New Ways of Organizing Work Developments, Perspectives, and Experiences [Paperback]

New Ways of Organizing Workoffers a broader understanding of changes to the way work is organized and the implications for relevant stakeholders. It brings together contributions from a well established group of international scholars to examine the nature and consequences of new ways of working. The book draws on studies of a variety of new forms of work, involving a diverse range of employees and drawing on experiences in a variety of countries. It includes three main empirical sections. The first focuses on different forms of work and working arrangements, stimulated by the use of technology, increased competitive pressure and media portrayal of work and working. In contrast to much other work in the field, a strong theme of this book is individuals experiences of new ways of working. The second empirical section examines this theme with a specific focus on remote workers and their responses to new ways of working. Exploring contemporary trends towards increasing use of global teams, the third section examines the implications of distributed teams and the challenges for managing performance and knowledge transfer.

1. Recent Development in New Ways of Organizing Work. Clare Kelliher and Julia Richardson  2. Paradoxical Consequences of the Use of Blackberrys? An Application of the Job Demand-Control-Support Model. Charles-Henri Besseyre des Horts, Kristine Dery and Judith MacCormick  3. Temporary Work and Temporary Work Agencies in Australia: Going From Bad to Worse? Angela Knox  4. Women Doing Their Own Thing: Our Picture of Modern Women at Work? Doris Ruth Eikhof and Juliette Summers  5. Flexible Work, Flexible Selves?: The Impact of Changing Work Practices on Identity. Carol Linehan  6. New Working Practices: Identity, Agency and the Emotional Experience of Remote Working. Jennifer WilklÎ