Current practices of self-employed knowledge teleworkers in managing work and family

• Main Authors: Othman, Nafishah, Mohd Yusof, Shafiz Affendi, Sheik Osman, Wan Rozaini
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: HD28 Management. Industrial Management
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/14714/1/K28.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/14714/; http://www.kmice.cms.net.my/kmice2014/intro.asp

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.