THE POLICY, SOCIAL, AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS OF ITS: A CASE STUDY OF TELECOMMUTING IN JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES
Active experimentation with telecommuting in both the United States and Japan is among the most extensive in the world. However, policy, social, and cultural distinctions result in some important differences in the way telecommuting is adopted by each country. This paper presents a comparison of the policy, social, and cultural contexts for telecommuting in Japan and the United States. An overview of various types of telecommuting and remote office arrangements is provided, illustrating the diversity of Japanese experimentation with the remote work concept. Reasons for interest in telecommuting are compared, including commute stress, urban growth management, air quality/energy concerns, employee recruitment and retention, savings on office space cost, and disaster response. Cultural barriers to the adoption of telecommuting in Japan are discussed, including the lack of formal job definition, preference for face-to-face communication, the importance of the group, limitations of home-based telecommuting, and others. Operational issues potentially supporting or inhibiting the adoption of telecommuting are also described, including technology, marketing, and training.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Five volumes of papers and one volume of abstracts comprise the published set of conference materials.
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Authors:
- Sato, K
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Conference:
- Steps Forward. Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress
- Location: Yokohama, Japan
- Date: 1995-11-9 to 1995-11-11
- Publication Date: 1995-11
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 2397
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Culture (Social sciences); Intelligent transportation systems; Policy; Social factors; Telecommuting
- Geographic Terms: Japan; United States
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00726034
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 5
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Sep 5 1996 12:00AM