Enhancing the implementation of telecommuting (work from home) in Malaysia

The telecommuting programme is nothing unusual in developed countries and it is proven benefit regardless of employee or employer perspective. However, this programme has not yet gained popularity in Malaysia. Currently, there are only some forms of telecommute practices and mainly carried out as un...

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Main Authors: Teh, Boon Heng, Soh, Patrick Chin Hooi, Loh, Yin Lee, Ong, Tze San, Hong, Yong Hoe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28262/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28262/1/28262.pdf
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author Teh, Boon Heng
Soh, Patrick Chin Hooi
Loh, Yin Lee
Ong, Tze San
Hong, Yong Hoe
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Soh, Patrick Chin Hooi
Loh, Yin Lee
Ong, Tze San
Hong, Yong Hoe
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description The telecommuting programme is nothing unusual in developed countries and it is proven benefit regardless of employee or employer perspective. However, this programme has not yet gained popularity in Malaysia. Currently, there are only some forms of telecommute practices and mainly carried out as unofficial agreement between staff and managers and not with the consent of the company administration. Therefore, it is necessary to look into this area particularly initiatives to increase the implementation of telecommuting in Malaysia. Hence, my research will examine in detail the steps and driving factors for telecommuting implementation in Malaysia. The study has revealed two significant driving factors for telecommuting implementation in Malaysia: (1) Job Satisfaction and Commitment and (2) Operating Cost Reduction. Complement with it, a detailed implementation steps for telecommuting have been described in this study, thus providing detailed guidance and reference for any firms who are implementing or planning to implementing a telecommuting programme.
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spelling upm-282622017-10-23T01:43:34Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28262/ Enhancing the implementation of telecommuting (work from home) in Malaysia Teh, Boon Heng Soh, Patrick Chin Hooi Loh, Yin Lee Ong, Tze San Hong, Yong Hoe The telecommuting programme is nothing unusual in developed countries and it is proven benefit regardless of employee or employer perspective. However, this programme has not yet gained popularity in Malaysia. Currently, there are only some forms of telecommute practices and mainly carried out as unofficial agreement between staff and managers and not with the consent of the company administration. Therefore, it is necessary to look into this area particularly initiatives to increase the implementation of telecommuting in Malaysia. Hence, my research will examine in detail the steps and driving factors for telecommuting implementation in Malaysia. The study has revealed two significant driving factors for telecommuting implementation in Malaysia: (1) Job Satisfaction and Commitment and (2) Operating Cost Reduction. Complement with it, a detailed implementation steps for telecommuting have been described in this study, thus providing detailed guidance and reference for any firms who are implementing or planning to implementing a telecommuting programme. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28262/1/28262.pdf Teh, Boon Heng and Soh, Patrick Chin Hooi and Loh, Yin Lee and Ong, Tze San and Hong, Yong Hoe (2013) Enhancing the implementation of telecommuting (work from home) in Malaysia. Asian Social Science, 9 (7). pp. 1-11. ISSN 1911-2017; ESSN: 1911-2025 http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/27113 10.5539/ass.v9n7p1
spellingShingle Teh, Boon Heng
Soh, Patrick Chin Hooi
Loh, Yin Lee
Ong, Tze San
Hong, Yong Hoe
Enhancing the implementation of telecommuting (work from home) in Malaysia
title Enhancing the implementation of telecommuting (work from home) in Malaysia
title_full Enhancing the implementation of telecommuting (work from home) in Malaysia
title_fullStr Enhancing the implementation of telecommuting (work from home) in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing the implementation of telecommuting (work from home) in Malaysia
title_short Enhancing the implementation of telecommuting (work from home) in Malaysia
title_sort enhancing the implementation of telecommuting (work from home) in malaysia
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28262/1/28262.pdf