Investigating Telecommuting Considerations in the Context of Commuting Mode Choice

Will COVID-19 accelerate telecommuting? A cross-country evaluation for Israel and Czechia

“…A directly travel-related outcome that was found to be significant in both models reveals that as the average travel time increases, so does the probability of enhancing teleworking and reducing commute trips. This finding is in line with previous works (Melo and de Abreu e Silva, 2017; Nurul Habib et al, 2012 ). Moreover, average travel time to work was found to have a negative significance for both countries in the WAFH model (whereby WAFH reduces as average travel time increases, a fact that also strengthens the probability for increasing telework); however, in the WFH model the average travel time was found to be significant only for Czechia as a predictor of the increase in telework, which might be associated with the higher level of PT use in Czechia.…”

“…A range of data sources have been utilized and described regarding teleworking research. Many studies use either preference data (e.g., Mokhtarian and Salomon, 1997 ) or revealed preference (RP, or choice) data ( Hamer et al, 1991 , Nurul Habib et al, 2012 , Pendyala et al, 1991 , Pratt, 1991 ), while others combine between the two ( Shamshiripour et al, 2020 ). However, SP data tends to overestimate the telecommuting market ( Asgari and Jin, 2015 ) – a finding that is also consistent with the SP/RP ratio in additional fields.…”

“…Another important group of factors includes spatial factors and the role of travel characteristics such as flexible starting time at work ( Mannering and Mokhtarian, 1995 , Singh et al, 2013 ). Many studies found a relationship between the commuting distance and telework (as summarized by Melo and de Abreu e Silva, 2017) and commute time ( Mokhtarian and Salomon, 1997 , Nurul Habib et al, 2012 ). Research in this area is concerned with the direction of causality, i.e., whether longer commute trips lead to a higher propensity for telework, or whether the possibility of teleworking leads to a change in living location preferences ( Ory and Mokhtarian, 2006 ).…”

“…Most studies indicate that on average, teleworkers have longer commutes than people who work from their workplace ( Peters et al, 2004 , Turcotte, 2010 ) and that there is no clear-cut evidence that telecommuters move to live in more distant areas ( Ory and Mokhtarian, 2006 ). However, Nurul Habib et al (2012) presented different results, arguing that this may reflect sorting effects, whereby people who are open to environment-friendly modes, such as telecommuting, usually choose a home location closer to the workplace, in order to reduce travel time.…”

Residential preferences, telework perceptions, and the intention to telework: insights from the Lisbon Metropolitan Area during the COVID‐19 pandemic

“…The contrary line of argument, mostly based on empirical studies, argues that telework adoption is a response to costly commutes (de Abreu e Silva & Melo, 2018 ; Gubins et al, 2019 ; Helminen & Ristimäki, 2007 ; Nurul Habib et al, 2012 ; Ory & Mokhtarian, 2006 ; Peters et al, 2004 ; Wells et al, 2001 ). Particularly relevant is the study of Ory and Mokhtarian, ( 2006 ) who found that teleworkers, when changing their residence, would move it to locations closer to their workplace.…”