Virtual Exclusion and Telework: The Double-edged Sword of Technocentric Workplace Accommodation Policy

Title: Virtual Exclusion and Telework: The Double-edged Sword of Technocentric Workplace Accommodation Policy
Format: Report
Publication Date: September 2005
Description:

Workplaces are complex social communities, in which social capital plays no small part (Burt 1995, Wellman, et. al, 1996). The productive and efficacious achievement of tasks (that is "doing work") frequently requires the flow of information and interactive engagement with coworkers. Given the current level of technology this could be somewhat problematic in a virtual work (teleworking) environment. From a policy standpoint, this leads to the question of "how can we design policy to facilitate the integration of people with disabilities into the workplace in such a way as to optimize their interactions with other workers?"

Ivan Allen College Contributors:
External Contributors: Ward, A.
Citation:

Baker, P.M.A., Moon, N., & Ward, A. (2005). Virtual Exclusion and Telework: The Double-edged Sword of Technocentric Workplace Accommodation Policy. Presented at: Workplace Accommodations State of the Science Conference, September 15-16, 2005, Atlanta, GA.

Related File: WorkRERC_SOS_Telework_2005.pdf
Related Departments:
  • Center for Advanced Communications Policy