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Farah Diyanah Ismail, Abdul Azeez Kadar Hamsa & Mansor IbrahimAnalysis of Factors Influencing the Stated Preference of Academic Employees Towards Telecommutingin IIUM Campus, Gombakof telecommuting from both supervisors and employees of theorganization.(3) Further studies covering other compatible workforce among administrativestaff members of the University should be undertaken. Additionally, theviews of top management of the University in introducing telecommutingshould also need to be considered. This will provide much better insightson the compelling issues facing adoption of telecommuting by theUniversity population.CONCLUSIONSTelecommuting is considered as one of the travel demand managementmeasures in reducing the amount of travel and road infrastructure requirements.The amount of travel by private cars has been increasing in IIUM over the yearsbecause of increase in population and car ownership level. The increase intravel in and out of the campus has induced enormous pressure on the limitedroad, parking and related infrastructure on-campus. Formation of long queue ofvehicles entering and leaving the campus in the morning and evening hours hasbecome a normal phenomenon over the recent years, thereby increasing delaytime. Thus, it has given an indication and immediate attention to address theincreasing traffic problems on-campus. The suitability of adoptingtelecommuting in a University setting looks promising because of the greaterflexibility involved, especially among academic staffs, in conducting researchand consultancy projects. The findings showed that a high number of academicstaffs (68%) were willing to adopt telecommuting for at least few days in aweek. It is more prevalent especially among married female academic staffswith children. A formal telecommuting policy is required to further increase thenumber of preferred telecommuters. The formulation of policy on matters suchas frequency of telecommuting, eligible staff members, work schedule,equipments and supplies, security and liability, worksite criteria, injurycompensation and performance evaluation is required to provide a clearoverview of the various aspects involved in practicing telecommuting as analternate work arrangement. However, even with all the policy and proceduresin place, the actual number of telecommuters and the associated benefits it maybring over an extended period of time is what actually need to be seen.© 2012 by MIP 62
PLANNING MALAYSIAJournal of the Malaysia Institute of Planners (2012)ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe authors are grateful to International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) forproviding facilities and support for this research.REFERENCESAbdalla Nurdeen, Riza Atiq O.K. Rahmat & Amirudin Ismail. (2007). Why DoPeople Use Their Car: A Case Study in Malaysia. Journal ofSocial Science, 3(3): 117 – 122, ISSN 1549-3652.Abdul Azeez Kadar Hamsa & Wan Nurul Mardiah Wan Mohd Rani.(2009).Telecommuting and transportation: relationship andimplications. Kuala Lumpur: IIUM PressAnderson, Alan J. B. (1989). Interpreting data: A first course in statistics. GreatBritian: J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd. Bristol.Bagley, M.N., & P.L. Mokhtarian. (1997). Analyzing the preference for nonexclusive forms of telecommuting: modeling and policy implications,Transportation, Vol. 24, pp. 203-226.BERNAMA. (2011). Number of cars in Klang Valley to reach 7 million by2020. Retrieved fromhttp://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsbudget2012.php?id=618416.Brown, J. M. O. (2010). Telecommuting: the affects and effects on notelecommuters. Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and StateUniversity.Cairns, S., Sloman, L., Newson, C., Anable, J., Kirkbride, A. & Goodwin, P.(2004). Smarter Choices Changing the Way We Travel, Department forTransport, London.Coyle, J. J., Novack, R. A., Gibson, B. J. & Bardi, E. J. (2011). Transportation:supply chain perspective (7 th ed.). United States: South –WesternCengage Learning.Drucker, J., & Khattak, A.J. (2000). Propensity to work from home – modelingresults from the 1995 nationwide personal transportation survey.Transportation Research Record, Vol. 1706, pp. 108-117.Ellison, N. B. (1999). Social impacts: New perspectives on telework. SocialScience Computer Review, 17(3), pp. 39-49.Fairweather, N. B. (1999). Surveillance in employment: The case ofteleworking. Journal of Business Ethics, 22(1), pp. 39-49.Feldman, D. & Gainey, T. (1997). Patterns of telecommuting and theirconsequences: framing the research agendaǁ. Human ResourceManagement Review, Vol. 7 No. 4, pp. 369-88.63© 2012 by MIP
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