Virtual Organization: Toward a Theory of Societal Transformation Stimulated by Information Technology
Автор:Abbe Mowshowitz Год: [не указано] Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: [не указано] ISBN: 1567205011 Computers mediate between individuals by providing channels of communication in the form of messaging systems; they act as brokers in matching buyers and sellers, employees and employers, resources and work processes, and so on. The social significance of computers as mediators and brokers has tremendous political and economic consequences. For managers, these consequences manifest themselves most clearly in the virtual organization, which is founded on the separation of requirements, for example, inputssuch as components, from the ways in which requirements are met, or satisfiers, for example, suppliers and distribution networks. Separating these elements allows managers to switch easily from one way of meeting a requirement to another. Used systematically, switching brings huge increases in productivity but it also weakens traditional loyalties. Absent a sense of loyalty to persons or places, virual organizations distance themselves from the regions and countries in which they...
