An Evaluation of the Demand for Telework and Smart Work Centres in Rural Areas: A Case Study from Latvia

Vītola, Alise; Baltiņa, Iveta

doi:10.2478/euco-2013-0016

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“…Remote Work (RW) is defined as work done at a location far from the company headquarters or factory, where the worker has no personal contact with other co-workers, but is able to communicate with them using modern technology [27].…”

Section: F Remote Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Working in Virtual Teams: A Systematic Literature Review and a Bibliometric Analysis

2020

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Modern developments in technology have changed the way we socialize, communicate and work. Globalization, Information and Communication Technologies, digital culture and the increase in the amount of technology available for online communication mean that more organizations are implementing virtual teams. The growth in the use of virtual teams in organizations has incited researchers to investigate the different aspects, factors and challenges of these teams. This article uses a systematic literature review and a bibliometric analysis of virtual teams to identify the most relevant articles on the subject. These articles are then thoroughly reviewed and finally, a summary is made of all the research published over a five-year period. The systematic review of literature proposed by Ramey and Rao [1] and enhanced by Pulsiri and Thesenvitz [2] was used to examine the Scopus and Web of Science databases to identify the theories, research problems, research methodologies and results of 2354 studies on virtual teams published between 2015 and 2019. The main topics of the existing research in the field are reviewed, and the main limitations, problems and existing gaps in research are presented.

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Section: F Remote Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Working in Virtual Teams: A Systematic Literature Review and a Bibliometric Analysis

2020

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“…working is used rather exceptionally. A bigger implication of teleworking in rural areas would require a shift altogether in corporate culture (Vitola and Baltina, 2013).…”

Section: The Potential Of An Application Of the Smart Village Conceptmentioning

confidence: 99%

Smart Village and Sustainability. Southern Moravia Case Study

Vaishar

Šťastná

2019

European Countryside

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The paper is aimed at an attempt to define a smart village in the Czech conditions. It argues that the principles of smart villages are very similar to the concept of sustainability. The analysis deals with preventing rural exclusion, promoting digital technologies for the management of the rural infrastructure, teleworking in rural areas and using ICT for participation and governance. This approach is documented in the case of the South-Moravian Region. It was concluded that it was not so much coverage or accessibility of digital technology that was the main barrier of more intensive use of the smart village concept but rather the lower qualification level and conservatism of rural population is. It is suggested that more attention should be paid to increasing the digital literacy of rural people.

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“…Dense population and facilitating policies, apparently, contribute to telework. The present 5% annual growth of the telework in Europe [45] is hardly above the commuting growth rate. The present policies support the real estate markets with tax exemptions for loans, permits for new locations, funding of infrastructure and others.…”

Section: Real Estate Cyclesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Innovative offices for smarter cities, including energy use and energy-related carbon dioxide emissions

Krozer

2017

Energ Sustain Soc

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Background: Concentration of knowledge work in cities generates innovations entailing economic development. This paper addresses the challenge of turning around the present trend of urban sprawl toward the concentrated knowledge work in cities. The assumption is that dislocation of office and residential housing entailing longer commuting mileage is the main cause of urban sprawl. Methods: The life cycle costs method is used for comparison of office systems. The present offices system is compared to the concentrated mega offices system outside cities, as well as the local and home offices within cities. The life cycle costs are assessed with statistical data on space, materials and energy, and information services. These are the main resources of the offices systems given labor and capital. Results: Commuting costs about 22% of the annual average wage and causes congestion, fragmentation of districts, health risks and pollution. These high costs can be reduced by changes in the office systems. The present office system with commuting adds 40% to the average labor costs. The innovative office systems reduce these costs by 15 to 28% of the present offices. Sensitivity analyses underpin the findings for nearly all urban conditions. The local office systems are particularly cost-effective. The local office system can also save nearly 78% energy and reduce 74% CO 2 emission of the present offices along with less space use. Congestion, as well as fragmentation of communities and nature caused by commuting can be avoided. Conclusions: Some project developers invest in the distributed offices. Policies encourage such investments if they reallocate funds from infrastructure into refurbishing of the available housing and internalize the external effects of land use in the costs of real estate development. These policies increase smartness of cities, reduce energy use, and improve living qualities in cities.

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An Evaluation of the Demand for Telework and Smart Work Centres in Rural Areas: A Case Study from Latvia

Cited by 12 publications

References 8 publications

Working in Virtual Teams: A Systematic Literature Review and a Bibliometric Analysis

Working in Virtual Teams: A Systematic Literature Review and a Bibliometric Analysis

Smart Village and Sustainability. Southern Moravia Case Study

Innovative offices for smarter cities, including energy use and energy-related carbon dioxide emissions

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