Telework: A Productivity Paradox?

Ruth, Stephen R.; Chaudhry, Imran Sharif

doi:10.1109/mic.2008.132

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“…Perhaps the least understood element in Green IT measurements is the contribution of telework to energy savings [18]. At one end of the estimation scale are the optimists like technology writer Kate Lister who says, "If the 40% of employees who could work from home did so half of the time (approximately the national average) it would reduce Gulf Oil dependence by almost 60% and save Americans $40 billion at the pumps" [19].…”

Section: Telework and Telepresencementioning

confidence: 99%

Reducing ICT-related Carbon Emissions: An Exemplar for Global Energy Policy?

Ruth¹

2011

IETE Tech Rev

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While controversy swirls globally about carbon emissions and electricity use, the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector has achieved significant, positive results already, especially in the developed nations. Some central processing units have reduced power use by 90% or more, and data centers are achieving previously unimaginable results in decreasing the use of electrical power. Several of the leading approaches to this improvement, sometimes called "Green IT", are discussed, including E-waste mitigation, data center economies like virtualization and PUE improvement, telework and telepresence, smart grid devices, power management technologies, cloud computing, and dematerialization. In addition, several ICT power rating systems and return-on-investment methodologies are examined. Finally, as a brief example of a national agenda for ICT-specific focus on energy management, the case of Australia is described. Even though ICT represents only about 3-5% of the world's electrical use, its aggressive, successful, and continuing pursuit of reduced electricity use and lower carbon footprint is a model for other sectors.

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Section: Telework and Telepresencementioning

confidence: 99%

Reducing ICT-related Carbon Emissions: An Exemplar for Global Energy Policy?

Ruth¹

2011

IETE Tech Rev

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“…Apart from the inherent differences in travel behavior between these two countries, this figure demonstrates again the possible missing records for short-duration trips or activities in travel surveys, which could cause the derived travel sequences to be shorter than they actually are, resulting in a relatively high frequency for short pattern classes. In addition, the high share for HOH could also be explained by the fact that the number of days when people work at home (telecommuting) is higher in Belgium than in Ivory Coast, as reported (Ruth & Chaudhry, 2008). In the case of the pattern HWOH, its high frequency might suggest that people in Belgium carry out more non-mandatory activities on the way from work back to home, which, nevertheless, needs to be further investigated.…”

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Building a validation measure for activity-based transportation models based on mobile phone data

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Janssens

Cui

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Expert Systems with Applications

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Activity-based micro-simulation transportation models typically predict 24-hour activitytravel sequences for each individual in a study area. These sequences serve as a key input for travel demand analysis and forecasting in the region. However, despite their importance, the lack of a reliable benchmark to evaluate the generated sequences has hampered further development and application of the models. With the wide deployment of mobile phone devices today, we explore the possibility of using the travel behavioral information derived from mobile phone data to build such a validation measure. Our investigation consists of three steps. First, the daily trajectory of locations, where a user performed activities, is constructed from the mobile phone records. To account for the discrepancy between the stops revealed by the call data and the real location traces that the user has made, the daily trajectories are then transformed into actual travel sequences. Finally, all the derived sequences are classified into typical activity-travel patterns which, in combination with their relative frequencies, define an activity-travel profile. The established profile characterizes the current activity-travel behavior in the study area, and can thus be used as a benchmark for the assessment of the activity-based transportation models. By comparing the activity-travel profiles derived from the call data with statistics that stem from traditional activity-travel surveys, the validation potential is demonstrated. In addition, a sensitivity analysis is carried out to assess how the results are affected by the different parameter settings defined in the profiling process.

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“…The percentages of teleworkers at the state and local government levels are similar to those at the federal level and also lag considerably behind the private sector (Ruth and Choudhury, 2008). Possible explanations for this difference in use abound but plausible reasons include the lack of management oversight and evaluation of telework programs in the public sector (Mihm, 2004;Steinhardt, 2007).…”

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Telework Considerations for Public Managers with Strategies for Increasing Utilization

Day¹,

Burbach²

2011

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Literature was reviewed to investigate the extent of teleworking in public organizations and to identify management strategies to encourage telework utilization. The benefits of teleworking are contrasted with its challenges. Concepts grounded in Expectancy Theory, Leonard, Beauvais and Scholl's (1999) Meta-theory of Work Motivation, and to a lesser extent McClelland's Needs Trichotomy (Mc Clelland, 1966) are integrated to provide support for high performance telework management strategies. These strategies include developing an inventory of diverse team skills and competencies, promoting cognitive diversity, utilizing a collaborative management style, promoting trust and unity, facilitating the use of collaborative technology, introducing interdependence to tasks, and implementing a fair reward system. Finally, conclusions with implications for management and suggestions for future research are offered.

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Telework: A Productivity Paradox?

Cited by 57 publications

References 2 publications

Reducing ICT-related Carbon Emissions: An Exemplar for Global Energy Policy?

Reducing ICT-related Carbon Emissions: An Exemplar for Global Energy Policy?

Building a validation measure for activity-based transportation models based on mobile phone data

Telework Considerations for Public Managers with Strategies for Increasing Utilization

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