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Internet misuse at work in Jordan: Challenges and implications

The Internet has undoubtedly transformed our lives—both at the personal and professional levels. What happens when the Internet is used simultaneously for personal purposes but during work or professional time? This paper seeks to argue that such interaction is one of the challenges that organizatio...

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Main Authors: Alshuaibi, Ahmad Said, Mohd Shamsudin, Faridahwati, Alshuaibi, Mohammad Said Ibrahim
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2015
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HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Online Access:http://repo.uum.edu.my/16448/1/rg43.pdf
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spelling my.uum.repo.164482016-04-12T07:07:48Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/16448/ Internet misuse at work in Jordan: Challenges and implications Alshuaibi, Ahmad Said Mohd Shamsudin, Faridahwati Alshuaibi, Mohammad Said Ibrahim HD28 Management. Industrial Management The Internet has undoubtedly transformed our lives—both at the personal and professional levels. What happens when the Internet is used simultaneously for personal purposes but during work or professional time? This paper seeks to argue that such interaction is one of the challenges that organizations are facing today. We intend to discuss the phenomenon of Internet misuse at work with specific reference to Jordan. As one of the only two countries in the Middle East that has fully liberalized the telecommunications sector, the growing Internet penetration in the country is not without risks. Internet misuse is one likely consequence of the liberalization policy.In this paper, we seek to explain what Internet misuse is, how it is problematic to organizations and how it can be addressed. Though the problem of Internet misuse is not unique to Jordan, we argue that effective measures to tackle the issue are likely to be appropriate to some extent for other countries facing a similar problem. 2015-11-22 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/16448/1/rg43.pdf Alshuaibi, Ahmad Said and Mohd Shamsudin, Faridahwati and Alshuaibi, Mohammad Said Ibrahim (2015) Internet misuse at work in Jordan: Challenges and implications. In: 3rd Convention of the World Association of Business Schools (WAiBS) 2015: Enhancing Productivity and Sustainability, 22 November 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Unpublished)
institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
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topic HD28 Management. Industrial Management
spellingShingle HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Alshuaibi, Ahmad Said
Mohd Shamsudin, Faridahwati
Alshuaibi, Mohammad Said Ibrahim
Internet misuse at work in Jordan: Challenges and implications
description The Internet has undoubtedly transformed our lives—both at the personal and professional levels. What happens when the Internet is used simultaneously for personal purposes but during work or professional time? This paper seeks to argue that such interaction is one of the challenges that organizations are facing today. We intend to discuss the phenomenon of Internet misuse at work with specific reference to Jordan. As one of the only two countries in the Middle East that has fully liberalized the telecommunications sector, the growing Internet penetration in the country is not without risks. Internet misuse is one likely consequence of the liberalization policy.In this paper, we seek to explain what Internet misuse is, how it is problematic to organizations and how it can be addressed. Though the problem of Internet misuse is not unique to Jordan, we argue that effective measures to tackle the issue are likely to be appropriate to some extent for other countries facing a similar problem.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Alshuaibi, Ahmad Said
Mohd Shamsudin, Faridahwati
Alshuaibi, Mohammad Said Ibrahim
author_facet Alshuaibi, Ahmad Said
Mohd Shamsudin, Faridahwati
Alshuaibi, Mohammad Said Ibrahim
author_sort Alshuaibi, Ahmad Said
title Internet misuse at work in Jordan: Challenges and implications
title_short Internet misuse at work in Jordan: Challenges and implications
title_full Internet misuse at work in Jordan: Challenges and implications
title_fullStr Internet misuse at work in Jordan: Challenges and implications
title_full_unstemmed Internet misuse at work in Jordan: Challenges and implications
title_sort internet misuse at work in jordan: challenges and implications
publishDate 2015
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/16448/1/rg43.pdf
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