Telecommuting and Remote Work Revolution: Are Workers More Effective and Productive Working from Home? (A Multi-Perspective Analysis)

Authors

  • Michael Sunday Agba Department of Public Administration, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
  • Grace Eleojo Michael Agba National Health Insurance Scheme Unit University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria
  • Godwin Ettah Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
  • Victoria Ahonya Obera Department of Office Technology and Management Studies, School of Management Studies, Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18662/lumenss/11.2/73

Keywords:

Telecommuting, Remote Work Revolution, Remote Workers, Productivity

Abstract

Working from Home (WFH) has become a profound workplace culture in developed and developing countries with a concern whether it should be continued or discontinued. Therefore, the purpose of this paper was to examine the subject of telecommuting and remote work revolution against whether workers are more effective and productive working from home? To accomplish this, a descriptive research design that is multi-perspective in nature and utilizes the content analysis approach was adopted. The paper presented a brief history of teleworking, different remote working platforms, performance of teleworkers, factors affecting performance of remote workers and concluding remarks which embodies recommendations.

Author Biography

Michael Sunday Agba, Department of Public Administration, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

Dr. Michael Sunday Agba

Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Administration,

University of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria

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2022-12-12

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Agba, M. S., Agba, G. E. M., Ettah, G., & Obera, V. A. . (2022). Telecommuting and Remote Work Revolution: Are Workers More Effective and Productive Working from Home? (A Multi-Perspective Analysis). Logos Universality Mentality Education Novelty: Social Sciences, 11(2), 82-94. https://doi.org/10.18662/lumenss/11.2/73

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Vol. 11 No. 2 (2022): Logos Universality Mentality Education Novelty: Social Sciences

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Theoretical Perspectives

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