In this paper, we review 20 relatively recent empirical studies of telecommuting, all of which focus on the trip reduction perspective. The studies include earlier ones with smaller datasets, such as some pilot studies of individual employers, and more recent studies based on broader surveys of both telecommuters and nontelecommuters. We focus on the results of the studies with respect to parti...

The substitution of travel by telecommunications has long been advocated as an approach that might alleviate congestion on transportation facilities. Among the variety of telecommunications applications such as telecommuting, teleshopping, and teleconferencing, telecommuting is considered one of the most promising substitutes of work trips, the major determinants of traffic congestion and air p...

Telecommuting is one of the fastest growing trends in the world of business. However, in spite of its popularity, some businesses are still reluctant to offer this option to their workforce. The findings of this investigation, which include data collected from cross-sectional surveys of telecommuters and their managers, provides strong evidence that the benefits of telecommuting outweigh the co...

Telecommuting means that employees work completely or sometime at home or at remote telecommuting centres instead of daily travel to work at regular offices. Impacts of telecommuting on transport are becoming significant. This paper reviews the growth of telecommuting and analyzes the necessity to evaluate the influence of telecommuting in transport planning and control. The transport network e...

While there is considerable literature reporting the results of studies of benefits and problems associated with telecommuting, there is little research available addressing how the perceptions of these might differ according to whether one is working as a telecommuter or not. Variations in these perceptions may indicate potential managerial problems and may affect the viability of the programm...

The fear that telecommuting will have a negative impact on career advancement prospects has been a barrier to telecommuting acceptance. This study sought to examine whether professionals who telecommute on a part-time basis did indeed experience less advancement prospects than their non-telecommuting peers did. The results indicate that this fear is unfounded. Telecommuting did not have a direc...

While there has been considerable research on the effect of telecommuting on worker’s productivity and quality of work life, there is considerably less work on the managerial problems associated with selecting, monitoring and compensating workers involved in telecommuting. We propose a model based on contract theory to analyze the managerial decisions on telecommuting, focusing on: 1) How manag...

Transportation control measures are often implemented for their environmental benefits, but there is a need to quantify what benefits actually occur. Telecommuting has the potential to reduce the number of daily trips and miles traveled with personal vehicles and, consequently, the overall emissions resulting from vehicle activity. This search studies the emissions impacts of telecommuting for ...