Managerial Issues for Telecommuting

View Sample PDF

Author(s): Anthony R. Hendrickson (Iowa State University, USA)and Troy J. Strader (Iowa State University, USA)
Copyright: 2006
Pages: 13
Source title: Cases on Telecommunications and Networking
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-417-0.ch006

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Media & Communications / Networking and Telecommunications / Telecommunications

Purchase

View Managerial Issues for Telecommuting on the publisher's website for pricing and purchasing information.

Abstract

In this paper the issues faced by firms in today’s telecommunications environment are compared and contrasted with an actual telecommuting case study of Trade Reporting and Data Exchange, Inc. (T.R.A.D.E.), a software engineering company located in San Mateo, CA. Initial results indicate that telecommuting was successful for T.R.A.D.E because the required technology was widely available (the candidate initiated the idea and had the necessary industry and company experience) the organization could provide the flexible work arrangement while retaining a valuable employee, the employees were able to live in a geographic area of their choice, overall costs could be shared by the company and employees, the job category was an ideal fit, and existing procedures were in place for communicating and managing the geographically detached worker. As telecommunications technology evolves this arrangement will continue to challenge the firm and their employees.

The IRMA Community

Research IRM

Managerial Issues for Telecommuting

Purchase

Abstract

Related Content

IRMA Sponsors