Abstract
Issues of safety and security will require organizations to introduce new job classification for the Information Ranger. As the workgroup replaces the work group, organizations must reinvest some of the productivity gains in the organization to compensate employees for the loss of opportunities to interact with each other. The new technology can help managers deal with issues of control, coordination, and the needs of the special employees. However, administrators must recognize that some affects of the information technology can be dysfunctional.
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