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Teleworker's home office: an extension of corporate office?


Cheuk Fan Ng 
Facilities
ISSN: 0263-2772
(International
Article publication date: 2 March 2010 Permissions 
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Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide a literature review of the home offices of teleworkers employed by
organizations in an attempt to understand the relationships between the design and physical conditions of home
offices and teleworkers' work behaviours and to identify new areas of research around home offices.

Design/methodology/approach
An extensive review of the research literature in home working, teleworking, and conventional office settings from
multiple disciplines was carried out.

Findings
This review has located no recent studies that focus on the design and conditions of home‐offices of teleworkers
employed by organizations. The research on home working and on conventional offices suggests that teleworkers
desire qualities in their home offices similar to those of conventional offices. Little is known about how the physical
conditions of dwellings and family variables affect the effectiveness of home offices as a workplace.

Research limitations/implications
Little empirical research focused on home offices is available, so much more research is needed.

Practical implications
The design of home workspace must meet the needs of teleworkers and their families' home environment. The cost
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fills a gap in research about teleworking in home cookies
offices by integrating research from two related areas: 
homeworking and conventional office environment.

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Keywords

Teleworking Homeworking Office layout Personal needs Individual behaviour Costs

Citation
Fan Ng, C. (2010), "Teleworker's home office: an extension of corporate office?", Facilities, Vol. 28 No. 3/4, pp. 137-155.
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