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Should we do away with teleworking? An examination of whether teleworking can be defined in the new world of work
Author(s) -
Wilks Linda,
Billsberry Jon
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
new technology, work and employment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.889
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1468-005X
pISSN - 0268-1072
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-005x.2007.00191.x
Subject(s) - work (physics) , matching (statistics) , value (mathematics) , term (time) , psychology , engineering , computer science , medicine , mechanical engineering , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics , machine learning
This empirical paper analyses data gathered from self‐employed teleworkers, matching this against teleworking's defining characteristics, which appear in the literature. Our evaluation leads us to question whether the term ‘teleworking’ has lost much of its value in today's working world. We therefore suggest the new term ‘home‐anchored worker’ as a less complex and more useful replacement.