Skip to main content
Presentation
The Benefits, Challenges, and Implications of Teleworking: A Literature Review
Academy of Human Resource Development Research Conference of the Americas (2001)
  • Susan R. Madsen, Utah Valley University
Abstract
The purpose of this review was to explore the literature related to teleworking and formulate implications to HRD theory and practice. The following questions were investigated: 1) What are the theoretical frameworks for researching teleworking; 2)What are the researched benefits and challenges for employees and employers; and 3) What findings can assist an HRD practitioner in assessing, designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating telework interventions? This review is a content analysis of scholarly literature located in various business (e.g., ABI, General BusinessFile ASAP) and psychology databases (i.e., PsycINFO, Expanded Academic Index). The key words used for the search included: telework, teleworking, telecommute, and telecommuting. Because of the limited scholarly research published in peer-reviewed journals, all seventy-six of the abstracts or texts located in the ProQuest Digital Dissertation Index from 1983 to the present were also reviewed. Among the numerous articles, abstracts, and dissertations located and reviewed, the ones that were most current and appeared to be most applicable to HRD theoretical frameworks and implications were subjectively chosen for this limited review.
Keywords
  • Telworking,
  • Telecommuting
Publication Date
2001
Citation Information
Susan R. Madsen. "The Benefits, Challenges, and Implications of Teleworking: A Literature Review" Academy of Human Resource Development Research Conference of the Americas (2001)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/susan_madsen/53/