Attitude, aptitude, ability and autonomy: The emergence of 'offroaders', a special class of nomadic worker

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dc.contributor.authorHarmer BM
dc.contributor.authorPauleen DJ
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-10T02:23:57Z
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-06T22:26:43Z
dc.date.available2011-10-10T02:23:57Z
dc.date.available2016-03-06T22:26:43Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionThis is an electronic version of an article published in Harmer, B. M., & Pauleen, D. J. (2010). Attitude, aptitude, ability and autonomy: the emergence of ‘offroaders’, a special class of nomadic worker. Behaviour & Information Technology, 1-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0144929x.2010.489117 Behaviour & Information Technology is available online at: www.tandfonline.com
dc.description.abstractFreedom to choose when, where and on what to work might be viewed as mere telework. However, when we mix the adoption of ubiquitous technologies with personalities that take pleasure in problem solving and achievement for its own sake, a strong need for autonomy, the freedom to work wherever and whenever the mood strikes, and add a dash of entrepreneurial spirit, then perhaps we are seeing an emergent class of worker, and even the possibility of new organisational forms. This research draws on adaptive structuration theory to search for evidence of a different way of working, hidden among otherwise familiar patterns. It concludes by considering what implications the employment of such individuals might have for management processes with organisations.
dc.identifier.citationHarmer, Brian M. and Pauleen, David J.(2010) 'Attitude, aptitude, ability and autonomy: the emergence of 'offroaders', a special class of nomadic worker', Behaviour & Information Technology, First published on: 15 July 2010 (iFirst)
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dc.identifier.issn1362-3001
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10179/2765
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Group
dc.subjectJoy of use
dc.subjectICT
dc.subjectCognitive absorption
dc.subjectIndividualisation
dc.subjectUniversal access
dc.titleAttitude, aptitude, ability and autonomy: The emergence of 'offroaders', a special class of nomadic worker
dc.typeJournal article
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