Shaping Organization Form
Author | : Gerardine DeSanctis |
Publisher | : SAGE |
Total Pages | : 540 |
Release | : 1999-07-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 0761904956 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780761904953 |
Rating | : 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Shaping Organization Form considers the role of new communication technologies in shaping organizations today and in the future. Four key themes are considered in depth: changes in technology, changes in organizational form, and their mutual influence on one another; evolutionary processes in organizations and the ways in which technology can influence these processes; the development of organizational communities and inter-organizational relationships that are mediated by electronic communication systems; and major controversies surrounding electronically mediated organizations and directions for future research that flow out of these controversies.