TY - BOOK
T1 - Information society and the workplace
T2 - Spaces, boundaries and agency
A2 - Heiskanen, Tuula
A2 - Hearn, Jeff
PY - 2003/11/20
Y1 - 2003/11/20
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84917031530&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4324/9780203402658
DO - 10.4324/9780203402658
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:84917031530
SN - 9780415272230
SN - 9780415439862
T3 - Routledge Studies in Technology, Work and Organisations
BT - Information society and the workplace
PB - Taylor and Francis Ltd.
ER -