What Drives eWork?– An Exploration into Determinants of eWork Uptake in Europe –

The paper uses the SIBIS database (which stems from population surveys undertaken in 2002/2003 in all current EU25 Member States1 plus the remaining candidate countries Bulgaria and Romania, as well as Switzerland and the USA) to explore the determinants of eWork uptake at the level of the individual. The analysis shows which factors increase or decrease the likelihood of a person taking up eWork, hereby distinguishing between what today is called multi-locational eWork on the one hand, and tele-cooperation or uni-locational eWork on the other hand. Before doing so, the authors discuss a definitional framework for eWork which is intended to clarify the relationship between traditional telework and other types of locationally flexible work, and to point out the implications this has on eWork-related policy-making. SIBIS was funded by the European Commission through its Information Society Programme.