Telecommuting In Today's Business

In today's modern workplace, technology has affected the way we conduct our everyday business in every aspect of "Corporate America". We have more ways to communicate with each other, our computers and even ourselves than anytime in history. Due to this significant increase in communication technology, a case can be made for employees to accomplish their daily work requirements while actually never setting foot in the office. With a good computer, high-speed internet connection, phone …

…employee has the skills-set, maturity and self-discipline to actually make this beneficial to both parties and third: Is it cost effective? Once these questions are answered, any business should be able to decide if telecommuting employees are of value to their company or if the conventional way of doing business is what's best for them, at this time. References 1. http://www.blackberry.com 2. http://faculty.washington.edu/~krumme/students/shimster/casestudy.html "Disadvantages of Telecommuting"