Descriptor
Source
Author
| Becker, Franklin | 7 |
| Quinn, Kristen L. | 5 |
| Rappaport, Andrew J. | 3 |
| Sims, William R. | 3 |
| Tennessen, Carolyn M. | 3 |
| Callentine, Livit U. | 1 |
| Young, David | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 7 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Japan | 3 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Finland | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textBecker, Franklin; Tennessen, Carolyn M. – 1995
A study examined the social implications of a workplace strategy in which employees who previously worked together in a main office became virtual office workers. The study site was a Digital Equipment Corporation flexible work program implemented at its Newmarket, England, office, where a large traditional office was closed and its employees…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Collegiality, Cooperation, Interpersonal Relationship
Becker, Franklin; Rappaport, Andrew J.; Quinn, Kristen L.; Sims, William R. – 1993
Telework Centers are work locations used by firms to acommodate staff who live near the telework center location. A study examined the impact of using telework centers on communication, work groups/departments, performance, supervision, travel/environment, and type of work done in various locations. A case study approach was used to investigate 10…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Centers, Decentralization, Foreign Countries
Becker, Franklin; Quinn, Kristen L.; Tennessen, Carolyn M. – 1995
A study examined Chiat/Day inc. Advertising's team-based virtual office in which work could occur at any location inside or outside the office at any time. Three sites used three workplace strategies: full virtual (FV), modified virtual (MV), and conventional (C). Interviews, observations, and archival data were used to assess project teams doing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Collegiality, Cooperation, Human Factors Engineering
Becker, Franklin; Tennessen, Carolyn M.; Young, David – 1995
A study was undertaken to understand the role of electronic communication technologies (ECTs) in maintaining work-related communication. The study site was Sun Microsystems, a company at the high end of the curve in terms of its commitment to and employees' experience with ECTs. An electronic focus group (n=40, 4% response) and an e-mail survey…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Information Networks
Becker, Franklin; Quinn, Kristen L.; Rappaport, Andrew J.; Sims, William R. – 1994
This document reports a study that examined implementation processes for new workplace practices--nonterritorial offices--in five international organizations in four countries. The organizations are IBM and Ernst & Young in the United Kingdom; Digital Equipment's Natural Office in Sweden; SOL Cleaning Company headquarters in Finland; and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developed Nations, Employee Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Becker, Franklin; Quinn, Kristen L.; Rappaport, Andrew J.; Sims, William R. – 1993
This report identifies the range and extent of innovative workplace practices in place among 16 international organizations participating in the International Workplace Studies Program (IWSP). Information comes from interviews with organization representatives, written reports, summaries prepared by the organizations, and an extensive literature…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Employment Practices, Facilities Management, Flexible Working Hours
Becker, Franklin; Quinn, Kristen L.; Callentine, Livit U. – 1995
A study addressed the impact of household composition--preschool, school-age, or no children--and nature of the home workspace--dedicated room or area--on IBM employees' satisfaction, stress, and work effectiveness. The IBM program allowed 300 employees who spent about 70 percent of their time with clients to work in home offices. Surveys,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Collegiality, Family Characteristics, Family Life
