Index

Peter K. Ross (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia)
Susan Ressia (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia)
Elizabeth J. Sander (Bond Business School, Queensland, Australia)

Work in the 21st Century

ISBN: 978-1-78714-578-8, eISBN: 978-1-78714-577-1

Publication date: 1 July 2017

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Ross, P.K., Ressia, S. and Sander, E.J. (2017), "Index", Work in the 21st Century (The Changing Context of Managing People), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 185-193. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78714-577-120171015

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INDEX

Academic attention
, 6

“Acceptance” rates
, 125

Activity-based working
, 8

Affiliated worker
, 43

Aggregator governance model
, 99, 100

Agility
, 60, 63, 66

AI. See Artificial intelligence (AI)

Algorithmic management
, 122, 125, 150

Alphabet Inc.
, 4

Amazon
, 53, 64–65, 128

Amazon Go
, 127

Amazon Mechanical Turk platform
, 96, 100

Apple
, 4, 11, 118

Apps
, 54

App-based games
, 57–58

development and sales
, 55

iTunes App store
, 54

Arbitrator governance model
, 99–100

Artificial intelligence (AI)
, 49, 96, 113, 126, 140, 146

algorithms
, 151

invited customers
, 126

social and labor market impacts
, 129–133

Teamsters union
, 127

UBI
, 133–137

See also Cloud computing

Australian employees
, 22

Australian Federal government unemployment agency
, 134

Automation
, 113, 126–135, 151

Autonomy
, 25–26

BAG. See Born-again global (BAG)

“Balanced” workplace environment
, 7

“Basic economic security”
, 134, 152

Basic Income Earth Network
, 133

Big data
, 114–118

algorithms
, 140

analytics
, 126

See also Cloud computing

Bladerunner (movie)
, 113–114

Born global
, 51, 58–59

Born-again global (BAG)
, 51, 58–59

“Born-global” firms
, 50, 58

BPO. See Business process outsourcing (BPO)

Breakout! project
, 9–10

British Labour Party
, 118

Business environment
, 75–77

Business environment and institutions
, 75–77

Business Intelligence
, 114

Business process outsourcing (BPO)
, 88, 92

center
, 102–103

firms
, 102

services
, 130

Captive governance modes
, 89–90, 102

Captive offshoring models
, 101

Captive offshoring practices
, 102

Chief Information Officers (CIOs)
, 51

Claimed coworking center
, 145

Cloud

Apps
, 58

cloud-supported business strategies
, 52

cloud-supported ICT workplace collaborative tools
, 19

cloud-supported OEL models
, 88

collaborative technologies
, 62

collaborative tools
, 87

communication tools
, 19–20

connectivity technologies
, 70

drivers
, 53–55

as facilitator of change
, 139–140

ICTs
, 53, 140

platforms
, 140

products and services
, 52–53

project management firm
, 19

services
, 19, 117, 140, 147

software applications
, 54

technologies
, 49, 147

See also Human Cloud

Cloud computing
, 52, 89, 93, 147

born global vs. born again global
, 58–59

challenges
, 63–65

characteristics
, 50

cloud drivers
, 53–55

innovation and collaboration
, 61–63

reduced entry and opportunity costs
, 59–61

services
, 117

technologies
, 50, 69, 139

See also Big data

Cloudcube
, 62–63

Collaboration
, 11–12, 61–63

Collaborative

coworking centers
, 40

focused work
, 145–146

ICT-supported programs
, 19–20

pressures
, 11–12

Collective intelligence
, 61

“Core business”
, 55

Cost reductions
, 53–54

Coworker
, 36

“champion”
, 41

sharing knowledge
, 42–43

Coworking
, 33

as alternative to teleworking from home
, 41–43

centers
, 38, 145, 146

“community”
, 37

differing coworking center characteristics
, 39

good neighbors vs. good partners
, 40

between home and office
, 35

ICT
, 36

influential coworking centers
, 36

“Manifesto”
, 34

“precarious work”
, 38

rise of
, 34

Creative destruction process
, 56

“Cross pollination”
, 37

Crowdfunding
, 93, 95

Crowdsourcing
, 62, 93

Culture
, 30–31, 73–75

“Cyberslacking”
, 22, 32

Data analytic techniques
, 136

Data analytics
, 118–126

algorithmic management
, 122

data, information flows, and evidence-based decision-making
, 120

human welfare recipients
, 123

PAPT
, 122

“self-employed” work
, 125

top-down controlling tool
, 121

See also Big data

“Data bureaucrats”
, 123

Data driven management (DDM)
, 113, 119, 150

“Data janitors”
, 107–108

“Data matching system”
, 123

DDM. See Data driven management (DDM)

Decision-making
, 28, 119

algorithmic management
, 122, 125

data, information flows, and evidence-based decision-making
, 120

human welfare recipients
, 123

PAPT
, 122

“self-employed” work
, 125

top-down controlling tool
, 121

Designing workplaces
, 8

Dichotomy
, 70, 73–74, 142–143, 145

Digital divide
, 80–82, 83

Digital economy
, 113–114

“Digital natives”
, 50

Disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS)
, 53

Disruptive innovation
, 52

Dreaded open plan office
, 142

“Dual-earner” arrangement
, 17

Dynamic social interactions
, 29

Economic behavior
, 129

Economists
, 134

Email
, 22, 53, 55, 102, 143

Employees
, 8–9, 11, 27

autonomy
, 26–27

well-being and productivity enhancement
, 12–14

Employment

practices
, 33

UK employment tribunal
, 125

US manufacturing employment
, 131

Entrepreneurs
, 49

Entrepreneurship
, 49, 51, 52, 70–73, 146–147

born global vs. born again global
, 58–59

as empowering
, 78

female migrants
, 80

ICT accessment and digital divide
, 80–82

labor market challenges
, 78

NEIS
, 79

and innovation
, 55–58

innovation and collaboration
, 61–63

limitations to
, 73

business environment and institutions
, 75–77

gender, ethnicity, and culture
, 73–75

human and social capital
, 77–78

reduced entry and opportunity costs
, 59–61

Entrepreneurship Program for Innovation in the Caribbean (EPIC)
, 82

Escalating citizenship
, 11–12, 146

“Establishment chain” theory of internationalization
, 58

Ethnicity
, 73–75

European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
, 4

“Evidence-based decisions”
, 150

“Evidence-based” decision-making
, 119

Facilitator governance model
, 99

“Federated work space”
, 40

Firms
, 18–19, 142, 147

“Flexibility”
, 18, 30, 63

Free addressing/hot desking
, 8

French government’s
, 143

French union
, 22

GEM. See Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM)

Gender
, 73–75

Geographical proximity
, 17

“mobile” workforce
, 19–20

NWW, work/life balance, and well-being
, 25–31

NWW framework
, 18

telework and flexible work practices
, 20–25

GFC. See Global financial crisis (GFC)

Gig economy
, 93, 106, 125, 148

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM)
, 55–56

Global financial crisis (GFC)
, 105

Global growth of coworking center membership
, 34

Global markets
, 57

“Global technical competence”
, 50

Global virtual labor markets (GVLMs)
, 18, 87, 143

cloud-based collaborative tools
, 87–88

human Cloud and OEL
, 93–105

outsourcing and offshoring context
, 89–93

and rise of machines
, 147–153

social impacts of
, 106–111

social impacts of changes
, 88–89

See also Labor market(s)

“Good neighbors” model
, 40

“Good partners” model
, 40–41

Google
, 53, 64–65, 114, 118

Google Drive’s Cloud storage service (2012)
, 117

Governments
, 110, 146–147

actions
, 141

regional governments
, 44

Governor platform
, 99, 100

Greenpeace
, 94

Ground-breaking project
, 9–10

GVLMs. See Global virtual labor markets (GVLMs)

Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital in Detroit
, 14

HITs. See Human intelligence tasks (HITs)

Home-based teleworkers
, 41

“Hot desk” space
, 34

“Hot-desking” arrangements
, 42

Human capital
, 77–78

Human Cloud
, 87, 93, 140, 148

Amazon Mechanical Turk platform
, 96–97, 100

crowdsourcing
, 93–94

environment
, 149

governance arrangements
, 98–99

governance structures
, 148

Human Cloud-based platforms
, 148

LEGO
, 94–95

theme of reports
, 95–96

transaction costs
, 97–98

Human intelligence tasks (HITs)
, 96

“Hybrid third way” model
, 101, 148–149

“Hybrid” Clouds
, 53

IaaS. See Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

Information and communication technologies (ICTs)
, 18, 20, 27–29, 36, 52, 70, 87, 92, 130, 142–143

accessment
, 80–82

cloud-based
, 140

collaborative ICT-supported programs
, 19–20

developments
, 143

ICT-mediated working relationships
, 61–62

ICT-supported workplace collaborative technologies
, 21–22

ICT-supported workplace collaborative tools
, 21, 27–29

Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
, 52–53

Innovation
, 33, 55–58, 61–63

Intellectual property (IP)
, 62, 97, 116

Intensification
, 24

iTunes App store
, 54

Job cuts
, 28–29

Kickstarter (internet-based crowdfunding sites)
, 62–63, 95

Knowledge process outsourcing (KPO)
, 92

Labor market(s)
, 139

disenfranchisement

entrepreneurship as empowering
, 78–82

limitations to entrepreneurship
, 73–78

SMEs
, 69

women, migrants, and entrepreneurship
, 70–73

themes
, 141

changing work environment
, 142–146

entrepreneurship and self-employment
, 146–147

GVLMS and rise of machines
, 147–153

Labor process theory (LPT)
, 28–29, 121

Large-scale unemployment
, 152

LEGO
, 94–95

‘Luddites’
, 150–151

M&As. See Mergers and acquisitions (M&As)

Managed service platforms
, 148

Management leadership
, 28

Mass self-communication
, 94

Mergers and acquisitions (M&As)
, 59

Micro-globalism
, 101

Microclusters, coworking centers
, 37

Microsoft
, 64–65, 118

Migrant(s)
, 70–73

contribution of migrant entrepreneurial activity
, 72–73

“Minority Report”
, 124

“Mixed embeddedness theory”
, 76

MNEs. See Multi-national enterprises (MNEs)

Mobile

workers
, 19

workforce
, 19–20

Moor’s law
, 116–117

Multi-national enterprises (MNEs)
, 50

National labor laws
, 107

National Security Agency (NSA)
, 63

Natural environments, working in
, 10–11

NEIS. See New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS)

NESB. See Non-English speaking backgrounds (NESB)

Netflix
, 56–57

“Network Hub”
, 37

New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS)
, 79

New ways of working framework (NWW framework)
, 18, 25

culture
, 30–31

organization and management
, 29–30

physical workspace
, 26–27

technical vs. operational issues
, 27–29

Next generation sequencing techniques (NGS techniques)
, 117

“Next generation” entrepreneurs
, 50

NGS techniques. See Next generation sequencing techniques (NGS techniques)

Non-English speaking backgrounds (NESB)
, 71

Noncollaborative coworking centers
, 39

NSA. See National Security Agency (NSA)

NWW framework. See New ways of working framework (NWW framework)

Occupational health and safety (OH&S)
, 41

OECD
, 71, 73, 74, 75, 119, 129

Offshore employee leasing (OEL)
, 87, 93, 101–105, 148–149

Offshoring context
, 89–93

OH&S. See Occupational health and safety (OH&S)

“One-size-fits-all” approach
, 24

“Online Outsourcing”
, 95

Open innovation frameworks”
, 62

Open service platforms
, 148

“Open space” offices
, 35

Open-plan

office designs
, 7

offices
, 8

workplace
, 7–8, 11

Open-source software
, 62

Operational issues, ICTS
, 27–29

Organization(s)
, 5–6, 8, 21–22, 25, 26, 28, 143

and management
, 29–30

Outsourced governance modes
, 89–91

Outsourcing context
, 89–93

Oxford Economics
, 7–8

PaaS. See Platform as a service (PaaS)

Patient Admission Prediction Tool (PAPT)
, 122

“Pay-on-demand”

cloud-based ICT model
, 59

ICT model
, 54, 147

PEOs. See Professional Employer Organisations (PEOs)

Physical comfort
, 12

Physical environment
, 4

Physical infrastructure
, 142

Physical work environment
, 4

changing
, 142

and spatial design
, 5–11

Physical workspace
, 26–27

Platform as a service (PaaS)
, 52–53

“Platform worker” typology
, 88

Pop-up tree office in London
, 10

Private activities
, 144

“Private” clouds
, 53

Professional Employer Organisations (PEOs)
, 102, 148–149

“Public” clouds
, 53

Qualitative processes
, 120

Quantitative process
, 120

Reappraisal
, 12

Refuge spaces
, 13

Research and development activities (R&D activities)
, 60

“Reshoring”
, 130–131, 151–153

“Right to disconnect” law
, 22

SaaS. See Software as a service (SaaS)

“Satellite office spaces”
, 34

Scalability
, 53–54, 59, 66

Science, Information Technology, Innovation and Arts (SITIA)
, 50–51

Segmented office
, 8–9

Self-employed

basis
, 38, 145

freelancers
, 35

internet platform
, 148

work
, 125

workers
, 50

Self-employment
, 146–147

Self-managed outsourcing
, 60–61, 90, 98, 100, 104

governance model
, 98, 104

Selgas-Cano office
, 10–11

Service level agreements (SLAs)
, 64, 91, 98, 101–102

SIA. See Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA)

Silicon Valley
, 37

SITIA. See Science, Information Technology, Innovation and Arts (SITIA)

SLAs. See Service level agreements (SLAs)

Small and medium size enterprises (SMEs)
, 69, 147

cloud computing and entrepreneurship
, 52–63

cloud computing challenges
, 63–65

entrepreneurship
, 49, 50

ICT-focused organizations
, 51

Smart phones
, 18, 54

SMEs. See Small and medium size enterprises (SMEs)

Social and labor market impacts
, 129–133

Social capital
, 77–78

Social function
, 33

Social interaction
, 21, 29, 37, 39

Social ramifications
, 110

Software as a service (SaaS)
, 52–53

Solitude
, 13

Spatial design
, 4–5

physical work environment and
, 5

academic attention
, 6

activity-based working
, 8

open-plan workplace
, 7–8

segmented office
, 8–9

third places/public realm
, 9–11

Spinuzzi analyses
, 40

“Staff leasing” arrangements
, 88

Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA)
, 96

Stand-up desks
, 13

Tablets
, 34, 52, 54, 57–58, 66, 81, 102, 143

Teamsters union
, 127

Technical issues, ICTS
, 27–29

Technological proximity
, 17, 61–62

“mobile” workforce
, 19–20

NWW, work/life balance, and well-being
, 25–31

NWW framework
, 18

telework and flexible work practices
, 20–25

Telco
, 41

Telework
, 142–143

arrangements
, 143

and flexible work practices
, 20

employee and employer benefits of
, 23

ICT-supported workplace collaborative tools
, 21

organizations
, 21–22

women workers
, 22, 24–25

Teleworker(s)
, 21, 34–35, 36, 145

affiliated
, 44

British Telecom
, 24

cohorts of
, 42

Filipino-based
, 149

GVLMs
, 147–148

home-based
, 41

Teleworking from home
, 41–43

Telstra
, 41

Third places/public realm
, 9–11

Three “Vs”. See Volume, variety, and velocity (Three “Vs”)

Trust
, 18, 27–29, 144

“Turk Workers”
, 96–97

Unaffiliated worker
, 42–43

Universal basic income (UBI)
, 110, 133–135, 152

Urban environments
, 5, 13, 14

US knowledge workers
, 7, 11

US manufacturing sector
, 131–132

US Patriots Act
, 63

“Virtual adjacency”
, 19

“Virtual collaboration”
, 19

“Virtual distributed teams”
, 19, 142–143

Virtual workforce
, 92–93, 111, 144

Volume, variety, and velocity (Three “Vs”)
, 115

“Water cooler” effect
, 29, 36

WEF. See World Economic Forum (WEF)

Well-being
, 4, 25

culture
, 30–31

enhancing employee well-being and productivity
, 12–14

organization and management
, 29–30

physical workspace
, 26–27

technical vs. operational issues
, 27–29

WFC. See Work/family conflict (WFC)

White collar jobs
, 128, 151

WINC. See Women Innovators Network in Caribbean (WINC)

Women
, 70–73

entrepreneurs
, 75

family responsibilities
, 83

ICT access–considerations for women entrepreneurs
, 82

workers
, 22, 24–25, 31

Women Innovators Network in Caribbean (WINC)
, 82

Work
, 3–4

changing work environment
, 142–146

environments
, 142–143

interfering
, 20

work/life balance
, 25–31

culture
, 30–31

organization and management
, 29–30

physical workspace
, 26–27

technical vs. operational issues
, 27–29

See also Coworking

Work/family conflict (WFC)
, 21

Worker(s)
, 7, 144

consecutive careers
, 153

enhancing employee well-being and productivity
, 12–14

home-based teleworkers
, 41

human Cloud worker
, 88

internet platform workers
, 107

microworkers
, 107

mobile
, 19, 145

productivity
, 3

professional
, 105

skilled professional and technical
, 92

teleworkers
, 32

“Turk Workers”
, 96–97

US knowledge
, 7

virtual
, 109

women
, 22, 24–25

Working environment
, 36

“Working from home” typology
, 18

Workplace
, 3–4, 12, 141

“balanced” workplace environment
, 7

changing work environment
, 142–146

designs
, 7, 9

entrepreneurship and self-employment
, 146–147

features
, 142

GVLMS and rise of machines
, 147–153

ICT-focused workplace strategies
, 28

open-plan workplace
, 7–8, 11

structures
, 18

technologically mediated workplaces
, 29

World Bank
, 77, 78, 80, 82, 95, 96, 108, 110, 130

World Economic Forum (WEF)
, 129, 132, 152

World War II
, 72–73

World-wide-web
, 61