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Teleworking and a Green Computing Environment: A Conceptual Model

Teleworking and a Green Computing Environment: A Conceptual Model

Iheanyi Chuku Egbuta, Brychan Thomas, Said Al-Hasan
Copyright: © 2017 |Volume: 9 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 18
ISSN: 1935-5661|EISSN: 1935-567X|EISBN13: 9781522511915|DOI: 10.4018/IJICTHD.2017010104
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Egbuta, Iheanyi Chuku, et al. "Teleworking and a Green Computing Environment: A Conceptual Model." IJICTHD vol.9, no.1 2017: pp.48-65. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJICTHD.2017010104

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Egbuta, I. C., Thomas, B., & Al-Hasan, S. (2017). Teleworking and a Green Computing Environment: A Conceptual Model. International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD), 9(1), 48-65. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJICTHD.2017010104

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Egbuta, Iheanyi Chuku, Brychan Thomas, and Said Al-Hasan. "Teleworking and a Green Computing Environment: A Conceptual Model," International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (IJICTHD) 9, no.1: 48-65. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJICTHD.2017010104

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Abstract

This paper considers strategic green issues of teleworking in terms of the environment, transport, location, office space and resource use for modern organisations and business sectors and formulates a conceptual model of the processes involved. Teleworking technologies are variously implemented for green computing initiatives and 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 paper initially investigates the appropriateness of a working definition of teleworking with regard to green computing and explores the benefits, and barriers, of teleworking in a green computing environment. Theoretical frameworks and models of teleworking are considered and a conceptual model of the contribution of teleworking to green computing is formulated. The application of the model is considered in terms of teleworking concepts, the organisational environment and driving forces. It is the intention of the paper 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 directions for research scholars and students with similar interests.

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