Revisiting the 'paperless office': a case of values, power and (in)action
Revisiting the 'paperless office': a case of values, power and (in)action
The advent of the digital revolution in the 1970s was forecast to make paper all but redundant. Recent figures suggest though that paper consumption continues to increase unabatedly, with a correspondingly adverse environmental impact. This research uses a single exploratory case study in the School of Management, University of Southampton to explore the environmental impact of current A4 paper usage, followed by recommendations for reducing consumption. Whilst some changes have occurred to make more documents available electronically, the research finds that the 'paperless office' within the School remains a fictional concept.
School of Management, University of Southampton
Harwood, Ian
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2006
Harwood, Ian
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Harwood, Ian
(2006)
Revisiting the 'paperless office': a case of values, power and (in)action
(Management Working Papers, M-06-03)
Southampton, UK.
School of Management, University of Southampton
18pp.
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The advent of the digital revolution in the 1970s was forecast to make paper all but redundant. Recent figures suggest though that paper consumption continues to increase unabatedly, with a correspondingly adverse environmental impact. This research uses a single exploratory case study in the School of Management, University of Southampton to explore the environmental impact of current A4 paper usage, followed by recommendations for reducing consumption. Whilst some changes have occurred to make more documents available electronically, the research finds that the 'paperless office' within the School remains a fictional concept.
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Published date: 2006
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Local EPrints ID: 42548
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/42548
ISSN: 1356-3548
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Ian Harwood
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