The role of local wisdom ``Ugahari'' and the impact of internet and mobile technology on work-life-balance during COVID-19 outbreak: Data set from malaysian workers

Abstract

This article presents internet and mobile technology (IMT) usage during the pandemic and examines its impact on Malaysian workers' work-life balance. This study also included the Malaysian local value, namely Ugahari, and its role in shaping individual work and personal/family life behavior. The operationalization of variables was developed based on the work-life balance from permeability and flexibility, type of work-life balance consequences, and the theory of planned behavior utilized for local wisdom to characterize the respondents. Data were collected through online surveys and distributed to industries and government agencies in the Urban Area of Malaysia. There are 466 valid and complete questionnaires. The data set has been collected as a reference source for further research regarding the role of local value ''Ugahari, especially on work-life balance.

Keywords

• Work-life balance
• Flexibility and permeability
• Work autonomy
• ICT
• Local wisdom