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Givens, Mark A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Virtual work environments (VWEs) have been used in the private sector for more than a decade, but the United States Marine Corps (USMC), as a whole, has not yet taken advantage of associated benefits. The USMC construct parallels the bureaucratic organizational culture and uses an antiquated information technology (IT) infrastructure. During an…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Organizational Culture, Change Agents, Information Technology
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Meade, Richard D. – CUPA Journal, 1995
The potential of advancing information and telecommunications technology to transform the workplace in higher education is examined. Demographic, social, and economic trends contributing to this trend and its advantages and disadvantages are also discussed. Suggestions are made for managing the transition to telework, including selection of…
Descriptors: College Administration, Higher Education, Information Technology, Personnel Management
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Flesch, Colette – Internet Research, 1997
New communication and information technology is transforming the structure and law governing information markets and the economic, social, cultural, and political patterns of societies. This article discusses the effects of information technology (telecommuting, job growth in rural areas, distance education) and the role of the European Commission…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Global Approach
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Scheid, Barbara; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1996
Includes five papers presented at the 1995 VTLS Inc. Fifth Annual Director's Conference in Roanoke (Virginia), entitled "Back to Basics: Rethinking Libraries." Topics include libraries' use of high technology, collection management and electronic publishing, public services and telecommuting clientele, what to expect of library school…
Descriptors: Conference Proceedings, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Publishing, Information Technology
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce. – 1992
This hearing on H.R. 5082, "The Telecommuting Act of 1992," focuses on how the developing telecommunications infrastructure can provide major benefits to the environment, employers, and the daily life of working people, who now have the ability to telecommute to their office from some alternative work site located nearer to their home.…
Descriptors: Facsimile Transmission, Federal Government, Futures (of Society), Government Role
Bates, P.; Bertin, I.; Huws, U. – 2002
Electronic work (E-work) in Ireland was examined through a comparison of survey results from 301 Irish companies with 50 or more employees with averages for the 18 European countries, including 62 in the knowledge sector, and a subsequent survey of 100 smaller companies. Findings from other Irish surveys examining e-work were also considered.…
Descriptors: Communications, Comparative Analysis, Definitions, Employment Opportunities