Or, to be more precise, “telecommuting has mostly positive consequences for employees and employers,” according to a press release from the American Psychological Association. The release summarizes the findings of a paper from Journal of Applied Psychology that performed a meta-analysis of 46 different studies of telecommuting over the years. According to the paper’s authors, the evidence shows that:
- Telecommuting has more positive than negative effects on employees
- Telecommuting has more positive than negative effects on employers
- Performance was not adversely affected by working at home
- Careers were not likely to suffer from telecommuting
One key finding: benefits are strongest when employees feel increased control over their work lives. Electronic monitoring of telecommuting employees appears to be a surefire way to send things downhill. You can download the entire 18-page paper (PDF) if you want to read the detailed findings.
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