As Idle Time Gaming, Inc.'s business and product lines continue to grow, it wants to limit the need to build additional space to house programmers and other personnel who work on new products. The company has strategically decided to adopt __________ so skilled employees can work from remote locations.

A. interfirm communication
B. teleportation
C. just-in-time systems
D. telecommuting

Telecommuting can be defined as the possibility that a company offers employees to work outside the office, being able to do the work from their own home or from different locations. In this work agreement, contact with the company is made through communication via email, telephone and remote conferences, but the an employee can also be in the office to attend meetings or have direct contact with their managers.

There are many added benefits in the strategic use of telecommuting, some of which are greater flexibility and freedom of choice for the worker to define his time and place of work, which consequently increases productivity and motivation for work.