Telework v Evrope a v Lotyssku: moderní prístupy a budoucí perspektivy/Telework in Europe and Latvia: State-of-the-art and Future Prospects

• Published in: Trendy ekonomiky a managementu Vol. 8; no. 18; p. 21
• Main Authors: Baltina, Iveta, Vitola, Alise
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brno Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Business and Management 01.01.2014
• Subjects: Agreements; Area planning & development; Case studies; Communications technology; Employees; Flexible hours; Labor relations; Public officials; Public sector; Questionnaires; Rural development; Studies; Telecommuting; Working conditions; Latvia
• ISSN: 1802-8527; 2336-6508

More usually companies are using telework -- a wide-spread practice that allows employees and their tasks to be shared across settings away from central place of business or physical organizational location. Flexible work arrangements are increasingly seen as a key in helping women and men strike a better balance between work, private and family life. Moreover, telework may serve as a tool for regional development as it allows reaching the concentration of resources by using information and communication technologies. The article has been prepared based on the analysis of primary and secondary sources, outcome synthesis and the evaluation of results of a survey of public officials of Latvia (n=1244) and semi-structured interviews with five teleworkers. Explanatory and encouraging measures could help to foster the use of telework. Establishment of smart work centers could be a promising solution for further spread of telework, including the countiyside, thus also facilitating the regional development.