While traditional companies are based on the concepts of hierarchy and specialization, the mobile company has a developed skill of adaptability to the various demands of its stakeholders.

The mobile company is represented by the elimination of temporal and geographic frontiers thanks to the revolution of informational technologies. In this perspective, the mobile telephone and the lap-top are the most used tools in a mobile company. They are called nomad tools.

In his book, “Entreprise mobile. Comprendre l’impact des nouvelles technologies” (Mobile company. Understanding the impact of new technologies), Charles-Henri Besseyre des Horts highlights the idea that the bigger the company is, less nomad tools it uses. The development of nomad technologies supposes a risk of theft of these tools, as well as a problem of secure access to the information flow generated by the mobile technology.

Besides that, this trend is explained by the ability to change of the organization. This is unbelievable that nowadays users are leading the changing process of companies. Demanding and impatient, young people that represent Net generation are putting the pressure on companies to implement these modern tools.

The author considers that informational technologies in companies are often implemented with engineer logic. Consequently, the social and human factor is not considered while the development of new technologies. The effects of the use of these nomad tools on the working conditions and the stress at work should concern HR department as well.

Catherine Fournier-Montgieux
Source: Nextmodernity/ 10 March 2008