phenomenon of telecommuting was created. Telecommuting, a term coined by Jack Nilles (Venkatraman, 1994), describes someone who works from home or a telecommuting site through the use of the Internet and other forms of technology. Mirroring the past, many people telework today because it is required by their occupation or simply because it is convenient. Whatever the reason may be, the effects of telework as a prominent practice permit it to be considered a norm in our society. With telecommuting becoming
Before recommending a course of action, it is useful to identify an underlying principle that is of unequivocal importance to the success of this organization. A massive portion of the organization’s value lies within its members, or employees. Decisions regarding how this organization should continue forward, regarding their policies on telework, will have a major impact on many of the employees. Thus, it is crucial that whatever decision is made, the employees must feel like they have been treated
Telecommuting development has risen in the business industry over the past decade, and it is most known for allowing people the freedom to who work from home. What is the effect of telecommuting? It is much more than having the freedom to be more remote than people come to realize. Research indicates employees and employers both save time and money. Studies will substantiate telecommuting is a noble business practice and that there are several significant advantages of telecommuting. However, there
Telecommuting, remote work,[1] or telework is a work arrangement in which employees do not commute to a central place of work. A person who telecommutes is known as a "telecommuter", "teleworker", and sometimes as a "home-sourced," or "work-at-home" employee. Many telecommuters work from home, while others, sometimes called "nomad workers", use mobile telecommunications technology to work from coffee shops or other locations. According to a Reuters poll, approximately "one in five workers around
RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS FOR A PROPOSED TELECOMMUTING PILOT PROGRAM Prepared for S. Nolan and J. Simon, BADM 1020 Casper College Prepared by Chuck Siedenburg MCP, CNA 21 November 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY………………………………...............................................2 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND…………………………...............................3 DISCUSSION OF SERVICES AND ANALYSIS……………….……………….……...4 CONCLUSION………………………………...........................................................
advantage of this by allowing their employees to work from home part-time, and full scheduled shifts are also increasing. I believe telecommuting is a great advantage for many people. Allowing people to work from home is creating job
“Telecommuting is an increasingly popular organizational dynamic that presents unique challenges for workers, managers, and human resources departments regarding how employees relate to their organizations, as well as what telecommuters need from their managers to be satisfied, committed employees. Much is known about how employees in private companies relate to their organizations in a standard work setting. However, little is understood about how teleworkers in government organizations relate
The pros and cons of telecommuting from a human resource professional perspective is that they are able to attract and retain good employees who may have a high morale and some of their effects may enhance the competitive status of the organization. For purposes such as the development of working relationship, a combination of telecommuting and on-site work is preferred over a full time telecommuting work arrangement (Kurland & Bailey, 1999; McNerney, 1995; HR Focus, 2002; Telecommute Connecticut
Telecommuting: The New Way of Jobs in the Next Ten Years PHI210 – Critical Thinking March 11, 2012 Telecommuting will be the new way that jobs are performed in the next ten years. Telecommuting can be defined as working from a remote location, usually a home office, by electronically linking to a company. Allowing employees the option of telecommuting whether one or more days is an opportunity that most employees would take advantage. The origins of people
disadvantages of the phenomenon of telecommuting at three different levels: the individual, organizational, and societal level. First, Harpaz explains that telecommuting does not have single definition because of “the sheer number of tasks that can now be carried out remotely-and the number of ways in which this can be achieved” (Harpaz, 2002, pp. 74-75). Although, telecommuting has no single definition according to Harpaz, one underlying understanding is that telecommuting in the today’s society is accelerated