This study identifies social and psychological factors that play a role when using telework as an instrument for reintegration. The factors are identified by studying literature about telework and return-to-work. An intersection of the variables found in both fields gives the following four imporant factors: working time / work rhythms, career uncertainty, social support and motivation / self-e...

Despite almost thirty years of research in the area of telework, the findings regarding outcomes remain equivocal (Bailey and Kurland, 2002). This research in progress hopes to advance understanding by identifying a key mechanism by which telework affects performance, specifically its influence on the social network properties of cohesion, power and structural holes. With knowledge of how the n...

With the rising number of teleworkers who are working in non-traditional work locations, health and safety issues are even more critical. While telework offers attractive alternatives to traditional work locations, it is not without challenges for employers and workers. A macroergonomics approach or work system design for telework programs is proposed to address these new challenges. This appro...

The prevalence of telework and other forms of mobile working enabled by digital technology is increasing markedly. Following a socio-technical systems approach, this study aims to examine the role of organisational social support and specific support for teleworkers in influencing teleworker wellbeing, the mediating role of social isolation, potentially resulting from a person-environment misma...

Telework is often suggested as an instrument to improve sustainability by reducing environmental and socio-economical impacts of mobility on society. Currently, telework is however not yet implemented as a widespread measure in companies in Belgium. Goal of this paper is to determine if further encouragement of telework is indeed desirable from a sustainable mobility viewpoint and whether it sh...

Presents the results of extensive surveys of about 400 telecommuters in the USA, including transportation impacts, and whether telecommuting is actually related to any net reduction in travel in general and in car use in particular. Gives findings from trip logs completed by driving age household members for an entire week. Concludes also that teleworking also has no severe negative socio-psych...

The telework option has been noted by researchers as a way to save costs and increase productivity for organizations; allow flexibility, savings, and relieve stress for employees; and be environmentally friendly for society. While research has examined generational attitudes regarding work, there are limited studies on the expectations of this newest workforce, the Millennials (born 19811999), ...

This study uses a knowledge transfer perspective, focusing both on ‘disruptive’ and ‘commiting’ consequences of teleworking affecting organisational knowledge transfer, to understand variations in the adoption and formalisation of teleworking practices in organisations. It hypothesises the influence of a set of conditions related to the so-called ‘knowledge transfer risk’: constituent character...