The experience of teleworking: an annotated review

Haddon, Leslie; Lewis, Alan J.

doi:10.1080/09585199400000010

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“…For example, telecommuting can provide many benefits to employees, thus increasing their motivation to work for the company (Caudron, 1992). As noted above it has been used as a way to recruit and retain skilled employees (Haddon & Lewis, 1994;Wilkes et al, 1994;Duffy, 1995;Chaudron, 1995;Greengard, 1995;Chae, 1995;Baig, 1995). Further, a positive impact on company performance can be derived from substantial increases in employee productivity associated with telecommuting (Derfler & Greenfield, 1995;Dunkin & Baig, 1995;Humble et al, 1995;Jones, 1995;Noble, 1995;Penn, 1995).…”

Section: Organization Performancementioning

confidence: 96%

“…Benefits as a reduction in car insurance rates and savings on clothing, gasoline, and dry-cleaning costs are common (Caudron, 1992). Telework has been cited as a way to retain skilled employees or experienced staff, as a way of recruiting staff under conditions of labour shortage, and as a way to overcome shortages of office space (Haddon & Lewis, 1994). Companies have found that job satisfaction increases markedly (Weiss, 1994).…”

Section: Dependent Variables (Alternative Measures For Telecommuting mentioning

confidence: 98%

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Empirically testing the benefits, problems, and success factors for telecommuting programmes

Guimarães

Dallow²

1999

European Journal of Information Systems

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The benefits of telecommuting have been recognised by government and business organizations throughout the world. As companies implement their telecommuting programmes many problems are encountered which require management attention. For organizations contemplating the implementation of such programmes it has become exceedingly important to know what can be done to improve the likelihood that the many potential benefits will be derived and that the many possible problems are reduced or eliminated. What organizations should do to accomplish this was the quest for this study. The voluminous literature is mostly comprised of anecdotal evidence, personal opinions, or experience based on a single organization. A thorough survey of the relevant literature was undertaken to exhaustively identify the many potential benefits, problems, and the proposed success factors for telecommuting programmes in practice. Using the benefits derived from telecommuting programmes and their impact on company performance as the measures of programme success, six main success factors were empirically tested with a sample of 316 telecommuters from eighteen companies. The results corroborate at least partially the importance of carefully considering the characteristics of supervisors, employees, tasks, and work environments, as well as management support and problems encountered, for the success of telecommuting programmes.

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Section: Organization Performancementioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Dependent Variables (Alternative Measures For Telecommuting mentioning

confidence: 98%

Empirically testing the benefits, problems, and success factors for telecommuting programmes

Guimarães

Dallow²

1999

European Journal of Information Systems

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“…Some writers also argue that there are major differences in the way home-working is responded to by the family, depending on the gender of the home-worker (Kinsman. 1987, Hacldon andLewis, 1994). According to Haddon (1994), teleworking women are more likely to adapt their time to existing domestic routines whereas men are more likely to "impose telework on the home and carve out a distinct place for it".…”

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“…Teleworking may also affect the distribution of household tasks and child care duties within the household: the partner working from home is given the opportunity to combine work and family duties, but may also feel a strong pressure to do so. According to the literature, the redistribution of tasks within the household vary greatly according to the gender of the teleworker: women teleworkers usually start out more involved with household matters than their mate counterparts (Haddon and Lewis, 1994).…”

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The virtual office and family life

Habib

Cornford

1996

Proceedings of the 1996 ACM SIGCPR/SIGMIS Conference on Computer Personnel Research - SIGCPR '96

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This paper considers the effects of teleworking on family life. In contrast to the substantial literature considering telework from a managerial and, to a lesser extent, individual perspective, there has been far less consideration of the impact of teleworking on family life. This paper argues for the need to study home-based teleworking with an inclusive perspective, looking at teleworking as more than just an organisational initiative, or an opportunity for particular workers, but as a major change in lifestyle which may affect the whole family unit. It proposes a framework for such a study based on an exploration of changes in family rules and norms.

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“…Telecommuting has different implications for male and female telecommuters. Studies suggest that a so-called 'integration strategy' is more commonly applied by women than by men (Haddon and Lewis, 1994). This is especially true of women who have small children (Salmi, 1996).…”

Section: Representations Of Telecommutingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reconstructing the Borders and the Definitions of Home and Work in the Context of Telecommuting in Poland

2016

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This paper presents the results of intensive ethnographic research into a group of contemporary Polish teleworkers and their families. Recent media representations of home-located working activities show that the fusion of work and home in the same space may occur in the near future, but telework remains a new and challenging situation for many households. Working at home on the basis of telecommuting may not represent an opportunity but rather a major challenge, causing significant problems for and limitations on both family and work life. The ethnographic research describes newly established practices of everyday living in the different structures -'the daily puzzles of real people who live their work and households lives' (DeVault, 1999: 52). Through the use of a mix of qualitative methods (in pair interviews, photography and diaries) research methodology is developed to investigate the household as a socio-spatial situation. Accordingly, the article includes: a) a discussion of the theoretical issues related to telecommuting and work-life balance, b) an overview of the relevant literature, c) a description of the methodology of the study, and d) some conclusions about the issue of constructing and overcoming borders and the definitions of home and work in the context of telecommuting in Poland in the context of the establishment of work-life balance.

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The experience of teleworking: an annotated review

Cited by 71 publications

References 9 publications

Empirically testing the benefits, problems, and success factors for telecommuting programmes

Empirically testing the benefits, problems, and success factors for telecommuting programmes

The virtual office and family life

Reconstructing the Borders and the Definitions of Home and Work in the Context of Telecommuting in Poland

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