Abstract
This document includes a detailed description and definition of telecommuting, lists the desirable traits of telemanagers and teleworkers, and discusses the benefits and challenges of telecommuting. This is EDIS document HR 021, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Published April 2003.
HR021/HR021: Telecommuting as a True Workplace Alternative (ufl.edu)
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