Description
Book SynopsisBorrowing from the experience of cooperative artists' studios, business incubators, and the corner copy shop, this book explains why office infrastructure can be important for productivity as well as the quality of work life.
Trade Review"An innovative book by a recognized expert in the field. The specific models and examples bring the material alive and make it accessible to a broad audience. Moreover, given the rapid rise in home-based work, this book will be an important contribution to both policy and academic debates." -Pat Armstrong, author of Theorizing Women's Work
Table of ContentsFigures and Tables
Preface
1 Putting Work in Its Place
2 Situating Homework in Time and Space
3 If You Worked Here You’d Be Home By Now: Pros and Cons ofHome-Based Telework
4 Are We There Yet? The Telework Centre Office
5 Your Mother Doesn’t Work Here: Learning from Existing Modelsof Co-Workplaces
6 Where Can I Sign Up? The Demand for Co-Workplaces
7 Planning the Co-Workplace: Six Scenarios
8 Humanizing Home-Based Work with the Co-Workplace
Appendix A: Research Methods
Appendix B: Research Instruments
References
Index
