Information society and the workplace : spaces, boundaries and agency

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Information society and the workplace : spaces, boundaries and agency

edited by Tuula Heiskanen and Jeff Hearn

(Routledge studies in technology, work and organizations, 1)

Routledge, 2004

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-225) and index

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Description

Much has been written on the grand prospects for "Information Society"; much less on what this might mean in everyday terms. So what do we find when we look at what is happening in a society, Finland, that is one of closest to an information society? Bringing together studies of everyday local practices in workplaces within information society, this book has a special focus on social space and the agency of actors. It includes both theoretical reviews and detailed qualitative research. It also highlights the political challenges of the information society, challenges which are likely to become subjects of international concern.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Introduction
  • Chapter 1 Spaces, Places and Communities of Practice, Tuula Heiskanen
  • Part 2 The Creation of Spaces
  • Chapter 2 Bounded or Empowered by Technology?, Tarja Tiainen
  • Chapter 3 Gendered Local Agency, Marja Vehvilainen
  • Chapter 4 Empty Spaces Without Knowledge and Management, Riitta Kuusinen
  • Part 3 Working and Living in Spaces
  • Chapter 5 the Dynamics of Control and Commitment in It Firms, Sirpa Kolehmainen
  • Chapter 6 Virtualizing the Office, Pernilla Gripenberg
  • Chapter 7 Women and Technological Pleasure at Work?, Paivi Korvajarvi
  • Chapter 8 Fulfilment or Slavery?, Riitta Lavikka
  • Chapter 9 In Search of Boundaries, Riikka Kivimaki
  • Part 4 Concluding Discussion
  • Chapter 10 Information Society, Agency and Identity Positions, Tuula Heiskanen
  • Chapter 11 Postscript, Jeff Hearn

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