and the role of the virtual team leader / Jamie S. Switzer -- Ch. V. Foundations and applications of intelligent knowledge exchange / S. J. Overbeek, P. van Bommel, H. A. Proper and D. B. B. Rijsenbrij -- Ch. VI. Digital divide redux : why the greatest gap is ideological / Michelle Rodino-Colocino -- Ch. VII. Parawork / Leah A. Zuldema -- Ch. VIII. Impression formation in computer-mediated communication and making a good (virtual) impression / Jamie S. Switzer -- Ch. IX. Telecommuting and the management of the human moment / Alan D. Smith -- Ch. X. Cultural implications of collaborative information technologies (CITs) in international online collaborations and global virtual teams / Bolanle A. Olaniran and David A. Edgell -- Ch. XI. Explaining organizational virtuality : insights from the knowledge-based view / Yulin Fang and Dev K. Dutta -- Ch. XII. The perceptions of collaborative technologies among virtual workers / Frankie S. Jones -- Ch. XIII. Ubiquitous connectivity & work-related stress / J. Ramsay, M. Hair and K. V. Renaud -- Ch. XIV. Employee privacy in virtual workplaces / Robert Sprague -- Ch. XV. Accommodating persons with disabilities in virtual workplaces / Belinda Davis Lazarus -- Sect. II. Education and training for the virtual workplace -- Ch. XVI. Using cyberspace to promote transformative learning experiences and consequently democracy in the workplace / William F. Ritke-Jones -- Ch. XVII. Instructional design and e-training / Julia D. Sweeny -- Ch. XVIII. Designing the virtual classroom for management teaching / Parissa Haghirian and Bernd Simon -- Ch. XIX. Building online training programs for virtual workplaces / Christa Ehmann Powers and Beth L. Hewett -- Ch. XX. The virtual classroom @ work / Terrie Lynn Thompson -- Ch. XXI. Video technology for academic integrity in online courses / Judith Szerdahelyi -- Ch. XXII. Virtual workplaces for learning in Singapore / Kalyani Chatterjea -- Ch. XXIII. Using an information literacy program to prepare nursing students to practice in a virtual workplace / Mona Florea, Lillian Rafeldt and Susan Youngblood -- Ch. XXIV. Preparing for the virtual workplace in the educational commons / Gary Hepburn -- Sect. III. Tools and environments for virtual work -- Ch. XXV. Technologies and services in support of virtual workplaces / Alan McCord and Morell D. Boone -- Ch. XXVI. Writing research into professional e-mail communication / Kirstie Edwards, Simeon Yates, Anne-Florence Dujardin and Geff Green -- Ch. XXVII. New media and the virtual workplace / Matt Barton -- Ch. XXVIII. Adoption of wi-fi technologies and creation of virtual workplaces / Ran Wei -- Ch. XXIX. Using virtual worlds to assist distributed teams / Clint Bowers, Peter A. Smith, Jan Cannon-Bowers and Denise Nicholson -- Ch. XXX. Knowledge transfer and marketing in second life / Peter Rive -- Ch. XXXI. Intranets : interactive knowledge management tools of networked communities / Goran Vlasic, Jurica Pavicic and Zoran Krupka -- Ch. XXXII. Instant messaging (IM) literacy in the workplace / Beth L. Hewett and Russell J. Hewett -- Ch. XXXIII. Supporting collaboration with trust virtual organization / Alzhong Lin, Erik Vullings and James Dalziel -- Ch. XXXIV. Augmented reality and the future of virtual workspaces / James K. Ford and Tobias Hollerer -- Ch. XXXV. Virtual writing as actual leadership / James R. Zimmerman -- Ch. XXXVI. Business proces resuse and standardization with P2P technologies / Jose A. Rodrigues, Jano Moreira de Souza, Geraldo Zimbrao, Geraldo Xexeo and Mutaleci Miranda -- Ch. XXXVII. Collaborative writing tools in the virtual workplace / Norman E. Youngblood and Joel West -- Ch. XXXVIII. Distance internships / David A. Edgell -- Ch. XXXIX. An international virtual office communication plan / Lei Meng and Robert Schafer -- Ch. XL. Design and managing of distributed virtual organizations / Diego Liberati -- Sect. IV. Implementation of virtual workplaces across professions and academic disciplines -- Ch. XLI. Semi-virtual workplaces in German financial service enterprises / Heinz D. Knoell -- Ch. XLII. Implementing client-support for collaborative spaces / R. Todd Stephens -- Ch. XLIII. Value, visibility, and virtual teamwork at Kairos / Douglas Eyman -- Ch. XLIV. Plagiarism, ghostwriting, boilerplate, and open content / Wendy Warren Austin -- Ch. XLV. Usability and user-centered theory for 21st century OWLs / Dana Lynn Driscoll, H. Allen Brizee, Michael Salvo and Morgan Sousa -- Ch. XLVI. Negotiating virtual identity in an age of globalization / Neil P. Baird -- Ch. XLVII. Virtual political office where gender and culture meet / Olena Igorivna Goroshko -- Ch. XLVIII. The benefits of using print-on-demand or POD / Eric Franzen -- Ch. XLIX. Difficulties in accepting telemedicine / Maria Jose Crisostomo-Acevedo and Jose Aurelio Medina-Garrido -- Ch. L. Reconsidering the lay-expert audience divide / Michael J. Klein -- Ch. LI. Rapid virtual enterprising to manage complex and high-risk assets / Jayantha P. Liyanage.

ISBN

• 9781599048932 (hbk.)
• 1599048930 (hbk.)
• 9781599048949 (ebook)
• 1599048949 (ebook)
• 9781599048710 (hbk.)
• 159904871X (hbk.)
• 9781599048727 (ebook)
• 1599048728 (ebook)

LCCN

• 2007032054
• 99820422220

OCLC

• ocn166255035
• 166255035
• SCSB-9038055

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries