The challenge of telecommuting implementation in Malaysian government offices
Telecommuting is no longer an option for organization today, as people have more choices in the type of jobs or organization they want to work with. With education, knowledge, sophisticated but affordable information and communication technology (ICT), people can now choose to work for one or more...
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| author | Abd Razak, Rafidah Mat Aji, Zahurin Sheik Osman, Wan Rozaini Othman, Nafishah Wahid, Juliana |
| author2 | Khosrow-Pour, Mehdi |
| author_facet | Khosrow-Pour, Mehdi Abd Razak, Rafidah Mat Aji, Zahurin Sheik Osman, Wan Rozaini Othman, Nafishah Wahid, Juliana |
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| description | Telecommuting is no longer an option for organization today, as people have more choices in the type of jobs or organization they want to work with. With education, knowledge, sophisticated but affordable information and communication technology (ICT), people can now choose to
work for one or more employers. Telecommuting becomes one of the choices for the employees in most organizations in developed countries. In Malaysia, telecommuting is still in its infancy. However it is hope that as ICT become more common in the country, telecommuting will be an alternative work option to Malaysians. Telecommuting can be a liberating
option for physically challenged, retires, and workers who may otherwise have had to drop out from labour force due to social obligations at home or otherwise. In this study we investigate Malaysian senior government civil servants’ attitudes concerning telecommuting. The study identifies
the factors that support telecommuting implementation in Malaysian government offices. Using the Delphi technique, a group of senior government civil servants were asked to identify potential impact of telecommuting in government offices.The items were recorded and analyzed. The group identified seven factors determined to be very important to support the implementation of telecommuting. The factors
are rules, regulation and policies, infrastructure,finance, selection,training, environment and benefits. Explanations are offered for each factor and areas for further research are also discussed. |
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| spelling | uum-43482012-02-14T02:13:43Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/4348/ The challenge of telecommuting implementation in Malaysian government offices Abd Razak, Rafidah Mat Aji, Zahurin Sheik Osman, Wan Rozaini Othman, Nafishah Wahid, Juliana JQ Political institutions Asia T Technology (General) Telecommuting is no longer an option for organization today, as people have more choices in the type of jobs or organization they want to work with. With education, knowledge, sophisticated but affordable information and communication technology (ICT), people can now choose to work for one or more employers. Telecommuting becomes one of the choices for the employees in most organizations in developed countries. In Malaysia, telecommuting is still in its infancy. However it is hope that as ICT become more common in the country, telecommuting will be an alternative work option to Malaysians. Telecommuting can be a liberating option for physically challenged, retires, and workers who may otherwise have had to drop out from labour force due to social obligations at home or otherwise. In this study we investigate Malaysian senior government civil servants’ attitudes concerning telecommuting. The study identifies the factors that support telecommuting implementation in Malaysian government offices. Using the Delphi technique, a group of senior government civil servants were asked to identify potential impact of telecommuting in government offices.The items were recorded and analyzed. The group identified seven factors determined to be very important to support the implementation of telecommuting. The factors are rules, regulation and policies, infrastructure,finance, selection,training, environment and benefits. Explanations are offered for each factor and areas for further research are also discussed. Idea Group Inc. Khosrow-Pour, Mehdi 2006-05-03 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/4348/1/Raf.pdf Abd Razak, Rafidah and Mat Aji, Zahurin and Sheik Osman, Wan Rozaini and Othman, Nafishah and Wahid, Juliana (2006) The challenge of telecommuting implementation in Malaysian government offices. In: Emerging Trends and Challenges in Information Technology Management. Idea Group Inc., USA, pp. 813-815. ISBN 9781599040196 |
| spellingShingle | JQ Political institutions Asia T Technology (General) Abd Razak, Rafidah Mat Aji, Zahurin Sheik Osman, Wan Rozaini Othman, Nafishah Wahid, Juliana The challenge of telecommuting implementation in Malaysian government offices |
| title | The challenge of telecommuting implementation in Malaysian
government offices |
| title_full | The challenge of telecommuting implementation in Malaysian
government offices |
| title_fullStr | The challenge of telecommuting implementation in Malaysian
government offices |
| title_full_unstemmed | The challenge of telecommuting implementation in Malaysian
government offices |
| title_short | The challenge of telecommuting implementation in Malaysian
government offices |
| title_sort | challenge of telecommuting implementation in malaysian government offices |
| topic | JQ Political institutions Asia T Technology (General) |
| url | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/4348/1/Raf.pdf |
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