A study on the usage of computer and communication technologies for telecommuting

Author

Gupta, Yash P. ; Karimi, Jahangir ; Somers, Toni M.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Bus. Adm., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA, USA

Volume

47

Issue

1

fYear

2000

fDate

2/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

26

Lastpage

39

Abstract

Today, with the increasing proliferation of telecommuting in firms, information technology managers are confronted with yet another challenge of what telecommuting technologies and services to offer and to whom these technologies and services should be offered. This study intends to identify the telecommuters´ patterns of usage of computer and communication technologies based on their background, employment, residential, and occupation characteristics. Based on a sample of 375 responses, this study finds that all of these factors can help to explain the usage of computer and communications technologies. The implications of the findings for researchers and technology managers are discussed

Keywords

data communication; home working; information technology; background characteristics; communication technologies; computer technologies; employment characteristics; information technology managers; occupation characteristics; residential characteristics; telecommuting; Communications technology; Companies; Computer networks; Costs; Employment; Modems; Productivity; Technology management; Telecommunication computing; Teleworking;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Engineering Management, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9391

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/17.820723

Filename

820723