Managing a Mobile Workforce: Insights from Practice
ISSN
1949-9108
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2006-01-25
Author(s)
Verburg, Robert
;
Brodt, Torsten
Abstract
This article features a number of enablers and barriers for the successful introduction of mobile work initiatives. ICT enabled mobile work environments are an emerging phenomenon in many industries and sectors. On basis of current theory and the empirical analysis of five selected case studies from a large European research project both facilitating factors and possible obstructions are illustrated and discussed. So far, mobile work research is scarce and limited to singular and distinctive case studies. A systematic assessment of current types, practices and applications is missing. The authors aim to fill this gap by providing a structured assessment of cross-industry cases in order to distillate a number of critical success factors of mobile work in practice.
Language
English
Keywords
Mobile and collaborative work
Case study
Case study
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Event Title
1st International Academy of Management and Business (IAMB) Conference
Event Location
Las Vegas
Event Date
22.–25.01.2006
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
22498