The Telework as an Organizational Innovation in the Entities of the Third Sector

This article discusses the role of the telework as an organizational innovation incorporated to the activities of the third sector as well as in the creation of networks and links between these entities. The telework has become a tool that has produced important changes in the traditional organizati...

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Published in:Journal of electronic commerce in organizations 2014-01, Vol.12 (1), p.1-15
Main Authors: Belzunegui, Ángel, Erro, Amaya, Pastor, Inma
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Density
Economics
Information and communication technologies
Information work
Innovations
Internet
Joints
Links
Networks
Organizational analysis
Organizational change
Organizational effectiveness
Organizational research
Organizations
Small and medium sized enterprises
Social economics
Social economy
Social enterprises
Technological change
Telecommuting
Telework
Teleworking
Volunteers
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Summary:This article discusses the role of the telework as an organizational innovation incorporated to the activities of the third sector as well as in the creation of networks and links between these entities. The telework has become a tool that has produced important changes in the traditional organization of the work, and has improved the inter- and intra-organizational communication, in addition to promoting the creation of extensive networks of collaboration in the third sector. The online connection and the provision made in telework mode have also served for the creation of a higher density of contacts between the entities that are grouped in the third sector, done so that it benefits the transmission of information and collaborative practices in providing services to the citizens. Its effectiveness consists in the speed that prints the response capacity of the social economy entities.
ISSN:1539-2937
1539-2929
DOI:10.4018/jeco.2014010101