How Administrators View the 'Work-at-Home' Trend
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Increasing automation options may help work-at-home employees number ten million by 1990, although at present the largest companies have no telecommuting programs. According to senior vice- president Donald Koch, the research department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, using teams of analysts and economists who make work-at-home agreements and have access to an array of computers, has increased productivity by 920 per cent. Patricia Seybold of Seybold Consulting Group reports that the editorial, research, and consultant personnel work at home using voice mail, communications linkage to operations, and quarterly meetings. Requirements for traveling or long hours promote telecommuting, while those for hands-on or face-to-face interaction discourage it. Clearer policies and measurement of productivity are needed. Objections from unions and some government agencies may arise.
Publication Name: Office Administration and Automation
Subject: Computers and office automation industries
ISSN: 0745-4325
Year: 1983
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The 'I Center' - An Office Resource Comes of Age
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Information Centers (IC), separate from data processing departments, offer hardware, software, training, assistance, and access to information to either individuals or departments. One IC benefit, reported by several companies, is its quick payback on investment in equipment. ICs most critical activities are training and guidance, though many tackle such diverse programs as benefits analysis or information collection for inventory control. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan, using an IBM 4341, Liberty Mutual, Country Companies, and Corning Glass Works have had notable success in utilizing ICs. Popular software packages included A Departmental Reporting System, Query Management Facility, and Data Interface. IC personnel should be knowledgeable in data processing and technology and should have good communications skills.
Publication Name: Office Administration and Automation
Subject: Computers and office automation industries
ISSN: 0745-4325
Year: 1984
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Electronic Typewriters - In Step with the Automated Office
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Electronic typewriters are quickly taking over the typewriter market. A study by Venture Development Corp. revealed that the electronic typewriter market share will rise to 35.2 percent. New features and declining costs are reasons for this, but the primary cause for the rise in demand is user satisfaction. Although the capability is there, less than ten percent of electronic typewriters now in use communicate with other office equipment. A table breaks down the percentages of what communicating is done. Photographs show many different brands of electronic typewriters.
Publication Name: Office Administration and Automation
Subject: Computers and office automation industries
ISSN: 0745-4325
Year: 1985
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