Should We Say Goodbye to the Office? The Role of Telework Today and in the Future

It is becoming increasingly popular to discuss, and even to use, telework in the U.S., Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, and other countries. Telecommuting, working from home, or the use of satellite offices are all different terms for the process of decentralizing the workplace. Among the forces behind this trend are traffic and air pollution problems, need for flexible work arrangements among today’s workers, the appeal of telework’s business benefits, and convincing evidence that it works.