Growing the Virtual Workplace: The Integrative Value Proposition for Telework

Employees, organizations and society alike should grow the virtual workplace, as the multiple, tangible benefits of telework for each of these three stakeholders largely outweigh the costs. To help stakeholders benefit from the virtual workplace, the authors analyze four key issues: telework adoption, implementation, tracking and impacts. They develop the comprehensive EOS framework to examine both the interaction among employees, organizations and society, and the linkages among telework impacts, tracking, implementation and adoption.

Unique features of the book include an integrative framework for increasing telework adoption; practical tips - specific to each stakeholder - on how best to implement and measure telework; and an analysis of original survey data exploring the virtual workplace adoption decision.

Readership for this book includes academic experts on telecommuting, policymakers involved in transportation, human resource or environmental policies, and managers and employees considering telework.

Alain Verbeke, McCaig Chaired Professor in Management, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Canada, Associate Fellow, Centre for International Business and Management, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK and Solvay Business School, University of Brussels (VUB), Belgium, Robert Schulz, Professor of Strategy, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Canada and Adjunct Professor, Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, US, Nathan Greidanus, Assistant Professor, Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, Canada and Senior Research Associate, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Canada and Laura Hambley, Industrial/Organizational Psychologist and Research Associate, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Canada