The drivers and barriers of telecommuting

The case of Lebanon during Covid-19

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ID4388658
AuthorsHabibah Ismail (0000-0001-9772-6032, Department of Management Studies Lebanese American University–New York New York New York USA, corresponding author), Lama Blaique (0000-0001-9330-5062, Assistant Professor of Management, Department of General Business and Management American University in Dubai Dubai UAE), Ola Syagha (ICC Group Beirut Lebanon)
Year2023
Volume73
Issue248
Pages641-655
Publication date2023-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Social Science Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8701 • E-ISSN: 1468-2451
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/issj.12400
OpenAlexW4362608431
LanguageEN
References cited61

This study aims to investigate the barriers and drivers relating to telecommuting as a mode of work in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Using a qualitative research design, data from 30 interviews conducted with employees from different departments and specialties in Lebanon were analysed. The results reveal three main themes, namely, technological context, organisational context and national context in relation to the experiences of workers telecommuting during the pandemic. There are limited studies that examine telecommuting in the Middle East region in general and in Lebanon in particular. The study highlights the benefits of telecommuting and offers several organisational and contextual implications that would enhance the adoption of telecommuting in the Middle East region

Business · Context (archaeology) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Geography · Middle East · Pandemic · Political science · Public relations · Telecommuting · Work (physics) · Consumer Retail Behavior Studies · Engineering · Medicine · Work-Family Balance Challenges

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