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telecommuting
telecommuting White-collar employment which allows the worker to work in his or her own home, or in a neighbourhood work centre, communicating with an employer through a terminal which is connected with the employer's computer either directly or via the telecommunications network. Although much discussed as a revival of cottage industry, and as an illustration of
labour-market flexibility, there were almost no true examples of this work arrangement in Europe by the early 1990s. Most people who used desktop computers at home still used conventional forms of communication, such as the postal service, or face-to-face meetings with employers and clients. However, there are cases of telecommuters working for a firm in another country or continent. Exaggerated claims of the incidence and growth of telecommuting are attributable to the rediscovery and revival of home-based employment in industrial societies, the vast majority of which does not involve computers or telecommunications networks. See also
INTERNET.
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Telecommuting: A study of employees' beliefs
Magazine article from: The Journal of Computer Information Systems; 10/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...number of companies implementing formal telecommuting programs is steadily increasing. Underlying...analysis of the anticipated effects of telecommuting. Possible differences between managers...five advantages and two drawbacks. Telecommuting is expected to ameliorate the quality...
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Telecommuting: Well-matched to the financial services industry
Magazine article from: The Secured Lender; 9/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...part of this shift is the use of telecommuting. In its relatively short history since the late 1970s, telecommuting has, not surprisingly, been used...proportion of jobs well suited to telecommuting. As we approach the new century...
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Telecommuting in the tax department.
Magazine article from: Tax Executive; 9/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...employees balance work with family needs. Nonetheless, telecommuting can be a complicated and controversial issue. Many jobs are well suited to telecommuting, but even telecommuting advocacy groups and consulting firms concede that telecommuting...
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Telecommuting good for both employees and employers say 72% of region's professionals, latest Bayt.com poll into Telecommuting in the Middle East wor
Newspaper article from: Al Bawaba; 12/9/2009; 700+ words
; ...professionals, 72%, believe that telecommuting is a good idea for both the employer...total of 87% of job seekers said that telecommuting was beneficial, with just 12% stating...said the reverse was true; that telecommuting was beneficial for the employer but...
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Telecommuting Success Inc. Offers Special Incentives on Telecommuting Programs to Bay-Area Companies Troubled by Effects of BART Strike.
Business Wire; 9/10/1997; 700+ words
; ...transportation to and from work. As a result, Telecommuting Success Inc. (TSI), an Englewood-based national provider of integrated telecommuting solutions, is offering special telecommuting program incentives to companies seeking alternatives...
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Telecommuting Boosts The Bottom Line, Yet Pacific Bell Survey Finds Only One California Company in Five Incorporates in Strategic Plans; Experts Wonder, "Where's The Beef?".
Business Wire; 10/20/1997; 700+ words
; ...productivity and morale benefits associated with telecommuting, few have devoted enough resources needed...Only one in five companies that practice telecommuting in California view telecommuting as part of long-term business strategy...
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Telecommuting project falls on deaf ears as businesses are slow to sign up workers. (Special Report: Office Relocation)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 8/19/1991; ; 700+ words
; Telecommuting project falls on deaf ears as businesses...Organizers of a $300,000 demonstration telecommuting project to cut freeway traffic are...in effect, a satellite office for telecommuting workers from a variety of companies...
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 "The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon)")
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Telecommuting good for both employees and employers: poll.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon); 12/8/2009; 700+ words
; ...professionals, 72 percent, believe that telecommuting is a good idea for both the employer...87 percent of job seekers said that telecommuting was beneficial, with just 12 percent...professionals, 72 percent, believe that telecommuting is a good idea for both the employer...
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Telecommuting's Impact on Corporate Culture and Individual Workers: Examining the Effect of Employee Isolation.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: SAM Advanced Management Journal; 9/22/1999; ; 700+ words
; The Increasing Significance of Telecommuting The profile of the U.S. workforce is changing...than 25 million employees will have joined the telecommuting ranks (Bames, 1994). Telecommuting is the practice of working from one's home...
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Telecommuting still limited, but growing. (includes related article on pros and cons of telecommuting)
Magazine article from: Communications News; 12/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; While telecommuting is still a relatively limited phenomenon...estimates that the number of formal telecommuting households in thee United States...increased over the previous year. Formal telecommuting programs are defined as those implemeted...
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Telecommuting
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Small Business
Telecommuting Telecommuting is a practice in which an employee works at a location —...possible for more people to work from remote locations and for telecommuting to become an ever-more feasible option for many companies...
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telecommuting
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
telecommuting an arrangement by which people work...as telework. Although the term "telecommuting" was coined in the early 1970s...and environmental groups encourage telecommuting because it reduces pollution, saves...
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Management Information Systems
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Management
...also crucial if a firm decides to practice telecommuting, or teleworking. Telecommuting is defined as when employees can conduct...location such as an employee's home. Telecommuting is seen as an asset both in improving employees...
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Scalable Workforce
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Management
...alternative work arrangements such as telecommuting, use of temporary employees, job...implements the principle of flexible telecommuting staff for its airline reservations...close supervision and productivity of telecommuting employees is one of the obvious concerns...
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Internet and Society
Book article from: American Decades
...for a whole new world of information and idea sharing. Telecommuting, whereby people could do their jobs over the Internet without...need for centralized office space. Many predicted that telecommuting would change the character of U.S. cities, as more and...
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