Telework Initiatives A Comparison of State Rankings

Since the government pushed to expand and integrate the capabilities of the information superhighway, many government agencies have undergone extensive research to study the areas of technology. The concept of telecommuting has particularly become a recent area of focus for many Americans as a justifiable alternative to traditional working conditions. Despite many studies documenting the potential overall benefits to the working community, the telecommuting phenomenon’s initiative has not reached a national, mainstream level of success yet. This study examines why certain levels of isolated telecommuting success exist within the United States. Data obtained for this study came from journals, government websites, and magazine articles. This study also examines the extent or lack of effective implementation of telecommuting programs of several state governments in an attempt to rank the programs according to chosen criteria that looks at how persuasively those initiatives are being sold to management and agencies in that state. This study will attempt to enhance the existing research on the factors of telecommuting. Further analysis will compare the state rankings according to the factors such as population density and economic factors. This study should attract interest to all stratums of the business, educational, psychological, and legal communities, which attempt to research telecommuting’s purpose and scope