DocumentCode
2571232
Title
Telecommuting and consulting engineering
Author
Whittaker, John ; Cartmell, Tim
Author_Institution
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Alberta Univ., Edmonton, Alta., Canada
fYear
1996
fDate
18-20 Aug 1996
Firstpage
735
Lastpage
740
Abstract
Consulting engineering involves teams sharing information and tasks to create a project. Thus it would seem a suitable area for telecommuting. However, the nature of engineering work creates difficulties with issues related to: payment, team interaction, mentorship, security, legal issues and document control. Consequently it seems that only part-time telecommuting is a viable work strategy for this industry. The paper discusses the advantages and disadvantages of telecommuting and the consulting engineering industry in Alberta
Keywords
home working; human resource management; legislation; social aspects of automation; consulting engineering; document control; legal issues; mentorship; payment; projects; security; team interaction; teams; telecommuting; work strategy; Force control; Internet; Layout; Mechanical engineering; Productivity; Space heating; Telecommunication computing; Teleworking; Transportation; Virtual enterprises;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering and Technology Management, 1996. IEMC 96. Proceedings., International Conference on
Conference_Location
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3552-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMC.1996.547909
Filename
547909
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