Hi - I'm hoping list members might be able to help me identify some research relevant to this situation: I have a colleague who is trying to make a case to her university chancellors that they need to provide *all* university employees with online access. Currently, they have pockets of employees who do not have access to computers (either physical access, or access relating to not having network logins, having no time to check computers due to job constraints, etc.) The university is building a single portal for all faculty and staff. She's concerned that there will be segments of the staff who won't have access to this portal. She's interested in building a case not only that it would help their work practices, but also build a better organizational culture, provide feelings of (or perhaps even actual) empowerment, etc. This is a kind of *organizational* digital divide, and while I know of general research relating to how technology changes organizations, I'm wondering if anyone knows of research that is more specific to her situation? Thanks very much, mj ----------------------------------------------------------------- Michele H. Jackson | jackson@colorado.edu Associate Professor | http://comm.colorado.edu/jackson Department of Communication | v:303-492-8139 University of Colorado | f:303-492-8411 Boulder, CO 80309-0270 | -----------------------------------------------------------------