Telecommuting

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Telecommuting

Osman E. Eldib, Daniel Minoli

(The Artech House telecommunication library)

Artech House, c1995

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 169) and index

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Description

Dramatic cost savings for employers and increased job satisfaction for employees are combined in telecommuting, an increasingly attractive alternative to traditional business workstyles. This book demonstrates the practical side of a flexible work force enabled by computer networking - aiding understanding of how telecommuting has emerged into the forefront of business practices worldwide. This work examines: critical success factors; current hardware, software, and telecommunications technologies supporting participants; equipment, telecommunications, and information service providers; developing effective telecommuting programs and future evolution of the industry; emerging advanced telecommuting technologies; and the role of state and local governments in supporting a growing telecommuting industry. Employers, employees, equipment providers and telecommunications service providers should find this a useful reference.

Table of Contents

The Telecommuting Industry Demand Side -- Telecommuting Demand Characteristics. Communications Applications and Links of Home Agents. Communications Links and Applications of Marketing Telecommuters. Communications Links and Applications of Technical Telecommuters. The Telecommuting Industry Supply Side -- Current Communication Services. Emerging Communication Services. Application-level Solutions. Conclusions -- Implications for the Demand Side. Implications for the Supply Side.

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