Description
The article discusses how the Internet has impacted labor and management. It discusses how the Internet has allowed for the organization and mobilization of workers, as well as the ability to communicate and coordinate work across different locations. Additionally, the Internet has provided opportunities for managers and workers to pursue their overlapping and conflicting goals.
The focus of
The Internet, Social Intelligence & Labor is the impact of the Internet on human resources and the balance of power between labor and management. The Internet has contributed to the organization and mobilization of workers facing multinational corporations; it has permitted instantaneous contact across borders; it also facilitates communication among managers and permits the coordination of dispersed workplaces. Managers may more easily control an international network of production sites on-line. The Internet provides opportunities for managers and workers to pursue their overlapping and conflicting goals.