Working on distance : experience from SME-trainees working with distance spanning technology

• Main Authors: Ylinenpää, Håkan, Lassinantti, Lars
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Luleå tekniska universitet, Innovation och Design 2001
• Subjects: Other Engineering and Technologies not elsewhere specified; Övrig annan teknik; Business Administration; Företagsekonomi; Luleå
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-39518

This paper reports on the experiences drawn from a pilot project on telecommuting, involving university trainees and smaller firms in the northernmost part of Sweden. Building on previous research in telecommuting and social integration of new co-worker into organisations, the paper addresses two main issues: (1) May utilisation of modern ICT for telecommuting be a way to overcome problems in recruiting qualified staff, and (2) what are in these cases the specific challenges prevailing for absorbing new members into an existing organisation (here a smaller firm). The results from this exploratory case study indicate support for the idea of using ICT and telecommuting as a measure to overcome recruitment problems, but also specifically pinpoint the need for both technically and socially oriented preparation and introduction. Godkänd; 2001; Bibliografisk uppgift: Publicerad i serien Arbetsrapporter, Institutionen för industriell ekonomi och samhällsvetenskap, Avd. för Industriell organisation, Luleå tekniska universitet, AR 2001:47; 20070701 (ysko)