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The Contribution of Teleworking towards a Green Computing Environment

The Contribution of Teleworking towards a Green Computing Environment

Iheanyi Chuku Egbuta (University of South Wales, UK), Brychan Thomas (University of South Wales, UK) and Said Al-Hasan (University of South Wales, UK)
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781522507888|ISBN10: 1522507884|EISBN13: 9781522507895
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0788-8.ch068
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Egbuta, Iheanyi Chuku,et al. "The Contribution of Teleworking towards a Green Computing Environment." Nature-Inspired Computing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 1723-1738. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0788-8.ch068

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Egbuta, I. C., Thomas, B., & Al-Hasan, S. (2017). The Contribution of Teleworking towards a Green Computing Environment. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Nature-Inspired Computing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1723-1738). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0788-8.ch068

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Egbuta, Iheanyi Chuku and Brychan Thomas, and Said Al-Hasan. "The Contribution of Teleworking towards a Green Computing Environment." In Nature-Inspired Computing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications. edited by Management Association, Information Resources, 1723-1738. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0788-8.ch068

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Abstract

The aims of the chapter are to consider the strategic green issues of teleworking in terms of the environment, transport, location, office space, and resource use for modern organisations and business sectors and to formulate a conceptual model of the processes involved. In fact, teleworking technologies are variously implemented for green computing initiatives, and the many advantages include lower greenhouse gas emissions related to travel, greater worker satisfaction, and as a result of lower overhead office costs, increased profit margins. The chapter initially investigates the appropriateness of a working definition of teleworking with regard to green computing, and following this, explores the benefits and barriers of teleworking in a green computing environment. The theoretical frameworks and models of teleworking are then considered, and a conceptual model of the contribution of teleworking to green computing is formulated. It is the intention of the chapter to identify and articulate those teleworking concepts that will be useful to academicians, scientists, business entrepreneurs, practitioners, managers, and policy makers, and to indicate future research directions for research scholars and students with similar interests.

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