Analysis of a Teleworking Technology Adoption Case: An Agent-Based Model

Carlos A. Arbelaez-Velasquez (), Diana Giraldo and Santiago Quintero
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Carlos A. Arbelaez-Velasquez: School of Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín 050031, Colombia
Diana Giraldo: School of Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín 050031, Colombia
Santiago Quintero: School of Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín 050031, Colombia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 16, 1-14

Abstract: An agent-based model for teleworking technology adoption is presented, including the risk of office closure in the event of a lockdown. It analyzes an adoption case using simulations and can be adapted to other cases and teleworking promotion strategies to contribute to sustainability. Simulations produce smooth sigmoidal curves that reasonably fit to real adoption curves. The simulation results suggest that the main reason for the observed increase in the adoption rate is the increase in the risk of office closures, the consequent increase in the usefulness of teleworking technology, and the increase in external influence that motivates them.

Keywords: teleworking; agent-based modeling; diffusion of innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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