Cyberslacking, Business Ethics and Managerial Economics

Block, Walter E.

doi:10.1142/9789812790798_0028

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“…Some researchers Belanger and Van Slyke, 2002;Block, 2001;Greenfield and Davis, 2002;Oravec, 2002;Stanton, 2002) argue that cyberloafing harms employers while others (Blanchard and Henle 2008;Case and Young, 2002;Coker, 2011;Coker, 2013;Greenfield and Davis, 2002;Lim, 2002;Malachowski, 2005;Mills et al, 2001) view that it enhances employee productivity. In this study, out of 20, 14 respondents rationalized that cyberloafing is beneficial for the secretaries of MWU whereas 6 respondents denied it.…”

Section: Rationalizing Cyberloafingmentioning

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“…The advocates of cyberloafing at working place argue that the Internet provides a much needed positive diversion at work which can lead to creativity, flexibility, camaraderie, and foster a learning environment (Block, 2001;Belanger and Van Slyke, 2002;Greenfield and Davis, 2002;Oravec, 2002;Stanton, 2002;. Employees who engage in experimentation while cyberloafing may help develop important skills and knowledge which could make them more valuable to the organization (Sunoo, 1996;Belanger and Van Slyke, 2002;.…”

Section: Opportunities Of Cyberloafingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, some researchers have argued that zero tolerance or overly aggressive cyberloafing policies may alienate employees, decrease job satisfaction or stifle creativity (Block, 2001;Greengard, 2002).…”

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Exploring cyberloafing behavior in South-central Ethiopia: A close look at Madda Walabu University

Hussain¹,

Parida²

2017

J. Media Commun. Stud.

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The Internet has made a significant impact on work and the personal lives of people working around the world. While access to the Internet has changed the ways work can be carried out, it has also increased the opportunities for people to cyberloaf, while under the guise of doing work. Cyberloafing is employees' non-work related use of internet while working hours in any organization. Of late, it is a burning issue owing to its concern with employees' work culture, productivity, safety and security. This study explores cyberloafing in Madda Walabu University, situated in South-central Ethiopia aiming at employees' attitudes, opportunities and addictions to cyberloafing; and how far it has brought change in their lives. The objectives of this research are: to determine the attitude towards cyberloafing; to identify the opportunities through cyberloafing; to underline developments through cyberloafing; and to specify the addiction of cyberloafing. The participants of this research are those females who are working as secretaries of 11 different departments of Madda Walabu University having internet connection on their office computer. The study is qualitative with interview (n=20) as a tool and snowball sampling as a sampling technique. The data is transcribed, sorted, edited, coded and analyzed manually; and the results and discussion is presented through underlining themes. Findings suggest that most of the cyberloafers showed positive attitude, acknowledged opportunities; confirmed development and addiction into their lives due to cyber engagements. Further research is needed to investigate the other stakeholders like students, teachers, managers and other stakeholders in order to obtain the holistic picture of cyberloafing behavior in the Ethiopian universities.

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Section: Rationalizing Cyberloafingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Opportunities Of Cyberloafingmentioning

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Exploring cyberloafing behavior in South-central Ethiopia: A close look at Madda Walabu University

Hussain¹,

Parida²

2017

J. Media Commun. Stud.

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“…On this background, the general objectives of the HRM proffesionals target, besides managing the workforce flows (inputs-outputs): 1) The continuous development and improvement of a collaborative corporative environment (Briscaru, A., 2012) [11]; 2) Designing a strategic plan to substantiate and facilitate the decisions regarding the organization's future evolution (Kaplan, D. (2003) [12]; 3) Ensuring the maintenance of the organizational values and priciples, including of the common fund of knowledge; 4) The continuous development of the workforce abilities -starting with the strictly technical ones and ending with the relationship ones. In an economy where less than 20% of the activity consists in the creation of physical goods (Block, W. (2001) [13] and the inputs and outputs are measured in bytes, the HRM experts have the duty to identify, anticipate the critical problems and project feasible solutions for resolving them. The "critical problems" of the economy, globalized or not, or in other words the "crisis" that our time's organizations have tu surpass are often related to the availability of the workforce and to the consequences that this phenomenon implies, among the acute being: the loss of collective memory, mentoring, the management of talents and leadership, others and also the aged workforce, the continuous formation, the off-shoring and outsourcing, i/emigration etc.…”

Section: The Organized Formal Workmentioning

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About Technological Sustainability and Perishability of Work Models

Brișcaru¹

2013

IJSSH

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Abstract-The article aims to discuss the relation between sustainability and its impact on the labor market, especially on the work processes. Sustainable development is a holistic concept in which the economic, the social and the environment are in an inextricable connection. Due to these reasons on sustainability, a variety of views were issued. However all the debates have a common divisor: sustainability -technology connexion. From the technology point of view, our century should be the luckiest from humans' history: it gains from a technology that conserves natural resources and energy, with high productivity and high efficiency that is environmentally friendly and more equitable in its impact globally. Unfortunately, it still has a major vulnerability: the new technology doesn't by itself solve the sustainability issues of the Earthlings and Earth. And the way of managing the benefits associated with computer technology, leaves gaps too wide to disseminate risk and hazard, on the macro-social and individual levels. We are at the beginning of 'The Hybrid Age' in which the new socio-technical era is unfolding as technologies merge with each other and humans merge with technology. Current technology's true impact isn't just physical or economic, but social and psychological as well. The article (i) analyzes some of the technological consequence on the formal work dynamics and, (ii) proposes some subjects of reflection on the most neglected aspects of the 'sustainability".  Index Terms-Sustainability, technology, organization, flexi work.

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“…Examples include studies that surround cyberslacking (Block, 2001), internet addiction at work (Beard, 2002), cyberloafing (Lim, 2002), internet abuse (Griffiths, 2003), personal Web usage in the workplace (Mahatanankoon et al, 2004), and internet misuse (Lara et al, 2006). The sub-field of internet misbehaviour may vary, yet it is reasonably clear to see how such actions are a form of micro-resistance or sabotage.…”

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The many approaches to organisational misbehaviour

Richards

2008

Employee Relations

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The purpose of this paper is to re-map the neglected phenomenon of organisational misbehaviour (misbehaviour) by reflecting the many approaches taken on this emergent field of study, and articulate a revised research agenda. Design/methodology/approach -Both preceding and recent empirical and theoretical research papers are discussed and possible overlap and convergence of findings are examined. The discussions mainly surround studies from industrial sociology and organisational behaviour, yet studies from industrial relations and gender studies are also considered. From the re-assessment, a revised map and research agenda for misbehaviour is produced. Findings -More research should be directed towards humour and its uses in contemporary organisations, why managers break the rules, the internet as a tool and framework for defiant activities, informal and hidden employee identities as a framework for self-organised misbehaviour, functional misbehaviour and informal strategies used by employees to survive work. Further work is required to unify the field and suggestions are made on how this may be achieved.Research limitations/implications -The paper is based on a re-assessment of the extant literature and the findings reflect the broadly problematic matter of reconciling incongruous paradigms. Practical implications -The paper puts forward a revised and updated map of organisational misbehaviour. It also offers insights which managers can use to deal with a broad range of misbehaviour conducted within and outwith the workplace. Originality/value -The paper provides a new map that goes beyond previous articulations of misbehaviour. The revised research agenda attempts to guide future research on the subject of misbehaviour in a more balanced direction.

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Cyberslacking, Business Ethics and Managerial Economics

Cited by 27 publications

References 5 publications

Exploring cyberloafing behavior in South-central Ethiopia: A close look at Madda Walabu University

Exploring cyberloafing behavior in South-central Ethiopia: A close look at Madda Walabu University

About Technological Sustainability and Perishability of Work Models

The many approaches to organisational misbehaviour

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