Reasons for Telework and Telecommuting in the 21st CenturyNathaniel H. Greenwood Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Reasons for Telework and Telecommuting in the 21st Century This paper will begin with a general discussion of three conceptual themes related to telework and telecommuting. This will be followed by an analysis of the relevant literature and will conclude with a suggestion for how telework and telecommuting can be best implemented. Introduction Marissa Mayer
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Productivity 1.0 2013 Introduction Telecommuting‚ as it is referred to in the United States‚ tele-working‚ as it is referred to in Europe‚ working from home‚ home-working‚ working-at-a-distance‚ off-site workers‚ or remote workers are all terms that are used convey the idea that work is something you do‚ not someplace you go (Baruch‚ 2001). Due to its various labels and definitions‚ a lack of clarity exists regarding many telecommuting issues‚ including an agreed-upon number of telecommuters
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Analysis of Telecommuting in the IT Industry PRESENTED TO Raghuveer Vernekar and Sharmila Veloso Faculty‚ Management Communication By: Nilesh Datta – 2013032 Sameer Volvoicar -2013044 Shyam Prasad - 2013048 Sept 10‚ 2012 MEMORANDUM OF TRANSMITTAL Date: September 10‚ 2013 To: Sharmila Veloso and Raghuveer Vernekar‚ Faculty‚ Management Communication From: Nilesh Datta (2013032)‚ Sameer Volvoicar (2013044)‚ Shyam Prasad (2013048) Subject: An Analysis of Telecommuting in the
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Telecommuting at MedEx The case is about a Human Resource Manager that is very concerned about the high turnover rate for the specialists at a company called MedEx. Turnover is very costly for the company and the manager‚ Harry Davis‚ wants to lower the turnover rate. Telecommuting came up as an idea to help decrease the turnover rate. The specialist job that they keep referring to has an intensive 3-week training but after that the specialist work independently on their work and so telecommuting
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INTRODUCTION Flexible work (flexi-work) arrangements have been widely practiced in the developed countries and have proven to be beneficial to both employers and employees. Different types of flexi-work arrangements have been documented that are currently being adopted by corporations around the world including Malaysia‚ Singapore‚ and showcases practical examples of companies which have successfully implemented flexi-work arrangements. The common flexi-work arrangements include: flexi-time‚ permanent
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the changing work environment it is important that employers and employees both know about the various methods of ways that alternative work arrangements. There are four different types of alternative work arrangements (AWA). The four types are telecommuting‚ job sharing‚ flextime‚ and compressed work week. It is important that both managers and employees understand what each alterative work arrangement is and how they could potentially benefit them individually or the organization as a whole. The
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motivating employees through job characteristics model: job characteristics model Definition A theoretical concept concerning how the fundamental features of an employee’s assigned tasks affect mental states and yield different workplace outcomes. The job characteristics model applicable to a business identifies the job characteristics of skill variety‚ autonomy‚ task significance‚ task identity and feedback‚ and the outcomes of high job performance‚ high job satisfaction‚ high intrinsic motivation
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2.2.2. Administrative Innovation : reservation system There is telecommuting as an option for cost reduction. If the employees’ tasks are analyzed thoroughly‚ there would be duties that could be carried out at home. There is no reason one can’t work at home if he/she could understand the content of the task and its progress. If the whole economic population of American citizens who can work at home does so‚ the research result says that it is not necessary to import even an ounce of crude oil
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employees and employers bringing both advantages and disadvantages. The topic‚ which I will be looking at‚ is teleworking and what are its advantages and disadvantages to both the employee and the employer. Teleworking Teleworking‚ sometimes called telecommuting‚ means working from home using modern technology to keep in touch with your business. Often teleworkers are based at home but they can also work from telecenters and satellite offices. Heathcote (1998) says Teleworking involves carrying out work
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emphasized the concept of work activities in which a worker regularly performs officially assigned responsibilities at home or other sites geographically convenient to the residence of the employee (Vega and Anderson‚ 2015). Some noted benefits to telecommuting include lower absence days‚ improved morale‚ reduced overhead‚ attraction of a wider talent pool‚ more schedule flexibility‚ and fewer distractions
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