Telecommuting

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.