How effective is telecommuting? Assessing the status of our scientific findings

Psychological Science in the Public Interest

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 40-68

  Allen, Tammy D ^a   Golden, Timothy D ^b   Shockley, Kristen M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributed work; Flexible work; Flexplace; Remote work; Telecommuting; Telework

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; ECONOMICS; FAMILY; HISTORY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MENTAL STRESS; ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TELECOMMUNICATION; WORKPLACE;

FAMILY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; WORK PERFORMANCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84960425326     PISSN: 15291006     EISSN: 21600031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1529100615593273     Document Type: Article

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