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An Examination of a Virtual Private Network Implementation to Support a Teleworking Initiative: The Marcus Food Company Inc. Case Study
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Ferguson, Jason W. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In this dissertation, the author examined the capabilities of virtual private networks (VPNs) in supporting teleworking environments for small businesses in the food marketing sector. The goal of this research was to develop an implementation model for small businesses in the food marketing sector that use a VPN solution to support teleworker…
Descriptors: Teleworking, Small Businesses, Participant Observation, Marketing
Developing the National Communications and Information Infrastructure.
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Kapor, Mitchell; Weitzner, Daniel J. – Internet Research, 1993
Discusses the importance of developing a national communications and information infrastructure to meet short-term needs. The Electronic Frontier Foundation's Open Platform Proposal, based on ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) is described, and recommendations for public policy criteria for evaluating infrastructure proposals are included.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Evaluation Criteria, Information Networks
The Death of Distance and the Rise of the Network Society.
Saba, Farhad – Distance Education Report, 1999
Discusses the rise of computer networks, telecommuting possibilities, the growing global economy, and possible resulting trends in the population of cities. Implications for higher education are suggested, including the centralization of certain core operations and the decentralization of other services to address the varied needs of students.…
Descriptors: Centralization, Computer Networks, Decentralization, Distance Education
Rural Ties to Computer Networks: A Sociological Overview.
Shane, Jackie C. – Proceedings of the ASIS Mid-Year Meeting, 1994
Discusses using the Internet as a tool for delivering information to rural areas and the possible benefits, such as telecommuting, effective dissemination of medical information, and the promotion of grass-roots activism. The means rural residents use to connect to the Internet and their use of bulletin board systems are described. (nine…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Activism, Citizen Participation, Computer Networks
Electronically Distributed Work Communities: Implications for Research on Telework.
Hesse, Bradford W.; Grantham, Charles E. – Electronic Networking: Research, Applications and Policy, 1991
Describes the concept of telework, or telecommuting, and its influence on the electronic community and organizational structures. The electronically distributed organization is discussed, and implications for research on telework are suggested in the areas of privacy regulation, self-efficacy, temporal aspects of employee behavior, communication…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Economic Factors, Employer Employee Relationship, Literature Reviews
The Information Infrastructure: Reaching Society's Goals. A Report of the Information Infrastructure Task Force Committee on Applications and Technology.
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National Inst. of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. – 1994
Intended for public comment and discussion, this document is the second volume of papers in which the Information Infrastructure Task Force has attempted to articulate in clear terms, with sufficient detail, how improvements in the National Information Infrastructure (NII) can help meet other social goals. These are not plans to be enacted, but…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Copyrights