Teleworking in some Norwegian urban areas - Motives and transport effects

Urban Geography

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 610-627

  Hjorthol, Randi J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Motives; Telework; Transport effects

Indexed keywords

QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TELECOMMUTING; URBAN AREA; URBAN TRANSPORT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33846918146     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.27.7.610     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Audirac, I., 2002, Information Technology and Urban Form. Journal of Planning Literature, Vol. 17, No. 2, 212-226.
2. Baily, D. E. and. Kurland, N. B., 2002, A review of telework research findings, new directions, and lessons for the study of modern work. Journal of Organizational Behaviour, Vol. 23, 383-400.
3. Belsby, L., 1997, Frafallsproblemet øker [The problem of non-response is increasing]. Samfunsspeilet Statistisk sentralbyrå, No. 2, 10-14.
4. Choo, S., Mokhtarian, P. L., and Salomon, I., 2005, Does telecommuting reduce vehicle-miles traveled? An aggregate time series analysis for the U.S. Transportation, Vol. 32, 37-64.
5. Commission of the European Communities, 2001, Benchmarking Report Following-Up the Strategies for Jobs in the Information Society. Brussels, Belgium: Commission of the European Communities, SEC 222.
6. Coser, L., 1974, Greedy Institutions: Patterns of Undivided Commitment. New York, NY: Free Press.
7. Denstadli, J. M., 2002, RVU 2001. Den nasjonale reisevaneundersøkelsen. Arbeids-og tjenestereiser [National Travel Survey. Work Trips in Norway]. Oslo, Norway: Institute of Transport Economics, TØI Report 596.
8. DTLR (Departement for Transport, Local Government and the Regions), 2002, The Impact of Information an Communication Technologies on Travel and Freight Distribution Patterns: Review and Assessment of Literature. Final Report. Southampton, UK: HOP Associates in association with Transport Research Group, University of Southampton.
9. Duxbury, L. E., Higgins, C. A., and Neufeld, D., 1998, Telework and the balance between work and family: is telework part of the problem or part of the solution? In M. Igbaria and M. Tan, editors, The Virtual Workplace. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing, 218-255.
10. The European Commission, 1999, Telework, development and issues. In European Technology Observatory 98. Brusells, Belgium: The European Commision, p. 300.
11. Graham, S. and Marvin, S., 1996, Telecommunications and the City, Electronic Spaces, Urban Places. London, UK, and New York, NY: Routledge.
12. Hill, E. J., Ferris, M., and Märtinson, V., 2003, Does it matter where you work? A comparison of how three work venues (traditional office, virtual office, and home office) influence aspects of work and personal/family life. Journal of Vocational Behavior, Vol. 63, 220-241.
13. Hjorthol, R., 2002a, The relation between daily travel and use of the home computer. Transportation Research A, Vol. 36, 437-452.
14. Hjorthol, R., 2002b, RVU 2001. Den nasjonale reisevaneundersøkelsen. Omsorgsreiser [National Travel Survey. Accompany Trips in Norway]. Oslo, Norway: Institute of Transport Economics, TØI Report 598.
15. Hjorthol, R., 2003, Hjemme bra - borte best. En undersøkelse av transportmessige aspekter ved fjernarbeid [A Comprehensive Study of the Relation Between Teleworking and Transport]. Oslo, Norway: Institute of Transport Economics, TØI Report 691.
16. Hjorthol, R. J. and Bjørnskau, T., 2005, Gentrification in Norway. Capital, culture or convenience. European Urban and Regional Studies, Vol. 12, No. 4, 353-371.
17. Hochschild, A. R., 1997, The Time Bind: When work becomes home and home becomes work. New York, NY: Metropolitan Books. http://nhts.orn1.gov/ 2001/pub/STT.pdf
18. Lund, J. R. and Mokhtarian, P. L., 1994, Telecommuting and residential location: Theory and implication in monocentric metropolis. Transportation Research Record 1463, 10-14.
19. Luukinen, A., 1996, A profile of Finnish telework: Survey results concerning the nature, extent, and potential of telework in Finland. In A. Luukinen, editor, Directions of Telework in Finland: Report by the Finnish Experience with Telework Project. Helsinki, Finland: Ministry of Labour, Publication of Labour Administration.
20. Mokhtarian, P. L., 1998, A synthetic approach to estimating the impacts of telecommuting on travel. Urban Studies, Vol. 35, No. 2, 214-241.
21. Mokhtarian, P. L., Bagly, M. N., and Salomon, I., 1998, The impact of gender, occupation, and presence of children on telecommuting motivations and constraints. Journal of the American Society for Information and Science, Vol. 49, 1115-1134.
22. Mokhtarian, P. L. and Salomon, I., 1997, Modeling the desire to telecommute: The importance of attitudinal factors in behavioral models. Transportation Research Record A, Vol. 31, 35-50.
23. Mokhtarian, R. L., Collantes, G. O., and Gertz, C., 2004, Telecommuting, residential location, and commute-distance travelled: Evidence from State of California employees. Environment and Planning A, Vol. 36, 1877-1897.
24. Mokhtarian, R. L., Salomon, I., and Choo, S., 2005, Measuring the measurable: Why can't we agree on the number of telecommuters in the U.S.? Quality & Quantity, Vol. 39, 423-452.
25. Nilles, J., 1988, Traffic reductions by telecommuting: A status report. Transportation Research Part A. Policy and Practice, Vol. 22, No. 4, 301-317.
26. Ory, D. T. and Mokhtarian, P. L., 2006, Which came first, the telecommuting or the residential relocation? An empirical analysis of causality. Urban Geography, Vol. 27, [Gerry: Please fill in page numbers when available.]. (This issue)
27. Peters, P., Tijdens, K., and Wetzels, C., 2004, Employees' opportunities, preferences, and practices in telecommuting adoption. Information & Management, Vol. 41, 469-482.
28. Sennett, R., 1998, The Corrosion of Character. The Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism. New York, NY, and London, UK: W. W. Norton & Company.
29. SIKA, 2001, Kommunikationsmönster hos befolkningen. Resultat från SIKA:s kommunikationsundersøkningar [Communication in Sweden. Results from the Communication survey]. SIKA Rapport 2001:6. Stockholm, Sweden: SIKA.
30. Stanek, D. M., and Mokhtarian, P. L., 1998, Developing models of preference for home-based and centre-based telecommuting: Findings and forecasts. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Vol. 57, 53-74.
31. Statistics Norway, 2003, Use of ICT in Norwegian Households. Retrieved from http://www.ssb.no/emner/10/03/ikthus
32. Steward, B., 2000, Changing times. The meaning, measurement and use of time in teleworking. Time & Society, Vol. 9, No. 1, 57-74.
33. Stough, R. and Paelinck, J., 1997, Substitution and complimentary effects of information on regional travel and location behavior. In L. G. Day, editor, Urban Design, Telecommunication and Travel Forecasting Conference: Summary, Recommendations, and Compendium of Papers. Retrieved from http://tmip.fhwa.dot.gov/clearinghouse/docs/udes/
34. Tayyaran, M. and Kahn, A., 1997, Factors for the study of long-term impacts of telecommuting and intelligent transportation systems on residential and business location choice. In L. G. Day, editor, Urban Design, Telecommunication and Travel Forecasting Conference: Summary, Recommendations, and Compendium of Papers. Retrieved from: http://tmip.fhwa.dot.gov/clearinghouse/docs/udes/
35. Tietze, S. and Musson, G., 2003, The times and temporalities of home-based telework. Personnel Review, Vol. 32, No. 4, 438-455.
36. UK Labour Force Survey, 2001, Retrieved from http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/census2001.asp
37. Wells, K., Douma, F., Loimer, H., Olsen, L., and Pansing, C., 2001, Telecommuting implications for travel behaviour: Case studies from Minnesota. Transportation Research Record, Vol. 1752, 148-156.