Space & Technology Flashcards
1
Q
Dovey (1999)
A
Physical boundaries exercise power:
- Domination
- Manipulation
- Seduction
2
Q
Zuboff (1988)
A
How IT shapes the workplace and behavior
- office work integrated within IT
- Top management can delegate responsibilities
- work is ‘informated’: private/restricted knowledge is now public
- open access: affects hierarchical relation and power structures
3
Q
Agre (2000)
A
‘Always on’ - accessible and visible to co-workers (phone, email)
- constant interruptions
- no division between work and home
- Distraction or addiction
- freedom/flexible working
4
Q
Wajcman and colleagues
A
Whether phone and internet is problematic for work and life balance
- benefits of flexibility outweighs intrusions
- people use technology for personal use at work but not the other way around
5
Q
Lewis (2003)
A
Work becomes part of leisure time:
- dominance of work in our life
- finding meaning and fulfillment through work (build a desirable identity)
6
Q
Lefebvre
A
Representational space vs Representation of space
- two may not be in accordance, representational space reflects how workers react to design
