Ruth Guthrie and James Pick of The University of Redlands make interesting observations about “Teleworking Ethics“.

Among other discussions, “As with all technological change, the emergence of telework is not without conflict. Companies are reluctant to adopt telework programs even though statistical evidence indicates higher productivity, cost savings and other advantages (Westfall, 1997).”

And, “People who have telecommuting experience are more sensitive to compensation issues regarding salary and carpel tunnel syndrome. It is understandable that they would be more sympathetic on issues like these considering their experience. The two scenarios are indicative of institutional support for telecommuting. If the infrastructure does not support teleworking forms, employees will have little incentive to adopt them and will feel insecure about support for their job.”

A very scholarly article and definitely work a read.

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Home-based businesses offer entrepreneurs the chance to embark on low-risk ventures that can become quite lucrative, while still allowing for the freedom that most companies can?t offer. Experts say a thorough business plan is still essential. This plan should include a detailed summary of the product or service, the type and cost of equipment needed and a projection of profits and losses for the first five years. Consultants charge fees for their knowledge, expertise, skills, connections, experience, and other assets. This business can be operated from home with standard office equipment and supplies. If your expertise is marketing, many companies are looking for a person who can boost sales. You would need a computer as reports and proposals are musts for consultants.

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Being your own boss with the ability to work from home is the holy grail for many families, though the financial risks can be great. Parents often have to sacrifice the regular income, employer-sponsored health insurance and other tax-favored benefits that make covering bills, planning for contingencies and saving for retirement easier and automatic. But the upside can be lucrative for people who find a market for their product or service, small-business experts say.

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Looking for a professional accountants (CPA’s) and Financial advisors who wants to earn additional income by becoming an online advisor. Work from home or even at work during slow hours. Get paid immediately, make your own hours. Call (866)-464-6905 for more information.
* Compensation: 40 – 80 per hour
* Telecommuting is ok.
* This is a part-time job.
* This is a contract job.
* Principals only. Recruiters, please don’t contact this job poster.
* Please, no phone calls about this job!
* Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.

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Mums returning to work part time after having children have more difficulty juggling career and family than mothers in full-time jobs. Furthermore, those who think they can solve the problem by starting a work at home business may be wrong. Self-employed women are sometimes more likely to be stressed because they lack time. confirm that long work hours have a negative effect both on the individual in terms of health and in the broader context of friendships and community involvement

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For nearly 20 years we have provided a full range of mortgage brokerage services for conforming and non-conforming residential loans, SBA loans, commercial loans, construction loans and modular home financing. We consistently continue to grow in our ability to provide financing to our clients in many ways.

Our family of employees constantly grows everyday due our great compensation packages, flexibility and ability to grow within the company. We are currently hiring full and part time telecommuting loan specialist. The position requires computer access and no mortgage experience is necessary. We also provide a great training program that utilizes the latest lending information available along with years of experience. If you are a highly motivated individual that is looking to join the real estate market please contact us today via toll free at 1.888.819.6913 or email us your resume to bhardy@franh.com

We look forward to you joining our family.
* Location: Telecommute
* Compensation: Commission (rate is selected based on experience; expected yearly earnings is 75k)
* Telecommuting is ok.
* Principals only. Recruiters, please don’t contact this job poster.
* Phone calls about this job are ok.
* Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.

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Alpine Access, the premier provider of contact center solutions for brand-conscious companies, announced today that the company is expanding into the state of Wisconsin with work at home call center employees. The company is now hiring home-based agents in Green Bay, Milwaukee, and surrounding areas in order to meet increasing demand from new and existing customers. Alpine Access? continued geographic expansion allows the company to match each agent to the right client program. Recruiting from a large and diverse pool of applicants also ensures that employees are more mature and better qualified than agents in traditional bricks-and-mortar call centers.

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Tired of the daily grind of telecommuting and working at home? When you look to booking the perfect vacation getaway, consider a Hawaiian vacation.

Vacationers flock to Kauai Travel Info to gather information on the unique Hawaiian adventures, activities and sightseeing opportunities. The six islands have always been at the “top of the list” for travel destinations.

Of major interest are the diversity of micro-climates displayed by the various ecosystems found among the islands – savannah-like plains, marshy bogs, pasture land, rain forests and mountains with volcano activity.

Although the climate is somewhat subtropical, the moderating ecological force of the surrounding ocean tends to keep temperatures from extreme swings. Temperatures and humidity seldom exceed the upper 80’s in the summer months and winter temperatures almost never drop below the mid-60’s.

For those tourists preferring water sports, they will be pleased with the variety of conventional sailing, swimming, surfing, scuba diving, snorkeling, parasailing & jet ski rentals. For the more sedate, whale and dolphin watching are fun activities to do. For those that prefer land based activities there is hiking, horseback riding, Jeep trips and mountain biking, to list a few..

For the best in Maui condos, event and trip planning, visit Hawaiian Beach Rentals

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As posted in the Baltimore Craigslist

ITGumbo, a new blog network from the leading IT Website ebizQ.net, is looking a spicy blogger on the subject of ESB.

This is an excellent opportunity for an IT savvy individual to boost vital skill sets and to build professional contacts. Blogging on ITGumbo promotes your name throughout the long-established 100,000-member ebizQ community. We provide the blogging software, marketing and visibility. The content is left up to you.

Compensation:
Bloggers will be paid a monthly stipend of $300 for posting a total of 20 blog entries each month. Initial contracts will last three months.

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As the diversity leader of the human resources department of IBM?s Greater China Group, work at home employee Sandy Liang?s job is to promote the development of IBM?s female employees, create equal opportunities for all kinds of talent, and further IBM?s flexible work programmes. Every day, Liang makes calls to IBM?s departmental bosses and other employees across the Asia-Pacific region to liaise with them on her work and reports the progress to her boss, who is located in Beijing. ?I go back to office about once every month because I don?t want to lose touch with my colleagues in Guangzhou, although my work is not directly related to them,? Liang says. Since the mid ?90s, working from home has become an everyday part of modern employment practices in all major industrial countries. There?s increasing evidence that a similar revolution is underway in China. Most Chinese people actually got their first taste of working from home in 2003, when SARS struck, forcing office-goers to lock themselves up at home and connect with colleagues through the phone and Internet. The increasing mass application of new technologies such as VoIP and WiFi in recent years has only reinforced the status of the telecommute process as a real alternative.

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5 week project for technical writer to create/edit documentation for software. Gather info from SME’s and existing docs to create. Implementation Guide, Processing Guides, Operating System and Browser Requirements, et al. Can probably telecommute after information gathering phase is complete. must have experience and samples, reply ASAP with resume and desired hourly rate

There’s a learning curve when you start a business from home. Entrepreneurs who do so should give themselves at least two years to figure out how “to set boundaries and to create artificial distinctions when there really are none,” says Dawna I. Ballard, an associate professor at University of Texas at Austin, who specializes in time in the workplace. She suggests that home based business owners come up with a rigid schedule, and learn to draw lines when it comes to demands on their time.

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We are a small online media company with a network of websites that we own and operate. We are looking to bring on a local designer to work on several projects. We are currently re-launching our two flagship sites and are seeking that special someone to assist our team with the sites updates, web design and graphic design. Although this is a work from home situation, you must be based in Arizona (PHX or TUC) because you will need to be able to meet one-on-one with us from time to time. Our current projects include the re-launch of a guitar legend’s website and the updating of a new online radio station and music magazine. Apart from being extremely proficient in PHP and MySQL, you should be well informed about general web related technology.

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Despite fears that allowing workers to choose to work from home, from the park, or even from the beach, may make them less productive, evidence shows that this is not the case. Tom Stewart, from System Concepts, an international expert on people and technology, explains: ?If workers have the freedom to explore different ways of working, they will be less stressed, more effective and more productive. Also, giving people more choice is empowering, raises morale and improves the relationships between employees and their bosses ? it?s a win win?.

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The Kerry-Snowe bill * Requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to implement within 90 days an energy efficiency program that was mandated in the 2005 Energy Policy Act; * Establishes an audit program to increase energy efficiency using Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs); * Promotes financing agreements between small businesses and utility companies to increase energy efficiency; * Creates a telecommuting pilot program at the SBA responsible for educational materials and outreach to small businesses on the benefits of telecommuting.

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