Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report articles from November 1994

Telecommuting Review: the Gordon Report archives from November 1994

Federal government gets (more) serious about telecommuting.
November 1, 1994... A comparison between telecommuting in the private sector and the public sector in the U.S. is starting to look like the fabled race between the tortoise and the hare. The private-sector hare got a head start and certainly has lots to be proud...

California gets another pro-telecommuting law. (California Assembly Bill 2672)
November 1, 1994... We've learned to look to California for legislative initiatives to promote telecommuting. Some of these have been linked to post-earthquake disaster recovery, but others were intended to have more general application. The most recent...

Call-routing systems offer "find me" options for telecommuters and other mobile workers.
November 1, 1994... It has been my experience that most organizations setting up telecommuting programs put most of their technology planning efforts into computing issues (e.g., choice of PC or laptop, appropriate software, providing remote LAN access) and often...

"Telecommute '94" judged a success; three days of networking, learning, and knife juggling.
November 1, 1994... Never have so many people gathered to talk and learn about telecommuting as at the Grand Hyatt in San Francisco October 25-27--and based on what we heard, they got even more than they expected. I was pleased and flattered that so many people...

"Distributed work" research report available. (National Research Council's 'Research Recommendations to Facilitate Distributed Work' report)
November 1, 1994... You can put this under the category of "Your Tax Dollars at Work"--and take advantage of your status as a taxpayer (or just an interested observer) and request a copy of a small but comprehensive research report entitled "Research...

"JobShift" author comments on transition to post-job work world. (William Bridges) (Interview)
November 1, 1994... When I tried to reach Bill Bridges while preparing the review of his book for last month's newsletter, I learned he was on a rafting vacation in the Grand Canyon. We spoke after he returned, and he answered my first question about the...