Telecommuting and corporate culture: Implications for the mobile enterprise

Abstract

Enterprise mobility includes at home work often called telecommuting. Although telecommuting has been highly touted for a number of years, its adoption has seen varying levels of success. Earlier studies indicated that corporate culture might be a deterrent to the acceptance of the practice. The purpose of this research is to re-investigate the impact of corporate culture on telecommuting. This paper reports the results of a survey of business professionals and managers regarding perceptions of corporate culture toward telecommuting. The main conclusion of the paper is that corporate culture is still a deterrent to telecommuting in many organizations. The results have implications for management, workers, and organizations moving toward a more mobile enterprise.