Puget Sound Telecommuting Demonstration
The demonstration was designed to address the following goals: Demonstrate telecommuting to a diverse group of organizations in the Puget Sound region by designing, organizing, and managing a telecommuting research project; Research and evaluate the impacts of telecommuting on the environment and energy use; Research and evaluate the impacts of telecommuting on employees and their families; search and evaluate the impacts of telecommuting on organizations; Assess the potential for telecommuting region wide and develop policy recommendations based on the findings of this project. About 280 telecommuters, their supervisors and coworkers, and a comparison group participated. Over the course of the program these organizations, their employees, and WSEO explored the issues surrounding part-time telecommuting. Each organization agreed to participate for one year. The demonstration lasted about two years, including recruitment, research and evaluation, and report writing. This report presents the highlights of the demonstration research.
- Research Organization:
- Washington State Energy Office, Olympia, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- WASEO; Washington State Energy Office, Olympia, WA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 6665679
- Report Number(s):
- WSEO-92-138-Rev.; ON: DE93007486
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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