Strategic niche management in transition pathways: Telework advocacy as groundwork for an incremental transformation

Stiles, Jonathan

doi:10.1016/j.eist.2019.12.001

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“…There has not been a uniform implementation of teleworking practices across occupations and business processes around the world. Accordingly, several scholars underline the high use of teleworking in e-commerce or consulting firms [44], online services businesses [45] and companies based on innovative activities or facilitators of technological services to other organizations [46]. In parallel with the extension of the social use of ICTs, the public sector has also incorporated teleworking practices in relation to specific public services [47][48][49].…”

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Teleworking in the Context of the Covid-19 Crisis

2020

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This article aims to analyze the implementation of teleworking as a security practice to face the crisis resulting from the Covid-19 disease. The present paper provides both theoretical and practical results. From a theoretical standpoint, the Baruch and Nicholson approach is extended with environmental, safety, and legal factors that explain telework. From a practical perspective, a database of companies that have introduced telework as a measure to face coronavirus in a crisis context has been obtained. In short, the Covid-19 crisis demonstrates how teleworking has been used by companies to ensure their employees’ safety and to provide continuity to economic activity. Consequently, safety factors are relevant in the study of teleworking and should be considered in further research.

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Teleworking in the Context of the Covid-19 Crisis

2020

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“…Telecommuting, as its name indicates (i.e., commuting), is a term orienting toward transport. Telework, meanwhile, is a more general term orienting toward a new and innovative form of working, many aspects of which have been studied in academia by researchers from various disciplines, such as transportation science (Aguilera et al 2016 ; Cerqueira et al 2020 ; Helminen and Ristimäki 2007 ; Loo and Wang 2018 ; Mokhtarian et al 1995 ), urban planning (Mokhtarian et al 2004 ), information science (Iscan and Naktiyok 2005 ), organizational behavior (Bailey and Kurland 2002 ; Santana and Cobo 2020 ; Stiles 2020 ), and sociology (Hobbs and Armstrong 1998 ; Mokhtarian et al 1998a ; Tremblay 2002 ).…”

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“…Similarly, Santana and Cobo ( 2020 ) state that telework entails performing work in locations distant from main offices or production buildings based on telecommunication between teleworkers and their co-workers. The place of telework can be a satellite office closer to home compared with the conventional workplace (Mannering and Mokhtarian 1995 ), a public transport vehicle or a station (Gripsrud and Hjorthol 2012 ), a café or a library (Stiles and Smart 2020 ); yet the most common (Stiles 2020 ) and (perhaps) perfect alternative to the workplace must be the home because the proliferation of ICT has made it a communication hub well suited for working electronically (Hjorthol and Gripsrud 2009 ). This is reflected by the major concentration of prior studies on HBT (Santana and Cobo 2020 ).…”

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Factors influencing home-based telework in Hanoi (Vietnam) during and after the COVID-19 era

2021

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During the era of COVID-19 (COronaVIrus Disease of 2019), telework has been adopted extensively in developing countries for the first time. This study analyzes data of 355 teleworkers in Hanoi (Vietnam) during April 2020, the period of social distancing, to examine various factors associated with (1) complete home-based telework (HBT), (2) the perception of HBT, and (3) the attitude toward the combination between HBT and conventional work at workplace post-COVID-19. It finds that the company's closure policy and the frequency of working from a distance before the social distancing period were the primary determinants of exclusively teleworking. Regarding the perception of HBT, while the fear of COVID-19 was a strong positive factor, difficulties in focusing on work and accessing data were negative factors. Regarding the attitude toward the future development of HBT, attitudinal factors, commute distance, gender, children in household, and the perception of HBT in the social distancing period were the main predictors. The presence of more than one child negatively affected the perception of telework but positively affected the attitude toward establishing the hybrid work mechanism. The findings suggested that HBT has the potential to alleviate traffic congestion in developing countries and it can be promoted by emphasizing its environment-related benefits. The sample used in this research was collected in the initial stage of constrained mobility and it was not well representative; therefore, this study serves as a proof of concept for ongoing wider analyses on HBT post-COVID-19 or in the subsequent lockdown periods.

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“…More recently, Stiles ( 2020 ) describes several examples of federal agencies and state agencies with telework initiatives that were intended to address societal issues (traffic, air pollution, etc.). He suggests that over the last two decades, the motivation has shifted away from societal issues and the focus is now squarely on agency benefits and employee benefits (Stiles, 2020 ). This viewpoint is very consistent with our approach in this research.…”

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Assessment of Telework in a Federal Agency at the Operational Phase

Monroe

Haug

2021

Public Organiz Rev

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Telework as an optional work arrangement has gained significant popularity over the last few decades in organizations of all kinds. Private businesses and public agencies have found telework to be valuable for increasing work capacity while many employees regard telework as an attractive benefit when it is available. Telework provides greater schedule flexibility for employees, an alternative that maintains productivity during weather emergencies, and provides the opportunity for better work-life balance for employees. This paper describes an assessment of attitudes about telework in a federal agency. The impact of telework on agency mission and employee attitudes about related aspects of telework are assessed. The assessment is conducted through an online questionnaire administered to the entire workforce at one specific federal agency location. Issues addressed include teleworker accountability, teamwork, independent work and telework as an employee benefit. Overall, the results indicate mainly positive attitudes about telework, the agency mission and the work environment throughout the agency.

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Strategic niche management in transition pathways: Telework advocacy as groundwork for an incremental transformation

Cited by 29 publications

References 30 publications

Teleworking in the Context of the Covid-19 Crisis

Teleworking in the Context of the Covid-19 Crisis

Factors influencing home-based telework in Hanoi (Vietnam) during and after the COVID-19 era

Assessment of Telework in a Federal Agency at the Operational Phase

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