Marissa Mayer caused a huge stir when she decided to end the telecommuting policy at Yahoo but, make no mistake about it, telecommuting is here to stay. In fact, thanks to long commutes, dual-career ...

Recessions are the perfect time to restructure your business, re-think your management approach, and increase competitive advantage by decreasing your fixed costs. Allowing some or all of your ...

This week is Global Telework week. Over 100,000 people pledged to telecommute for at least part of this week, through an organization called Mobile Work Exchange. Last year, according to Mobile Work ...

It is no surprise that a wide range of the costs and burdens on families during the COVID-19 pandemic are falling disproportionately on women. A recent study by Yale sociologists found that ...

Telecommuting, or doing work while away from the office, is “in,” and for some very good reasons. One Stanford study shows that telecommuting increases work productivity by 13%. It cuts down on the ...

Telecommuting can increase employee satisfaction and save your company money on utilities. It is not a perfect solution, however: Although telecommuters may be happier, the process can negatively ...

According to two Penn State researchers in management, telecommuting is good both for workers and their employers. The two psychologists looked at 20 years of research on flexible work arrangements, ...

Marissa Mayer knows precisely what you think of her–and her telecommuting policy–and she couldn’t care less. The Yahoo CEO said as much during the Wired Business Conference on Tuesday. “I don’t pay ...

For a couple of days, the word telecommuting got back in the national news. Any time that term shows up in print, I pay attention. Because that's what I do. I telecommute. You know what telecommuters ...

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