Homework, telework a spol. (neboli příliš mnoho „worků“)

A M initrack on Needs-Driven Telework

For more than two decades, various forms of telework have been studied and implemented around the world. However, the overwhelming majority of previous telework projects have been technology-driven and/or in small-scale implementation. People have expected that advanced information technologies would make telework feasible and teleworkers more efficient than traditional office workers. They hav...

The Decision to Telework: A Synthesized Model

Since the early 70’s there has been a proliferation of literature about telework. A significant portion of these books and articles focus on, promote, or at least list the benefits of this alternative work style. At the same time there are a number of studies indicating that the rate of adoption of telework is well below levels predicted by proponents. Noticeably lacking in the literature are e...

Telework Arrangements Demand in Finland

For many years the information society has been a target for speculation, and today the United States (Information highways), European Union, and national governments, along with advanced companies, are taking steps towards systematic policy changes and enlarged applications for information technology. One part of these activities lies in the area of workplace reform, where telework is going to...

Telework: Working Beyond Organizatinoal Boundaries

Homework: a cross-cultural examination.

Cultural differences in the amount of time spent on homework and in beliefs and attitudes about homework were investigated through interviews with more than 3,500 elementary school children, their mothers, and their teachers. The children lived in 5 cities: Beijing, Chicago, Minneapolis, Sendai (Japan), and Taipei. Chinese children were assigned more homework and spent more time on homework tha...