Information Society and the Workplace: Spaces, Boundaries and Agency

In recent years there has been a great deal of talk about information society-in business, workplaces, organizations, management, government, academia, media and politics. This book look at how the twin notions of information and society are entwined in workplaces and organizations. Information Society and the Workplacebrings together studies of everyday local practices in workplaces within the information society, with a special focus on social space and the agency of actors. This book makes use of both theoretical review and detailed qualitative research from Finland, which is at the forefront of the information society. Key chapter include: *Bounded or empowered by technology? Information system specialists' views on people's freedom within technology *Control or commitment in high-tech IT firms *Women and technological pleasure at work? *Fulfillment or slavery? The changing sense of self at work Highlighting the political challenges of the information society that are likely tobecome increasingly pressing worldwide, this book will be of essential interest to advanced students and researchers in the fields of Business and Management Studies, Technology Studies and Sociology of Work and Organizations.