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Does telecommuting really increase productivity?

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As many companies have learned in the last decade, the reality of telecommuting does not reflect the hype, the expected potential, or the existing literature.

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cover image Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM  Volume 47, Issue 8
Interactive immersion in 3D graphics
August 2004
93 pages
ISSN:0001-0782
EISSN:1557-7317
DOI:10.1145/1012037
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