Malaysian employees perception pertaining to telework / Farzana Quoquab, Lim Chui Seong and Haider Ali Malik

The present research attempts to gain deeper understanding of Malaysian employees‟ perception pertaining to telework. Telephone and face-to-face interview generated 37 responses which revealed that mostly teleworking was viewed positively by the respondents. However, less team cohesiveness and socia...

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Main Authors:	Quoquab, Farzana, Lim, Chui Seong, Malik, Haider Ali
Format:	Article
Published:	Faculty of Business Management 2013
Subjects:	Employee participation in management. Employee ownership. Industrial democracy. Works councils
Online Access:	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/8726/

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spelling	uitm-87262017-06-09T07:26:11Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/8726/ Malaysian employees perception pertaining to telework / Farzana Quoquab, Lim Chui Seong and Haider Ali Malik Quoquab, Farzana Lim, Chui Seong Malik, Haider Ali Employee participation in management. Employee ownership. Industrial democracy. Works councils The present research attempts to gain deeper understanding of Malaysian employees‟ perception pertaining to telework. Telephone and face-to-face interview generated 37 responses which revealed that mostly teleworking was viewed positively by the respondents. However, less team cohesiveness and socialization, lack of infrastructural support and direct supervision, and less control over the employees were mostly cited drawbacks in adopting telework. On the other hand, avoidance of traffic jam, reduced travelling time, saving cost, maintaining work and family life balance, increased productivity, trust, commitment and job satisfaction were mentioned as the benefits of telework. To avail these opportunities, it is indeed important for the Malaysian organizations to embrace this innovative work arrangement. However, the hindrance associated with telework is needed to be tackled with care. This study is among the pioneer in understanding the problems and prospects of telework adoption in Malaysia from a qualitative perspective which calls for more research to conduct in this field. Faculty of Business Management 2013 Article NonPeerReviewed Quoquab, Farzana and Lim, Chui Seong and Malik, Haider Ali (2013) Malaysian employees perception pertaining to telework / Farzana Quoquab, Lim Chui Seong and Haider Ali Malik. Business and Management Quarterly Review (BMQR), 3 (1). pp. 63-76. ISSN 2180-2777
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spellingShingle	Employee participation in management. Employee ownership. Industrial democracy. Works councils Quoquab, Farzana Lim, Chui Seong Malik, Haider Ali Malaysian employees perception pertaining to telework / Farzana Quoquab, Lim Chui Seong and Haider Ali Malik
description	The present research attempts to gain deeper understanding of Malaysian employees‟ perception pertaining to telework. Telephone and face-to-face interview generated 37 responses which revealed that mostly teleworking was viewed positively by the respondents. However, less team cohesiveness and socialization, lack of infrastructural support and direct supervision, and less control over the employees were mostly cited drawbacks in adopting telework. On the other hand, avoidance of traffic jam, reduced travelling time, saving cost, maintaining work and family life balance, increased productivity, trust, commitment and job satisfaction were mentioned as the benefits of telework. To avail these opportunities, it is indeed important for the Malaysian organizations to embrace this innovative work arrangement. However, the hindrance associated with telework is needed to be tackled with care. This study is among the pioneer in understanding the problems and prospects of telework adoption in Malaysia from a qualitative perspective which calls for more research to conduct in this field.
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author	Quoquab, Farzana Lim, Chui Seong Malik, Haider Ali
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title	Malaysian employees perception pertaining to telework / Farzana Quoquab, Lim Chui Seong and Haider Ali Malik
title_short	Malaysian employees perception pertaining to telework / Farzana Quoquab, Lim Chui Seong and Haider Ali Malik
title_full	Malaysian employees perception pertaining to telework / Farzana Quoquab, Lim Chui Seong and Haider Ali Malik
title_fullStr	Malaysian employees perception pertaining to telework / Farzana Quoquab, Lim Chui Seong and Haider Ali Malik
title_full_unstemmed	Malaysian employees perception pertaining to telework / Farzana Quoquab, Lim Chui Seong and Haider Ali Malik
title_sort	malaysian employees perception pertaining to telework / farzana quoquab, lim chui seong and haider ali malik
publisher	Faculty of Business Management
publishDate	2013
url	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/8726/
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Malaysian employees perception pertaining to telework / Farzana Quoquab, Lim Chui Seong and Haider Ali Malik

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