Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report articles from April 1995

Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report archives from April 1995

Overcoming management resistance: the problem is the solution at IBM.(Telecommuting Applications)
April 1, 1995... SUMMARY: IBM's well-publicized "mobility" project has forced a series of changes on what had been one of the world's most traditional and conservative companies. In the process of making these changes, IBM has learned a lot about dealing with and...

California union updates stand on telecommuting. (Civil Service Employees Assn issues report)
April 1, 1995... SUMMARY: One bargaining unit of the main union representing California state government workers has issued a position paper on telecommuting. The paper departs from the traditional U.S. union stance against telecommuting, and encourages...

Bell Atlantic launches alliance for remote-access service. (All at once to provide single-point service)
April 1, 1995... SUMMARY: The latest marketing venture by a regional Bell operating company [RBOC] to encourage business customers to use telecommuting and other remote-access services comes from Bell Atlantic. The marketing alliance with three other companies...

Software for managing telecommuting programs is available. (Forward Systems Inc's OpenCollar Manager)(Product Announcement)
April 1, 1995... SUMMARY: Employers who want a convenient way to keep track of all the administrative details of telecommuting programs will be interested in OpenCollar[TM] Manager. This software has been designed to help manage an extensive program and also...

European politicians grapple with new ways of working. (Berlin Telework 94, New Ways to Work conference)
April 1, 1995... SUMMARY: Interest in the promotion of telecommuting/teleworking in Europe continues to grow. The most recent sign was a late-1994 conference that resulted in a unique trans-border coalition of politicians who want to stay close to this issue....

Survey measures virtual office effects on work, home life. (an Electronic Data Systems E-mail survey of its consultants)
April 1, 1995... SUMMARY: A survey of more than 200 consultants employed by a management consulting firm showed that the virtual office and "hoteling" work arrangements had mixed but generally positive effects. The period of transition away from a traditional...

Technology for "virtual parenting"?
April 1, 1995... SUMMARY: An article on balancing work and family demands suggested that parents use today's technology to keep in touch with family members if they can't be there in person. Solutions like these avoid and don't solve the underlying problems....

Telecommuting: A Manager's Guide to Flexible Work Arrangements.
April 1, 1995... TELECOMMUTING: A Manager's Guide to Flexible Work Arrangements, by Joel Kugelmass, is the kind of book that you'll either immediately find appealing and exceptionally helpful, or you just won't be able to connect with the author's train of...

Homemade Money.
April 1, 1995... SUMMARY: The recent update of a venerable resource for prospective and current homebased business owners is packed with useful information and the author's own brand of wit and wisdom. I've been reading Barbara Brabec's home-business...