Managerial Perceptions of Telecommuting in Two Large Metropolitan Cities

Abstract

Technological advances in information processing make telecommuting an attractive alternative to commuting to a company ofice. This study measures the attitudes of mid-level managers in the Austin and Sun Antonio areas toward telecommuting. It also reports the extent to which ofice work is done at the homes of workers. The managers participating in this study report taking work home ffequently to meet deadlines, to avoid ofice interruptions, and to make up for insufficient office work time. Although they indicated advantages for telecommuting, more than three-fourths of the managers worked in companies without telecommuting programs. Just 4percent of the respondents indicated their companies were considering such programs in the near fiture.