Othman, Nafishah and Ibrahim, Huda and Sheik Osman, Wan Rozaini and Mohd Yusof, Shafiz Affendi and Md Yussop, Yussalita (2011) Exploring factors that influence teleworkers in the search for work-family balance. In: 3rd International Conference on Computing and Informatics (ICOCI 2011), 8-9 June 2011, Bandung, Indonesia.

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to present the factors that influence teleworkers in managing border between work and family in order to attain balance.By understanding the individuals characteristics may help telewokers in balancing their work and home life.The study used the qualitative method by focusing on a single case study.Three types of techniques in collecting data were used; interviews, on-line survey and discussion forums.The interpretative analysis technique was used to analyze the data and the results were produced based on the analysis. This paper contributes to our understanding the personality factors of teleworkers success in balancing work and home life.The results show that factors such as time management, discipline, family support , motivation, and patience are important in managing work and family while working from home.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	ISBN 978-983-2078-49-4 Organized by: UUM College of Arts and Sciences, Universiti Utara Malaysia.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	teleworking, work-family balance, boundary, personality factors
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General)
Divisions:	College of Arts and Sciences
Depositing User:	Mdm. Nafishah Othman
Date Deposited:	07 Apr 2015 09:00
Last Modified:	07 Apr 2015 09:00
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/13652

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