Premium
Some ’real’ problems of ’virtual’ organisation
Author(s) -
Hughes John A.,
O’Brien Jon,
Randall Dave,
Rouncefield Mark,
Tolmie Peter
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
new technology, work and employment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.889
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1468-005X
pISSN - 0268-1072
DOI - 10.1111/1468-005x.00076
Subject(s) - virtuality (gaming) , ethnography , work (physics) , knowledge management , value (mathematics) , organisational change , sociology , business , public relations , computer science , political science , engineering , anthropology , artificial intelligence , mechanical engineering , machine learning
This paper presents an ethnographic study of organisational change in a retail bank considering issues surrounding the supposed emergence of the ’virtual organisation’. It outlines emerging problems in organisational work as a consequence of the shift toward ’virtuality’ and questions the explanatory value of such theoretical stances.