A New Perspective on "Virtual":Analyzing Discontinuities in the Work Environment

Publication Type:

Conference Proceedings

Source:

Proceedings of the 35th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICIS), Kona, HI (2002)

Keywords:

Virtuality

Abstract:

The word "virtual" has become a potent buzzword and, as such, is freely applied to many situations, with many meanings. As a result, it, like other buzzwords, is in danger of meaning nothing. In this paper, we develop a more precise understanding of the use of the word "virtual" to describe changing work environments. Our specific contribution is to propose a framework to classify these different work environments based on the type of discontinuities involved. This framework enables us to compare research across a variety of different topics and work settings and further develop a foundation for future research investigating managing and working in this new environment. In this paper; we test our framework by using it to classify 75 published articles on virtual work environments and from earlier research streams.

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