Csaba Makó* eWork in the New Member Countries (D oes It Help to Open New Development PathsP Lessons from Various GU Projects) Abstract The present analysis focuses on various dimensions of the distribution of eWork in selec- ted New Member States (NMS) in comparison with EU (15) countries. The introduction outlines various cycles of the transformation process in the CEE region, and localizes e-economy in this process. As far as the methodology is concerned, the paper’s approach is to provide an analysis on the distribution of eWork, as well as present the aspects of supply and demand from the viewpoint of the labor process. In this sense, the author in- terprets eWork nőt as a new tool fór working facilitated or enabled by ICT bút as an orga- nizational innovation. Due to such an interpretation of eWork, the recommendations formulated both fór policy makers and researchers call attention nőt only to the com- plexity of changes required fór the successful implementation of eWork, bút alsó to the often neglected social-organisational and cultural contexts of these changes. In this per- spective, it is necessary to stress the importance of the production paradigms and their national variations. Fór example, more flexibility in manpower and skill use related to the post-Fordist work organization—assuming an adequate ICT level in the firms—may speed up the distribution of various forms of eWork. On the other hand, the dominance of the Fordist type work organization may slow down the speed of implementing eWork even in firms that are equipped with excellent quality ICT equipment. In stressing the or- ganizational innovative character of eWork, it is necessary to make more efforts—both in * Csaba Makó is a professor at the Institute of Sociology - Hungárián Academy of Sciences. ** I wish to thank my colleagues in the Sociology of Work and Organization Group, Institute of Sociology, Hungárián Academy of Sciences; especially the comments of Miklós Illéssy, which have been invaluable.