Othman, Nafishah and Mohd Yusof, Shafiz Affendi and Sheik Osman, Wan Rozaini (2014) Current practices of self-employed knowledge teleworkers in managing work and family. In: Knowledge Management International Conference 2014 (KMICe2014), 12-15 August 2014, Langkawi, Malaysia.

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the practices of self-employed knowledge teleworkers in managing work and family life in order to attain balance.Effective ways in managing work and family could help self-employed knowledge teleworkers who are struggle to create harmony in the contexts of work and family life and may strengthen and enhance their business achievement. This study employed a qualitative methodology using a single case study of 76 self-employed teleworkers from the e-Homemakers organization in Malaysia.Three types of techniques in collecting data were used; 1) face to face interviews; 2) online open ended survey; and 3) observations of online discussion forum.The interpretative analysis technique was used to analyze the data. The results will provide insight into practices and development needs of knowledge teleworkers that may lead to the development of a guideline for individuals who choose to telework.This is also important to better understand the working arrangement, without incurring any family and personal problems, in balancing work and family life.Thus, this can further improve the quality of work-family life.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	ISBN:9789832078937 Organized by: School of Computing, UUM CAS, Universiti Utara Malaysia
Uncontrolled Keywords:	self-employed, knowledge teleworker, practices, work-family balance, border
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Divisions:	School of Computing
Depositing User:	Mdm. Nafishah Othman
Date Deposited:	01 Jul 2015 07:39
Last Modified:	24 May 2016 03:41
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/14714

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