Alternative Work Arrangements

Abstract

Alternative work arrangements are any form of employment that does not conform to conventional norms with respect to where, when, and how work is performed. Various contemporary socioeconomic factors make such work increasingly common. The impact of these arrangements on organizational processes like socialization and identification, and their relationship to new communication technologies and work–life interrelationships, are matters of significant interest in organizational communication.

Teleworking between option and necessity: analytical reflections

“…Ulterior, către anul 1980, datorită interesului crescut pentru această formă de organizare a muncii, atât din partea angajaţilor, cât și a angajatorilor, apare expresia revoluţia următorului loc de muncă [4]. Astfel, standardul munca de oficiu monitorizată de la 9 până la 5 treptat este înlocuit de aranjamentele muncii fl exibile, denumite alternative non-standard [5].…”