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Freeing work from the constraints of location and time
Author(s) -
Bailyn Lotte
Publication year - 1988
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/j.1468-005x.1988.tb00097.x
Subject(s) - flexibility (engineering) , work (physics) , rank (graph theory) , point (geometry) , control (management) , computer science , operations research , work time , operations management , business , industrial engineering , engineering management , engineering , management , mathematics , economics , artificial intelligence , mechanical engineering , geometry , combinatorics
Information technology makes possible working patterns with flexibility in location and time. But traditional assumptions of managerial control serve as a strong deterrent. This article deals with these issues through an analysis of interviews at ICL and Texaco UK, with managers and high‐level employees who work partially at home. Rank Xerox networkers are used as a point of comparison .