Title :
Telecommuting and consulting engineering
Author :
Whittaker, John ; Cartmell, Tim
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Alberta Univ., Edmonton, Alta., Canada
Abstract :
Consulting engineering involves teams sharing information and tasks to create a project. Thus it would seem a suitable area for telecommuting. However, the nature of engineering work creates difficulties with issues related to: payment, team interaction, mentorship, security, legal issues and document control. Consequently it seems that only part-time telecommuting is a viable work strategy for this industry. The paper discusses the advantages and disadvantages of telecommuting and the consulting engineering industry in Alberta
Keywords :
home working; human resource management; legislation; social aspects of automation; consulting engineering; document control; legal issues; mentorship; payment; projects; security; team interaction; teams; telecommuting; work strategy; Force control; Internet; Layout; Mechanical engineering; Productivity; Space heating; Telecommunication computing; Teleworking; Transportation; Virtual enterprises;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering and Technology Management, 1996. IEMC 96. Proceedings., International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3552-X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMC.1996.547909
