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The Effect of Teleworking on Working Adult’s Job Satisfaction During COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors
Kah Boon Lim1, Sook Fern Yeo1, 2, *, Theshmah Janarthanan Nambiar1, Cheng Ling Tan3
1Faculty of Business, Multimedia University, Melaka, Malaysia
2Department of Business Administration, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh
3Graduate School of Business, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
*Corresponding author. Email: yeo.sook.fern@mmu.edu.my
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Sook Fern Yeo
Available Online 26 December 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-080-0_25How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Teleworking; Job satisfaction; Communication satisfaction; Intrinsic motivation
Abstract

Many companies have adapted digital technology to continue their businesses during the enforcement of movement control order due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main objective of this research was to examine the effect of teleworking on working adult’s job satisfaction during COVID-19 pandemic. There were four independent variables which were communication satisfaction, intrinsic motivation, organisational social support and psychological strain were being tested on the job satisfaction which act as the dependent variable of this study. This research is mainly concern on working adults whose range between 18 to 60 years old. Convenience sampling method has been employed in this study. The response rate of this study is 92.54% where 186 respondents who have experienced of teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic have answered the questionnaire of this study. The collected data were entered into SPSS version 26 and then tested using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM 3.3.3). The analysis result concluded that only communication satisfaction and intrinsic motivation showed significant effect towards job satisfaction among working adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Government bodies and employer will benefit from the findings of this research to know the needs and wants of their employees.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Technology and Innovation Management (ICTIM 2022)
Series
Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research
Publication Date
26 December 2022
ISBN
78-94-6463-080-0
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2352-5428
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10.2991/978-94-6463-080-0_25How to use a DOI?
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© 2022 The Author(s)
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