APPENDIX C: SELECTED SURVEY TABULATIONS FOR MANAGER DATA

The tables in this appendix tabulate the results of statistical tests of the managers of telecenter users, which are described in Chapter 3. Except where noted, the sample size is 28. Table C-1 reports the mean responses from a 5-point scale that runs from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5). Figure C-1 presents charts of the mean responses to the work environment characteristics listed in Table C-1. Figure C-2 presents charts of the mean responses for questions with significant wave effects as shown in Table 3-18.

Table C-1: Supervisor Work Environment Questions

Question	Location	Mean	Std. Dev.
1. Easy to be motivated	Reg. Workplace	4.11	0.74
	Telecenter	4.29	0.53
	Home	3.64	1.03
2. Supervisor uncomfortable	Reg. Workplace	1.93	1.12
	Telecenter	2.00	0.90
	Home	2.71	1.27
3. Professional appearance	Reg. Workplace1	4.04	0.65
	Telecenter1	4.00	0.68
	Home1	2.59	0.93
4. Distractions from others	Reg. Workplace1	2.81	1.18
	Telecenter1	2.04	0.71
	Home1	3.22	1.01
5. Overeat or indulge	Reg. Workplace1	1.67	0.62
	Telecenter1	1.67	0.62
	Home1	1.78	0.70

¹ N = 27

Table C-1: Supervisor Work Environment Questions (Continued)

Question	Location	Mean	Std. Dev.
6. Relative independence	Reg. Workplace	3.79	0.96
	Telecenter	4.21	0.63
	Home	4.11	0.69
7. Good for the environment	Reg. Workplace	3.18	1.09
	Telecenter	3.86	0.71
	Home	3.57	0.88
8. Not visible to management	Reg. Workplace	1.82	0.67
	Telecenter	2.71	1.08
	Home	3.18	1.25
9. Not have needed equipment	Reg. Workplace	1.79	0.79
	Telecenter	2.21	0.79
	Home	3.43	1.10
10. Supervisor confident	Reg. Workplace	4.36	0.62
	Telecenter	4.32	0.61
	Home	3.82	0.94
11. Cost too much	Reg. Workplace1	1.78	0.58
	Telecenter1	2.00	0.62
	Home1	2.52	0.98
12. Work while sick or disabled	Reg. Workplace	3.86	0.80
	Telecenter	4.11	0.57
	Home	4.04	0.51
13. Scheduling freedom	Reg. Workplace	3.57	0.84
	Telecenter	3.93	0.72
	Home	3.93	0.72
14. Employee unavailable	Reg. Workplace	1.89	0.57
	Telecenter	2.46	0.92
	Home	2.79	1.07

¹ N = 27

Table C-1: Supervisor Work Environment Questions (Continued)

Question	Location	Mean	Std. Dev.
15. Work judged by results	Reg. Workplace	4.36	0.49
	Telecenter	4.46	0.51
	Home	4.36	0.62
16. No professional interaction	Reg. Workplace1	1.70	0.47
	Telecenter1	2.96	0.94
	Home1	3.37	1.04
17. Employee communication	Reg. Workplace	1.64	0.49
	Telecenter	2.21	0.79
	Home	2.46	0.84
18. Work effectively	Reg. Workplace	4.39	0.63
	Telecenter	4.32	0.61
	Home	3.89	0.83
19. Administrative burden	Reg. Workplace	1.71	0.53
	Telecenter	1.96	0.58
	Home	2.39	0.96
20. Security of information	Reg. Workplace	4.25	0.44
	Telecenter	3.93	0.66
	Home	3.93	0.72
21. Worker's compensation liability	Reg. Workplace1	2.56	0.89
	Telecenter1	2.70	0.82
	Home1	2.81	0.79
22. Property secure	Reg. Workplace	3.93	0.77
	Telecenter1	3.44	0.75
	Home1	3.48	0.75

¹ N = 27
 

Figure C-1: Supervisor Work Environment Characteristics Charts (Continued)

Figure C-2: Selected Supervisor Work Characteristic Attitudes
from the Before and After Surveys (N = 14)

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