Research Project:
General topic: Telecommuting Specific Topic: Benefits of Telecommuting
Research Question:
Does telecommuting benefit both the company and the employee?
This is a pdf published by the Baton Rouge Area Commuter Services department. This article offers a great list in bullet point format of all the benefits for employers and employees related to telecommuting. I found this file by doing a google search with the keywords of Telecommuting and benefits.
This is an article form the Las Vegas Press that was written by Anna Huddleston. This newspaper article explores the benefits of working remotely from home and some of the challenges. Anna interviewed Liese Tamborinno a sales team member for Delphi Productions who works from home. I found this article at the MCC Library EBSCO database. My advanced search criteria was Telecommuting and Benefits
This article was published in the Westchester County Business Journal and written by Norman Grill. The article touches upon the cost savings to a company as well as acknowleding the potential issues that may arise with other employees. I found this pdf in the EBSCO database at the MCC library. I used Telecommuting and advantages and disadvantages as my search criteria.
This pdf provides testimony before the US Government Accountability Office. The government has done many studies on telework programs and this testimony outlines several recommendations to the various branches of government. I found this pdf using an advanced search of the MCC Library databases. Using EBSCO I did an advanced search using telecommuting and advantages and disadvantages
This is an interesting article that I found via the MCC library EBSCO database. This article was published in the July 2009 Employee Benefits Review and it provides statistics regarding the importance of flexible work schedules and telecommuting by men and women.
I found this website called Web Newswire via a google search using the keywords telecommuting and benefits. This article was an interview that was done with Bill Gerber. He is the owner of an outsourced accounting agency. Mr. Gerber offers a unique perspective on the benefits of telecommuting because he created a successful virtual accounting department.
This is a government website that I found while doing a google search. My keywords were telecommuting and benefits. This website can be used as a resource to employers and employees. The site answers many frequently asked questions. Plus it has numerous links to a variety of legistation as well as policies and procedures to name a few.
This article from the electric light and power company sites many case studies on how the advantages of telecommuting out weigh the disadvantages.
This article explores the growing trends towards telecommuting
This article describes the growing trend towards telecommuting for federal workers
Growing trend in work environment - virtual offices
The telework coalition is an organization that promotes telecommuting
This is the official website for the International Telecommuting Advisory group. this website contains the statistics for the increase in telecommuters.