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Assessment of Factors Underpinning Employee’s Interest and Preference for Telecommuting in Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria Koleayo Oluwafemi Omoyajowo; Adeyemi Adewale Akinola; Mary Adetutu Adewunmi; Grace Ojo-Emmanuel; Allen Ebosiem; Kolawole Ayodeji Omoyajowo; Aziba-anyam Gift Raimi
International Journal of Business, Technology and Organizational Behavior (IJBTOB) Vol. 1 No. 4 (2021): August | International Journal of Business, Technology and Organizational Behav
Publisher : Garuda Prestasi Nusantara Consulting

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.52218/ijbtob.v1i4.104

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Public awareness on environmentally sound practices viz-a-viz strategies that may also sustain a balanced work life culture cannot be overemphasized. Telecommuting represents one of those viable environmentally sound practices that offer flexibility to employees through working from their homes which to a great extent have improved employee’s productivity. This study assessed the level of awareness about telecommuting as well as the factors underpinning employee’s interest and preference for telecommuting in Lagos, Nigeria. A total of 220 responses from structured questionnaires was designed to capture the level of awareness, interest, readiness, and perception of employees towards telecommuting in Lagos Island, both descriptive and inferential analysis was used for the study. The study shows that 72% were aware of telecommuting and its associated benefits while about 90% opined that telecommuting will be suitable to their work. There was also a significant positive but weak relationship among employee’s preference for telecommuting and factors such as age, marital status, awareness about telecommuting, and the experience of traffic gridlock and its associated stress .This study concluded that with the high level of awareness of telecommuting, organisations should gainfully harness the wide array of prospects that accompanies the adoption of telecommuting which has the long term advantage of stimulating labor productivity.
Drivers of Telecommuting Policy in Nigerian Organisations Koleayo Omoyajowo; Susan Ebosiem; Adeyemi Akinola; Sunday Amiolemen; Kolawole Omoyajowo; Andrew Oriola; Olapeju Adenekan; Aziba-anyam Gift Raimi
International Journal of Business, Technology and Organizational Behavior (IJBTOB) Vol. 1 No. 4 (2021): August | International Journal of Business, Technology and Organizational Behav
Publisher : Garuda Prestasi Nusantara Consulting

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.52218/ijbtob.v1i4.105

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This study evaluates factors influencing the adoption of telecommuting among the selected organisations in Nigeria. A questionnaire research tool was used basically to capture the level of awareness, interest, readiness, and perception of Nigerian organisations towards telecommuting. A total of 180 questionnaires was administered to 180 Nigerian firms in Lagos, 120 questionnaires were counted valid for analysis. This study observed high level of awareness among Nigerian organisations but paradoxically, this high level of awareness does not engender the adoption of telecommuting by those organisations. Findings revealed that the fright of difficulty in assessing employees’ performance, inadequacy of ICT infrastructures and the fear of corporate data theft are the key factors inhibiting the adoption of telecommuting by organisations. This study concluded there is a need for organisations to be aware of the benefits of telecommuting and how telecommuting policy can be devised to strategically fit into the work culture for productivity. Keywords: Telecommuting; Public Research Institutes, Adoption, Factors, Lagos.