It was generally accepted that one had to be in an office to work efficiently, probably until the late 1960s-early 1970s when people began to question the old methods and new trends began.
Why was this? In my opinion, it was a general level of questioning things throughout society, not just the workplace but the establishment across the board, eg. fashion,music,films,etc all questioned the old practises and looked for a way to change them to their advantage this brought good points and bad, indeed some believe it contributed to a lowering ofstandards,whilst others felt it brought liberation. It was into this climate that the punk-rock movement was born, for example.
However, no matter what one feels philosophically about trends or changes the hard fact of the matter is that the business practice has to be effective irrespective of whether or not it is from an office or from home, or the trend would have a very short shelf-life.
This being the case, it is important to examine the advantages/disadvantages of working from home.
Looking at the traditional model, in, say, a factory, as I have experience of being a part-owner of, hence can glean personal...