LAST RUSH HOUR Book is Now Available

By: Christina Mancuso Apr. 13, 2015

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Apr. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire-iReach/ Nearly two decades into the current century, the shift toward an information and knowledge-based economy is accelerating, hastened by the rapid proliferation and adoption of information and communications technology (ICT).

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During the Industrial Age, information and knowledge work was confined to centralized, commute-in offices located in urban centers and later, suburban office parks. Now this activity is being decentralized. Instead of knowledge workers going to work, work now comes to knowledge workers.

This mega trend is obsoleting the role of the centralized commuter office for getting knowledge work done. It can now be accomplished most anywhere with a good Internet connection and at any time of the day.

Consequently, as a recent Forbes article posits, "peak office" could be at hand as the traditional commuter office heads toward obsolescence. The virtual organization is the successor to the brick, mortar and steel downtown office headquarters.

Time wasting, stressful daily commutes to the office could soon become a thing of the past, allowing time-stressed knowledge workers to more easily maintain healthful lifestyles and more fully engage with their families and communities.

A new eBook, Last Rush Hour: The Decentralization of Knowledge Work in the Twenty-First Century, describes the forces driving this trend and how it will benefit individuals and organizations and ultimately how it will impact where people choose to live and work.

Over the long term, this change has profound implications for residential settlement patterns and supports a shift toward lower cost, less populated regions as predicted by socio-economist Jack Lessinger in his 1991 book Penturbia: Where Real Estate Will Boom after the Crash of Suburbia.

Topics covered include:

The diminishing role of location in knowledge work
Remote workers and teleworkers as transitional players in the shift away from the traditional, centralized office
How ending the daily trek to the commute-in office benefits knowledge workers and their organizations
Collaboration without the office space
The impact on management and employment and growth of project-based work
Speed bumps on the road to the twenty-first century: the paradox of the San Francisco Bay Area

The book is thoroughly researched, containing nearly 100 reference citations. Last Rush Hour is available through all major online book retailers including Amazon, iBooks and other online eBook retailers.

For additional information, go to http://www.lastrushhour.com/

Media Contact: Fred Pilot, Last Rush Hour, 530-295-1473, fpilotsmarts@yahoo.com

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