@inproceedings{7b40f3ba28a34b499ae40575ac3cb61f,
title = "Impact of virtual workplace on employee behavior : evidence from Australian SMEs",
abstract = "This paper reports on a study conducted to explore the impact of a Virtual workplace on employee behavior. The empirical evidence in this paper is based on the surveys and interviews from Australian SMEs located in Greater Western Sydney (GWS) region. We believe this study is vital for the upcoming age of Big Data based business strategies. This is mainly because of the collaborative nature of Big Data that works on {"}loose affiliations{"} - not only data structures but also organizations. Virtual workplace is not new in itself, but its study in the context of SMEs and Big Data is our new contribution. That virtual workplaces are more productive only when combined with traditional work norms was an interesting insight gleaned from this study.",
keywords = "work environment, virtual work teams, small business, big data",
author = "Walied Askarzai and Yi-Chen Lan and Bhuvan Unhelkar",
year = "2015",
language = "English",
publisher = "Society for Design and Process Science",
pages = "248--255",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Transformative Science and Engineering, Business and Social Innovation, November 1-5, 2015, Fort Worth, Texas",
note = "Society for Design and Process Science. Conference ; Conference date: 01-11-2015",
}