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The benefits of and challenges faced by worldwide federal governments in implementing the telework program

Problem statement: In recent decades, the telework program implemented in advanced and developed countries, has started to draw the interests of many parties towards understanding their experiences.The efforts to understand telework benefits and challenges would serve as an important basis prior to...

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Main Authors: Kang, Eng Thye, Shek Osman, Wan Rozaini, Othman, Nafishah, Abd Razak, Rafidah, Mat Aji, Zahurin
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2012
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HD28 Management. Industrial Management
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spelling my.uum.repo.110332015-05-25T02:07:38Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/11033/ The benefits of and challenges faced by worldwide federal governments in implementing the telework program Kang, Eng Thye Shek Osman, Wan Rozaini Othman, Nafishah Abd Razak, Rafidah Mat Aji, Zahurin HD28 Management. Industrial Management Problem statement: In recent decades, the telework program implemented in advanced and developed countries, has started to draw the interests of many parties towards understanding their experiences.The efforts to understand telework benefits and challenges would serve as an important basis prior to considering the adoption any telework program by the federal government agencies.Books, websites and journals were the primary sources that allowed the conduct of intensive literature reviews to obtain a full understanding of the telework issue.In terms of benefits, employers gain the competitive edge; less disruption of operations and better services to remote communities.Employees could enjoy the flexible time schedule; better family dependent care; less commuting costs and time; and higher productivity. Society could enjoy new job creation; less environmental pollution and work redistribution. In contrast, the challenges experienced are insufficient central federal government funding; top management resistance; and the difficulty to measure employee productivity. No program offers 100 percent unlimited benefits.Telework, in this case, is no different.Nevertheless, no one size fits all. Further tailoring of telework policy to suit different government agencies’ specific needs is an important approach to ensure its success. 2012-07-04 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/11033/1/CR140.pdf Kang, Eng Thye and Shek Osman, Wan Rozaini and Othman, Nafishah and Abd Razak, Rafidah and Mat Aji, Zahurin (2012) The benefits of and challenges faced by worldwide federal governments in implementing the telework program. In: Knowledge Management International Conference (KMICe) 2012, 4 – 6 July 2012, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. http://www.kmice.uum.edu.my
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topic HD28 Management. Industrial Management
spellingShingle HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Kang, Eng Thye
Shek Osman, Wan Rozaini
Othman, Nafishah
Abd Razak, Rafidah
Mat Aji, Zahurin
The benefits of and challenges faced by worldwide federal governments in implementing the telework program
description Problem statement: In recent decades, the telework program implemented in advanced and developed countries, has started to draw the interests of many parties towards understanding their experiences.The efforts to understand telework benefits and challenges would serve as an important basis prior to considering the adoption any telework program by the federal government agencies.Books, websites and journals were the primary sources that allowed the conduct of intensive literature reviews to obtain a full understanding of the telework issue.In terms of benefits, employers gain the competitive edge; less disruption of operations and better services to remote communities.Employees could enjoy the flexible time schedule; better family dependent care; less commuting costs and time; and higher productivity. Society could enjoy new job creation; less environmental pollution and work redistribution. In contrast, the challenges experienced are insufficient central federal government funding; top management resistance; and the difficulty to measure employee productivity. No program offers 100 percent unlimited benefits.Telework, in this case, is no different.Nevertheless, no one size fits all. Further tailoring of telework policy to suit different government agencies’ specific needs is an important approach to ensure its success.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Kang, Eng Thye
Shek Osman, Wan Rozaini
Othman, Nafishah
Abd Razak, Rafidah
Mat Aji, Zahurin
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Shek Osman, Wan Rozaini
Othman, Nafishah
Abd Razak, Rafidah
Mat Aji, Zahurin
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title The benefits of and challenges faced by worldwide federal governments in implementing the telework program
title_short The benefits of and challenges faced by worldwide federal governments in implementing the telework program
title_full The benefits of and challenges faced by worldwide federal governments in implementing the telework program
title_fullStr The benefits of and challenges faced by worldwide federal governments in implementing the telework program
title_full_unstemmed The benefits of and challenges faced by worldwide federal governments in implementing the telework program
title_sort benefits of and challenges faced by worldwide federal governments in implementing the telework program
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