Implementation Of Teleworking Research Articles

Teleworking in the Context of the Covid-19 Crisis

This article aims to analyze the implementation of teleworking as a security practice to face the crisis resulting from the Covid-19 disease. The present paper provides both theoretical and practical results. From a theoretical standpoint, the Baruch and Nicholson approach is extended with environmental, safety, and legal factors that explain telework. From a practical perspective, a database of companies that have introduced telework as a measure to face coronavirus in a crisis context has been obtained. In short, the Covid-19 crisis demonstrates how teleworking has been used by companies to ensure their employees’ safety and to provide continuity to economic activity. Consequently, safety factors are relevant in the study of teleworking and should be considered in further research.

Business Environment and Their Readiness to Implement the Teleworking: A Field Study on the Application of the Egyptian Private Commercial Banks

The study aimed to determine the readiness of the business environment in the commercial banks of the Arab Republic of Egypt, to apply the method of teleworking, where a range of dimensions affecting the application of teleworking was studied, which is: information and communication technology, training, organizational culture, support to senior management, staff skills, and nature of jobs (flexibility). To achieve the goal of the study, the researcher followed the quantitative approach method through which the researcher relied on the questionnaire as tools to collect data from the study sample, which consisted of 322 workers at the private commercial banks of the study in Alexandria, and collected data and analysis by the statistical analysis program (SPSS version, 25). The researcher reached several important results, including the following: 1) There is an awareness among the vocabulary of the study sample of the readiness of the business environment to apply the teleworking to the private commercial banks operating in the governorate of Alexandria under study. 2) There is an awareness among the vocabulary of the study sample to adopt the method of teleworking at the private commercial banks operating in the governorate of Alexandria under study. 3) There is a positive effect on the dimensions (communication and information technology, organizational culture, employee skills, nature of jobs), while dimensions (training, support to senior management) negatively affect the application of teleworking in private commercial banks. The study also recommended the need to increase support for senior management in private commercial banks for the implementation of teleworking. In addition, providing the necessary training for managers and workers in banks, and at the end of the study, the researcher presented a guide for private commercial banks to implement the recommendations of the study.

Innovando con el teletrabajo en la formación práctica

Information and Communication Technologies are not being exploited in such an updated world, the entrepreneurhas not entered the wavelength of technologies to make the most of the human resource that allows him toobtain greater profits for the organization, and this is why this research has identified that Teleworking has notyet been implemented in a decisive way regarding SENA apprentices, preventing the evolution of training in thisinnovation dynamic.These technologies allow the interaction of cultures, the creation of new knowledge and the sharing of experiencesthat bring different people closer together in any part of the world, through different means of learning that arereachable in this technological era.Teleworking as a form of work organization is an inclusive alternative that ratifies flexible inclusion in theworkplace, which is why this research wants to show the results on: ¿Why companies have not taken the decisionto include Teleworking with SENA apprentices? with the sole purpose of exhorting employers to take the risk inusing new forms of work that can bring benefits for the parties.The methodology used for this research was descriptive-qualitative, which allows to know the characteristics of asample before a specific situation, for the collection of data, online surveys and in-depth expert interviews werecarried out.Finally, the main factors that must be worked by educational institutions, companies and responsible entitiesfor the promotion of Teleworking in Colombia are shown, as well as, alternatives are proposed to achievethe implementation of Teleworking safely within the Learning Contract, generating innovation in both theapprentice’s practical training and the administrative processes of the companies.

Relationship between the Financial Indicators and the Implementation of Telework

Abstract In most European countries, teleworking or homeworking is used in various forms that differ from one another by its legal regulation. The paper examines the SME’s in the Czech Republic from the perspective what makes them to adopt telework using the financial indicators. We hypothesized that employer adoption of telework would depend on some economic factors. The empirical evidence showed that a typical company that uses telework is a company with higher ratio of liabilities and therefore lower ratio of equity, a lower ratio of fixed assets, higher sales, lower inventory, higher labour productivity and higher value added per employee, higher return on equity, higher personnel costs, higher average wages. Within the analysed enterprises, 16 indicators were assessed; the 9 indicators showed the difference between companies that use telework and companies that do not use telework. The research shows a typical company that uses telework.

O teletrabalho na percepção dos teletrabalhadores e seus gestores: vantagens e desvantagens em um estudo de caso

This research addresses a theme in global communication projects and information and communication technologies: telecommuting. It analyzes the implementation of teleworking in an organization under state jurisdiction, according to the perception of teleworkers and their managers, in what concerns the profile of the subjects, motivations for entry into this modality of work, its advantages and disadvantages. For this purpose, a case study, the qualitative approach, and a longitudinal study divided into two data collections, using questionnaires contemplating the entering group through the 2/2016 edict, were used as a methodological procedure. The information was obtained from the responses of 34 teleworkers in the first collection and 26 in the second collection of a universe of 45 participants. The main results refer to the profile of those who chose to telework: the majority is formed by women, married and with children. A major motivation for such a choice of work modality is the ease of conciliating work and family life. The personality profile pointed out as main characteristics the ability to reconcile professional and personal life in the same space and the facility in concentrating. In relation to the main advantages of telework were the quality of life in the family and greater choice of organization of free time. As disadvantages teleworkers mentioned the biased view of telecommuting and reduction in career opportunities. Mangers mentioned the lack of specific regulations and vulnerability of data and resources.

Percepção dos colaboradores acerca do teletrabalho: um estudo de caso na empresa INFOWAY

The advancement of information and communication technology means that physical presence in the office is no longer so necessary. Territoriality is no longer a requirement, and this changes labor relations and company management. Telework has grown in Brazil, however there are still many challenges for it to become a reality throughout the national territory. The objective of this work is to identify the perception of employees about telework, as well as to disseminate and stimulate the interest of companies in this new work modality, taking it away from informality and offering a new strategic perspective for organizations. As for the methodology, an applied, descriptive and qualitative research was carried out, through the case study method in a management systems development company based in Teresina-PI. The results show that the employees of the analyzed company are receptive to the implementation of telework.

BCP研究部会緊急提言「テレワークによるオフィスの電力需要削減を～休日効果で100万kWの電力削減～」の解説( 大震災とテレワーク)

BCP研究部会緊急提言「テレワークによるオフィスの電力需要削減を～休日効果で100万kWの電力削減～」の解説( 大震災とテレワーク)

「東日本大震災及び3月の計画停電時におけるテレワークと事業継続計画に関する有識者調査」の結果報告( 大震災とテレワーク)

「東日本大震災及び3月の計画停電時におけるテレワークと事業継続計画に関する有識者調査」の結果報告( 大震災とテレワーク)

特集「大震災とテレワーク」に寄せて( 大震災とテレワーク)

特集「大震災とテレワーク」に寄せて( 大震災とテレワーク)

緊急提言 テレワークによるオフィスの電力需要削減を : 休日効果で100万kWの電力削減( 大震災とテレワーク)

緊急提言 テレワークによるオフィスの電力需要削減を : 休日効果で100万kWの電力削減( 大震災とテレワーク)

Model for implementation of teleworking in software development organizations

This paper provides a consultation tool for implementation of teleworking in software development organizations. This concept was born for using highly experienced human talent with specific knowledge and skills, in activities that contribute to the development of technological projects within organizations dedicated to development of software, without its physical presence being necessary, as is the case of the Center for Applied Research in Development and Information Technologies [CIADTI] of the Universidad de Pamplona (Colombia). A model that results from the investigation is exposed, which was applied and validated, with an acceptance higher than 79%, so its implementation can be considered in other organizations.

At the Interface of Humanization and De-Humanization: Tele-Management via a Body Double

This study contributes to the debate over the impact of telework on the quality of managerial relationships. Our research adds to the current understanding of intense telework implementation by showing the moderating effect of using a body-double for tele-management. Based on a qualitative exploratory approach, we show that three mechanisms (clear work organization, appropriate use of the body double and anthropomorphizing the body double) play a key role in securing managerial relationships of high quality. In addition to these theoretical contributions, our study provides important empirical results on tele-management via a body double, which remains for the time being an underresearched area.

How Far is Contract and Employee Telework Implemented in SMEs and Large Enterprises? (Case of Slovakia)

Abstract The paper deals with implementation of telework and highlights the inconsistencies in presented outcomes of various surveys focusing on numbers of organizations implementing it. These discrepancies result from differences in legislation of individual countries and differing methodologies used in individual surveys. The research data present the implementation of a particular type of telework (contract and employee telework) in Slovakia and compares the extent to which these work arrangements are implemented in SMEs and large enterprises and in the organizations classified by their ownership scheme.

Telework and Personnel Risk

Flexibility is currently gaining in significance in the field of employment. The ability to freely select the time and the place of work is of great help for both the employee and employer. One of the forms of flexible employment that facilitates such solutions is teleworking. In addition to the many benefits brought forth by this form of employment, employees and employers must also take into consideration the personnel risk associated with telework. The article focuses on the problem of risks faced by a teleworker and those borne by the employer in connection with the introduction of teleworking. The study is theoretical and empirical nature, taking advantage of materials in literature covering personnel risk and telework, articles from the Internet and empirical data contained in reports from PARP [Polska Agencja Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości – Polish Agency for Enterprise Development] and PBS DGA [market research company] studies. The basic methods of preparation consist of analysis and synthesis, as well as induction, deduction and reduction. The conducted study reveals, among others, that the implementation of teleworking carries with it personnel risk that applies to two entities - the teleworker and the employer. In order to reduce or minimise such risk, it is necessary to create new rules for teamwork coordination and supervision, as well as make amendments to some legal solutions aimed at encouraging employers to conclude employment contracts.

Teleworking as a Mobility Strategy for Mexico City

Urban spatial mobility and its environmental impact have been attracting attention in academic circles, but have not yet fully permeated the urban public policy agenda. Proposals to reduce commuting (journeys to work) recommended in the relevant literature include controlling land use to cut the distance between home and the workplace, inducing modal shift, promoting concentration of service activities, time distributing work schedules, and teleworking (TW). The purpose of this article is to report some findings regarding the implementation of TW based on a survey of corporate employees that enter this work modality in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area. We provide insights as to the potential impact the adoption of TW might have on the city's commuting pattern, use of energy, and environmental pollution.

Managerial telework allowance decisions – a vignette study among German managers

Managers play an important role in the implementation of telework in organizations since they frequently have final approval over employees' requests for telework arrangements. Drawing upon March's (1994) dual-logic theory of decision making, the study examines antecedents of managers' responses to employees' requests for telework. Using a vignette study with a balanced experimental design, we investigated the impact of person-related, task-related and organizational context factors on managerial telework allowance decisions in German organizations. Several person- and task-related factors were found to be significantly related to managers' telework allowance decisions. Organizational context factors, such as a family-supportive organizational culture and formal policies were found to either directly or indirectly influence managers' responses to employees' requests for telework. More specifically, formal telework policies were important in stimulating favorable managerial telework allowance decisions when applicant criticality was low and the organizational culture was family-unsupportive. In line with March's (1994) theory of decision making, the study shows that utility maximization is only one perspective of decision making which managers apply to telework allowance decisions. Rule following and considerations of appropriateness are also taken into account by managers when deciding upon employees' telework requests.

A secure portable execution environment to support teleworking

Purpose – This paper presents the design, development and trialling of the mobile execution environment (MEE), a secure portable execution environment designed to support secure teleworking. Teleworking is an established work practice, yet often the information security controls in the teleworking location are weaker than those in a corporate office. Security concerns also prevent organisations allowing personnel to telework. Design/methodology/approach – The design science research methodology was applied to develop the MEE, and this paper is structured using the process elements of the methodology. Findings – In this paper, the problem addressed and the design objectives are defined. The design and implementation is discussed, and the testing and trialling approach adopted to demonstrate the MEE is summarised. An evaluation of the demonstration results against the design objectives is presented. Research limitations/implications – The MEE is part of an ongoing research project using open source software; the structure and functionality of the software can limit or influence the direction of the research. Practical implications – The MEE provides a secure portable execution environment suitable for transaction-oriented work performed remotely; e.g. teleworkers performing customer support work. Social implications – The paper contributes to encouraging the implementation of teleworking. Originality/value – The MEE builds on the concept of a portable executable operating system that uploads onto a PC through an external port. The MEE extends this concept by providing a hardened secure computing environment that is uploaded from a secure storage device or a standard thumb drive (USB flash drive).

Telework rationale and implementation for people with disabilities: Considerations for employer policymaking

Telework has been promoted as a viable workplace accommodation for people with disabilities since the 1990s, when information and communication technologies (ICT) had developed sufficiently to facilitate its widespread adoption. This initial research and accompanying policy recommendations were prescriptive in nature and frequently aimed at employers. This article adds to existing policy models for facilitating successful telework outcomes for people with disabilities. Drawing upon two studies by the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Workplace Accommodations, we expound on employee-side considerations in the implementation of telework. Our policy model utilizes established typologies for policy evaluation to develop a process model that considers rationales and implementation factors for telework among people with physical disabilities. Telework may be used as an accommodation for disability, but employee rationales for telework are more complex, involving work-life balance, strategies for pain and fatigue not formally recognized as disability, and expediency in travel and transportation. Implementation of telework as a component of workplace operations is similarly multifaceted, involving non-technology accommodations to realize job restructuring left incomplete by telework. Our model grounds new empirical research in this area. We also renew our call for additional research on effective telework practices for people with disabilities.

How worthwhile is teleworking from a sustainable mobility perspective? The case of Brussels Capital region.

Since the 1960s, the number of commuters in the Brussels Capital Region has doubled: nowadays more than 400,000 workers commute in and out of Brussels on a daily basis. In order to preserve the liveability of the region in terms of mobility, environment and traffic safety, policy measures should be taken to reduce the number and/or distances of commuter trips. Telework is often suggested as an instrument to reduce the environmental and socio-economic impacts of mobility on society. Currently, the implementation of teleworking is however still rather limited and fragmental in most companies in Belgium. Goal of this paper is to assess whether further encouragement of telework is advisable from a sustainable mobility viewpoint. Based on Belgian survey data, an appraisal of the environmental and mobility related impacts of telework for companies located in the Brussels Capital Region is performed, using an analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of telework. In order to quantify the effects, external costs of trips to the central headquarter office are compared to those of trips to decentralized satellite offices and those caused by additional distances travelled when teleworking at home. Modal shifts occurring between trips travelled to the central office and trips travelled to the satellite office are taken into account and play an important role in the overall impact on external transport costs. Also receptor density and congestion levels along the routes travelled are taken into account.

DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL TERRITORIES IN LATVIA IMPLEMENTING TELEWORK

DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL TERRITORIES IN LATVIA IMPLEMENTING TELEWORK