Editor
Elaine F. Walker
Editorial Board
J. Lawrence Aber Elliot Aronson Stephen J. Ceci David A. Dunning Morton Ann Gernsbacher Steven D. Hollon Richard J. Klimoski Ann M. Kring Elizabeth F. Loftus Henry L. Roediger, III Daniel L. Schacter Keith E. Stanovich Laurence Steinberg Robert J. Sternberg John A. Swets Carol Tavris Wendy M. Williams See the incoming Editorial Board
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  Psychological Science in the Public Interest
Volume 16, Number 2
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Tammy D. Allen (University of South Florida), Timothy D. Golden (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), and Kristen M. Shockley (Baruch College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York)
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The number of people who work outside of the traditional office setting is only expected to grow as the world turns into what is increasingly a global market. Although the public in general has a positive view of telecommuting, it is less clear what science has to say about its benefits and drawbacks.
In this issue of Psychological Science in the Public Interest, Allen and colleagues provide a balanced and comprehensive view of what we know about telecommuting's benefits and drawbacks -- and for whom it works best.
In a review of the research, the authors find that telecommuting is associated with many benefits for employees, such as increased job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and job performance and lower work stress and exhaustion; however, these benefits don't seem to hold for all workers in all workplaces.
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Kenneth Matos and Ellen Galinsky (Families and Work Institute) note the nuances involved in understanding who will benefit the most from telecommuting arrangements and praise Allen and colleagues for providing a blueprint for telecommuting programs
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Research indicates that the impact of telecommuting may depend on many different factors, such as the amount of time spent telecommuting, the personal characteristics of the worker, and the structure of the organization.
Organizations that choose their teleworkers carefully, are clear on how telecommuting employees' job performance will be evaluated, and provide their employees with appropriate technology that keeps them in touch with in-office colleagues will have the best chance of implementing successful telecommuting programs.
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