The Good, The Bad, And The Unknown About Telecommuting
The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown About Telecommuting - Meta-Analysis of Psychological Mediators and Individual Consequences
Ravi S. Gajendran and David A. Harrison, Pennsylvania State University
Journal of Applied Psychology
2007
- Telecommuting had small but mainly beneficial effects on perceived autonomy, job satisfaction performance, turnover intent, stree and lower work-family conflict.
- There is a downside of telecommuting in that it can harm coworker relationships. Obstacles are overcome through informed human resources policies.
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December 20th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
This is great news! Telecommuting would save me two hours a day in my car. I have to tell my company so I can sit home and work in my pajamas.