Attitudes of international non-governmental employees towards working from home in Jordan

Abstract

This research aimed to identify the perceptions of employees working in international non-governmental organisations in Jordan regarding working from home and the support they need from their organisations and management in order to be productive while working from home. It also examined the relationship between their perceptions of working from home and productivity. Employee perceptions were measured by distributing a questionnaire based on self-reported measures of perceptions. The results indicate a positive, statistically significant relationship between working from home and productivity. Organisations are encouraged to seriously consider switching to working from home, not only in times of crisis, disaster and disease, but on a permanent, gradual and possibly partial basis.