From Remote Work to Working From Anywhere: Tracing temporary work modifications resulting in permanent organizational changes.

The article examines the long-term socioeconomic and technological impacts of the increase in telecommuting during the COVID-19 pandemic. The history of working from home and virtual offices since the Industrial Revolution through the implementation of flextime and offshoring is described along with...

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Publicado en:Communications of the ACM Vol. 64; no. 4; pp. 20 - 23
Autor principal: Sako, Mari
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Association for Computing Machinery Apr2021
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Sumario:The article examines the long-term socioeconomic and technological impacts of the increase in telecommuting during the COVID-19 pandemic. The history of working from home and virtual offices since the Industrial Revolution through the implementation of flextime and offshoring is described along with the importance of digital video communication technology, virtualization, and cloud computing services in modern remote work and the future of social norms around telecommuting.