Investigation of the Requirement and Constraints Affecting Teleworking in Government Institutes; Case Study: Research Institutes of Ministry of Roads and Urban Development

Although teleworking has many benefits in governmental, organizational and individual levels, it faced various variables in both planning and implementation phases that are caused because of low acceptance rate in organizations. By identifying and controlling these variables, managers and decision-makers can use teleworking programs in their organizations. This study aims to investigate the requirements and constraints of teleworking implementation in governmental organizations. Researchers reviewed the literature related to teleworking, identifying variables related to requirements and constraints that affect teleworking we designed the research model based on that. We selected 145 employees of research centers of the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development as case study. After gathering information through standardized questionnaires, the data have been analyzed through SPSS software and correlation coefficient and linear regression tests were arranged as descriptive and analytical tables. The results of linear regression model show the significant relationship and negative effects of constraint variables and positive effects of requirement variables on teleworking implementation.