Mobile Virtual Work : A New Paradigm?

Dear Reader This is a book about mobile virtual work. The group was first called ‘ICT, Mobility and Work Organisation’ but redefined itself quickly as ‘Mobile Virtual Cooperative Work’ group. A wider group of experts was invited to present their views on mobile virtual work and ideas about book chapters from different perspectives of working life.

Concepts and Prevalence.- Emerging Mobile Virtual Work.- Mobile Virtual Work - Concepts, Outcomes and Challenges.- Mapping the Mobile eWorkforce in Europe.- New Forms of Work in Labour Law.- Mobility in Work.- Virtually Connected, Practically Mobile.- Collaboration in Mobile Virtual Work: a Human Factors View.- Model-based Design of Mobile Work Systems.- Usability in IT Systems for Mobile Work.- Participative Design for Home Care Nursing.- Well-being and Stress in Mobile and Virtual Work.- Building Scenarios for a Globally Distributed Corporation.- Case Descriptions of Mobile Virtual Work in Practice.- Organisational Strategies.- Knowledge Sharing in Mobile Work.- Factors Influencing the Diffusion of New Mobile Services.- Mobile Workplaces and Innovative Business Practice.- Mobile Virtual Work: What Have We Learned?.