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Activity Number:
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255
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 13, 2002 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Section on Survey Research Methods*
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| Abstract - #301026 |
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Title:
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Evaluating the Success of Telecommuting at the Census Bureau
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Author(s):
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Jennifer Guarino*+ and Julie Bouffard
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Affiliation(s):
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U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Census Bureau
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Address:
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4301 Suitland Rd, Room 1107/2, Suitland, Maryland, 20746, USA
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Keywords:
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telecommuting ; logistic regression
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Abstract:
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Many administrative programs have been initiated at the Census Bureau with little testing and evaluation. In an effort to create programs that are mutually desirable for both employees and the agency, the Census Bureau has started to thoroughly test and evaluate programs before full implementation. The first program to undergo a large-scale comprehensive evaluation was a telecommuting pilot that involved employees working in three areas at the Census Bureau. The purpose of the evaluation was to measure the effect of telecommuting on key factors such as performance, productivity, and job satisfaction. In an attempt to attribute differences in these factors to telecommuting, the evaluation required the collection of repeated measurements before and after the pilot. These data were gathered using innovative web technology. In this paper, we compare results from pre- and post-measurements to determine what changes occurred as a result of the telecommuting pilot. Moreover, we use logistic regression to measure associations between participation in the telecommuting pilot and work performance.
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