Author/Authors :
Kafraj، Mostafa Moradi نويسنده M. Sc. (Agricultural Extension), Faculty College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, College of Agricultural Economic and Development, Department of Agricultural Education and Extension, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. , , Mohammadi، Seyed Hamid Movahed نويسنده Faculty of Agronomy Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Agricultural Education and Extension, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. ,
Abstract :
Teleworking is part of new world of work. The main purpose of this study was analyzing attitudes of agricultural experts about teleworking. Statistical population included all experts of Agricultural Organization in Alborz and Tehran provinces, Iran. Out of them 125 respondents were selected through stratified random sampling among townships of each province. Research instrument was a questionnaire that was assembled based on review literature method. Content and face validity of instrument were established by investigating the attitudes of specialists. Questionnaire reliability was estimated by calculating Cronbachʹs Alpha (?= 0.88). Findings showed that attitude level of 16.8 percent of respondents about teleworking was "low", 29.6 percent "relatively low" 42.4 percent “relatively high" and 11.2 percent was "high" as well. The relation between the "attitude towards teleworking" as dependent variable and "job interest" (r=-0.281) and employee understanding about recognition of professional competences by administrators (r= -0.244) was negative at 5% level. Likewise, the relation between dependent variable and “commitment to organization (r=-0.281) was negative at 1% level. Finally, there was a meaningful deference between attitude of experts with bachelor degree and master science degree at 5 percent level.
