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This chapter is based on research undertaken as part of a larger, on-going project on current trends and problems in the implementation of telework in Australia.2It draws on a national organisational survey which examined the extent and type of teleworking in different industry sectors, and managers’ perceptions about the advantages and problems of this form of work organisation. The goal of the chapter is to provide an overview of the survey fmdings and what they suggest about the prospects for an extension of teleworking in Australia in the near future.
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Lafferty, G., Whitehouse, G., Diamond, C. (2003). Telework in Australia: Findings from a National Survey. In: Rapp, B., Jackson, P. (eds) Organisation and Work Beyond 2000. Contributions to Management Science. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57346-0_24
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