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Abstract: Working from Home (WFH) has become a

profound workplace culture in developed and developing
Telecommuting and countries with a concern whether it should be continued or
Remote Work discontinued. Therefore, the purpose of this paper was to
examine the subject of telecommuting and remote work
Revolution: Are revolution against whether workers are more effective and
Workers More productive working from home? To accomplish this, a
descriptive research design that is multi-perspective in nature
Effective and and utilizes the content analysis approach was adopted. The
paper presented a brief history of teleworking, different
Productive Working remote working platforms, performance of teleworkers,
from Home? (A factors affecting performance of remote workers and
concluding remarks which embodies recommendations.
Multi-Perspective
Keywords: Telecommuting, Remote Work Revolution, Remote
Analysis) Workers, Productivity.

Michael Sunday AGBA1 How to cite: Agba, M. S., Agba, G. E. M., Ettah, G., Obera,
Grace Eleojo Michael AGBA 2 V. A. (2022). Telecommuting and remote work revolution: are
workers more effective and productive working from home?
Godwin ETTAH3
(A multi-perspective analysis). Logos Universality Mentality
Victoria Ahonya OBERA 4 Education Novelty: Social Sciences, 11(2), 82-94.
https://doi.org/10.18662/lumenss/11.2/73
1Department of Public Administration,
Faculty of Management Sciences,
University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria,
[email protected], ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7907-1079

2 NationalHealth Insurance Scheme Unit,

University of Calabar Teaching Hospital,
Calabar, Nigeria, [email protected]

3Department of Public Administration,

Faculty of Management Sciences,
University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria,
[email protected]

4Department of Office Technology and

Management Studies, School of
Management Studies, Kogi State
Polytechnic, Lokoja, Nigeria,
[email protected]

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Introduction
The telecommuting and remote work revolution that accompanied the
COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has attracted a number of discourses and
debates from professionals and scholars. Telecommuting and remote working
are technical terms used to describe a paradigm shift and flexibility in the
workplace environment in which workers are allowed to work from home or
any other location outside their organisation’s physical workspace (Wrike,
2023). The remote work revolution across the globe offers a new brave
workplace characterized by the digitalization of work contents, use of multiple
communication tools, collaborative networks largely decided by power elites
in the organization (Gephart, 2002; Rice & Gattiker, 2001).
Early advocates of teleworking and remote working argued that it will
help address urbanization problems like traffic congestion, energy cost
(Nilles et al., 1976), reduce real-estate costs for organisations (Egan, 1997).
To control the spread of the COVID-19 virus during the pick of the
pandemic, companies including government establishments directed their
workers to work from home. Many months of experimenting this work
model, it is important to evaluate the performance of remote workers in terms
of their efficiency and productivity.
This paper is therefore undertaken to fill the gap in literature by
answering the question, are workers more effective and productive working
from home? Put differently, what lessons are we learning from remote work
revolution? Should the model be stopped or continued? What technical
difficulties confront the Working from Home model (WFH)?
For the purpose of clarity, the paper is divided into sections with each
section covering a specific theme collectively driven towards determining
whether workers are more effective and productive when they work from
home.

Origin and Nature of Telecommuting and Remote Working

Literatures on the history of telecommuting, teleworking, and remote
working agrees that the terms are not a new phenomenon. The history of
teleworking and remote working is largely divided in phases: the period before
the industrial revolution; the Industrial Revolution Phase which covered the
years from 1800s to 1950s; the flex period of the 1960s; the 1970 years largely
regarded as the father of telecommuting with the writing of Jack Nilles’ book:
The Telecommunications-Transportation Tradeoff: , which
demonstrated how telecommuting can be used as a strategy to solve the

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emerging problem of traffic congestion in urban cities and conserve resources;

the 1980s period characterized by advancements in the telecommunication
industry; the phase of environmental influences-1990s, the New Millennium
Period- 2000s (Pasini, 2018) and the COVID-19 period.
The period before the industrial revolution is characterized by
working from home at its infantry stage. Working from home was considered
imperative during this period as many persons did have the luxury of time and
financial resources to travel to a separate location on a daily basis. Working
from home was the normal way of life for persons involved in trading and
farming. Arcticians like carpenters, blacksmiths, weavers, tailors, gunsmiths,
barbers and saddlers saw it as a necessity to work from home by partitioning
their living space or construct a separate structure on their land to carry out
their business or perform their craft. Farmers farm crops and raise animals
around their homes without having to make journeys to their farms (Pasini,
2018).
The workplace and the traditional model of working from home
changed dramatically during the Industrial Revolution. The technological
revolution that greeted the period saw the establishment of industries
occasioned by the compelling need to draw men from their homes to work in
the newly established industries. This period was followed by the birth of the
flextime in 1967 largely to address the problem of traffic congestion, tardiness,
absenteeism in the workplace, boost job satisfaction and commitment,
enhance efficiency and productivity. Flexible time schedules and programs
were introduced by companies like Messersschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm (a
German Aerospace manufacturer) and Hewlett-Packard which allowed for
part-time careers, job sharing, working in shifts, compressed workweek, and
work at home arrangements (Dobbin, 2009; Pasini, 2018).
The above period was followed by a remarkable change in remote
working following the publication of Jack M. Nilles’ book: The
Telecommunications-Transportation Tradeoff (T3) in 1976. In this book, Niles (often
regarded as the Father of Telecommuting) and his colleagues advocated the
work model of telecommuting (the idea of moving the work closer to the
workers rather moving the workers to the work) as potential strategy of
ameliorating urbanization challenge like traffic congestion (Nilles, 1988; Nilles
et al., 1976).
From the humble phases of growth painted above, teleworking and
remote working has grown in sophistication to becoming a dominant culture
of workplace organization in some contemporary organisations. This is made
possible through the advancement in Information and Communication
Technology.

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Teleworking and Remote Working Platforms

Teleworking and Remote Working Platforms or Software are online
tools designed to help remote works to communicate with other
organizational workers. They could serve as one-in-all online
platforms/workplaces performing diverse functions for the benefit of the
organisation, project being executed or customers being served. As noted
earlier, teleworking and remote working before, during and after the COVID-
19 pandemic is made possible through advancements in technology and ICT.
One of such advancements is the design of various teleworking and remote
working softwares and platforms. This section highlights a few of these
platforms such as Google Drive, Slack, Click Up, Basecamp, Dropbox
Business, Slack, Zoom, Trello, TeamViewer, Asana, GoTo Meeting, Front,
Todoist, WeWork, Hubstaff, Zappier, Virtual Vacations, Airtable, Microsoft
Teams, Miro, Trainual, Bloomfire, Justworks, MangoApps, 15five, Kudos,
Libreoffice, Monday.com, LinkedIn, etc. To use these softwares and
platforms, the remote worker needs reliable and stable high- speed network
(internet), a computer- desktop or laptop and android phone. Some of the
platforms enumerated above are briefly described in the table below:
Table 1: Selected Teleworking and Remote Working Platforms
Remote Cost of
S/N Functionality
Platform Subscription
1. Google Google Drive was developed by Free version exists
Drive and Google and launched on April 24, (15GB), 100 GB
Google 2012. It is a storage and for 1.99USD
Workplace synchronization service that allows Monthly, etc.
users to share files within and
outside organizations, store files in
the cloud and synchronize files
across devices. As at 2018, the
software had 1 billion users. Google
Workplace consists of applications
like Gmail, Slide, Calendars, Docs,
Sheets, Drive, Docs, Meet designed
to create, communicate, and
collaborate (Wikipedia, 2023,
Soltero, 2020)
2. Slack Slack is designed to serve as a Although it has a
communication platform used by free version, the
remote teams and social Pro package goes
organizations globally. It usually

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facilitates communication between for 7.25USD a

departments, offices via channels, Month
threads, and direct messages
(Robinson, 2022)
3. ClickUp ClickUp is designed to serve as a It has various
virtual productivity platform, cloud packages- Free
storage system and workspace Version, Unlimited
(customized workspace can be Package for small
created) that combined multiple teams at
tools allowing team users to assign 5USD/month;
and track tasks. Through its Business package
dashboard, documents can be for mid-size teams
shared, wikis built, ideas shared and at 12USD/Month,
exchanged. Some of ClickUp etc.
features are- goal measurement,
calendars, time tracking,
productivity monitoring, and
reminders (Robinson, 2022)
4. Basecamp Basecamp has a history more than a The minimum
decade in existence and its tools are package of this
designed to aid remote team platform goes for
communication and project 15USD a month
coordination through multiple tasking
in one central workspace. The
software consists of message boards,
tools for group chats, documents and
file-sharing, task-assignment, and
automated check-ins. These
combined tools assist remote teams to
stay organized and productive
(Robinson, 2022).
5. Dropbox Dropbox Business is created to Users have the
Business provide file hosting services, permit option of a free
remote teams cloud storage of version or monthly
documents, file sharing, send subscription of
messages use of productivity tools 16.58USD.
and content collaboration. To
enhance productivity of remote
teams, the software supports
integrations with other apps like
Gmail, Salesforce, etc. The software
is believed to have over 700 million
users.

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6. Zoom Zoom is a leading virtual platform There is Basic

for video conferencing, file sharing, package (40 minutes
cloud storage, screen sharing, video per meeting that is
calls and face to face meetings for free and
remote teams and workers. subscription
package of
14.99USD monthly.
7. Asana Asana is designed to serve as a Asana has a free
product and project management version and
tool, set-up cross-sectional work and subscription
manage teams. It is used to packages- Premium
communicate, collaborate, store (10.99USD/month),
information, organize and assign Business-
tasks, automate workflows and 24.99USD/month,
monitor progress. etc.
8. GoTo Go To Meeting is a secured Released on July
Meeting professional software for online 2004. It offers a
meeting, web conferencing, desktop Professional and
sharing, and video calls. It is Business Packages
therefore an alternative Zoom which monthly
platform. It has the features for attracts 12USD and
business messaging, collaboration 16USD
among team members, online respectively.
meeting with customers, colleagues,
clients and team members in real
time.
9. TeamViewer TeamViewer is a remote access TeamViewer
software released in 2005. It grants Premium goes for
remote access by enabling workers 52.90USD/monthly
to work from anywhere with full
access to devices for meetings,
control, online sales, and support to
customers and employees.
10. WeWork WeWork is created to provides
flexible workspace solutions, such
as traditional offices, coworking
spaces, office suites with private
amenities. WeWork has more than
700 locations globally in
150 cities and 38 countries
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11. Hubstaff Hubstaff is a remote software It has a desk starter

created with a dashboard for time for
tracking, workforce management, 5.83USD/monthly
and employee monitoring.
12. Monday.com monday.com is designed to serve as
communication and project
management tool. It possesses
features such as data dashboards,
remote team calendars, project
boards, and timelines. It permits
collaborations and information
sharing (Robinson, 2022)
13. LibreOffice In terms of cost,
LibreOffice is free
forever for users
Source: Compiled by Agba et al. (2020a; 2020b)

Performance of Remote Workers: Are Workers More Effective and

Productive Working from Home? (A Multi-Perspective Analysis)
From a multi-perspective analysis, attempt is made to address the
question: are workers more effective and productive working from home? A
survey of literature that analyzing the performance of remote workers, shows
divergent views- argument for remote working and against remote working.
The advancement recorded in remote working technologies, the need
to curb air pollution, responds the acts that protect the physically challenged,
followed by the pandemic crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic offer a choice
of hybrid and remote work models to job seekers, staff and employers in the
world of work. In the face of high energy cost affecting transportation, rising
cases of insecurity and terrorism attacks in public places, climatic and
topographical changes, job seekers and workers are making efforts to get
additional knowledge, training and skills that will equip them to work remotely
or hybrid. The work style revolution is so dramatic that statistics support a
positive trend towards remote work and hybrid work models. For instance,
the Gallup survey conducted in June, 2022 revealed that 5 out10 workers are
working hybrid (this implies that part of their weekdays at home and part on-
site); 3 in every 10 workers are exclusively working remotely and 2 in 10 are
entirely on-site. Gallup estimated that more than 70 million United States
workers can carry out their job working remotely while 2 in 10 remote-capable
workers are currently working fully on-site (Wigert & Agrawal, 2022). Similar
findings of the Upwork study carried out in 2021 projected that by 2025, 40.7
million American professionals will be working remotely (Ozimek, 2021). The

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FlexJobs’ Employee Engagement Report of a survey conducted between 13-

31 July, 2022 revealed that 48% of employers are maintaining some form of
remote work for their workforce (Howington, 2022a). In summary,
Howington (2022b), concludes that organisations have discovered
that physically being at the office full-time is not imperative to produce great
performance results.
In developing countries, the ability to work remotely is low, and the
culture of remote work has not been fully embraced. In an empirical study
conducted by Gottlieb, Grobovsek, Poschke & Saltiel (2021), it was
discovered that the capacity to work from home is low in developing
countries, and that remote working is more likely to involve the educated,
wage employees and women. The findings of this study further indicates that
fewer than 10 percent of urban jobs in developing economies can be carried
out remotely. Vulnerable groups like employees in low-wage occupations, the
self-employed and high school dropouts are less likely to work remotely.
Another study by Viollaz (2022) arrived at similar findings of low percentage
of workers who are able to work from home in developing countries;
however, concludes that infrastructural deficiencies are the major obstacles of
working from home in developing countries. Since the findings of these
authors, we note in this paper that a lot have taken place in developing
countries with respect to working from home. The pay benefits associated
remote jobs in recent times have motivated people especially the youths in
developing countries to learn skills like programming, softwares development,
business analytic, digital marketing as a way of empowerment to secure remote
jobs. More persons are now able to work from home in developing countries.
In terms of organizational performance and a build up for cost saving
culture, professionals and scholars are arguing for remote work because it is
good for business. Recent studies have shown that businesses lost about $600
billion annually caused by workplace distractions and that remote workers are
35-40% more productive than their counterparts who work in the office or
on site (Howington, 2022a). There are a number of reasons why remote
workers are considered more productive than office workers, some of these
reasons are: fewer interruptions when workers work from home, quieter and
conducive work environment, more comfortable workplace, more focused
and dedicated time, avoiding office politics (Howington, 2022b). Waltowers
(2023) listed three factors as accounting for high productivity among remote
works-remote workers spend longer hours working, working from home
improves work-life balance and remote workers experience less stress at work.
These factors are not sufficient to explaining why remote workers are
considered more productive than their counterparts who work in office. For

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instance, to work remotely, availability of power, reliable internet, possession

of require skills and knowledge, the right motivation, support, etc. are
imperative necessity.
Furthermore, working from home makes workers more productive
and committed to their jobs. Recent studies have demonstrated that working
from home enhance work-life balance, improve work satisfaction, reduces
attrition rate, reduces work related stress, boost commitment and
productivity, and might well facilitates healthier lifestyles. Remote workspace
aids and nurture workers with a new vigor of high performance on the job
(Bailey & Kurland, 2002; Ergotron, 2023, Tsipursky, 2022; Waltower, 2023).
In a study conducted by Ergotron involving 1000 workers in the United States
to explore the effect of remote and hybrid work on employee engagement,
wellness and productivity. From the study, it was discovered among others
that 40% of office employees report that they work longer hours now that
they are remote/hybrid; 56% of the workers report improvements in their
mental health as a result of working remotely (Ergotron, 2023). For workers
who by job description have a culture or element of working from home
attached to their employment, the transition to remote work especially during
the COVID-19 pandemic has boosted their productivity and performance.
For instance, academic staff with the social and management sciences
domains boosted their research and academic papers output during the
COVID-19 pandemic. The remote work culture afforded them the advantage
of a conducive and quite work environment that translated to increase in the
number of papers (Agba et al., 2020a; 2020b). As on professional cited by
(Ani, 2021) argues, “the office is excellent for things such as collaboration,
spontaneous creative interactions, and mentoring. However, it is also full of
distractions. Working from home gives employees more control over their
work and focused employees are more productive” (paragraph, 21).
It is important to note that there is a debate that is contrary to the
above view. Summarily, this debate holds that remote workers are not
productive, not committed to working hard as compare to when they work in
the office, lacks access to office supporting tools and equipment necessary for
high job performance, cannot be closely monitored, and they pretend to work
when in real time, they are not working hard. Future Forum survey, associate
the skepticism towards working from home with older organistional leaders
who are in their 50s and 60s. According to the survey, organizational leaders
under the age of 50 years are much more inclined toward hybrid and working
from home and are interested in strategies of doing it well (Tsipursky, 2022).
As on professional argues, “the office is excellent for things such as
collaboration, spontaneous creative interactions, and mentoring. However, it

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is also full of distractions. Working from home gives employees more control
over their work and focused employees are more productive.”
Obviously, there are jobs that can be done remotely while others
require the workers to be physically present in the office. From this stand
point of view, the workplace adjustment/decentralization during the COVID-
19 pandemic occasioned by the introduction of remote work culture was
possible only for jobs that can be performed remotely (Agba, Agba &
Chukwurah, 2020) and for which the remote workers have the competence
and enabling work environment to deliver.

Factors Affecting Remoting Workers’ Performance

The performance of workers working from home is dependent on a
number of factors. A few of these factors are listed below:
1. Worker possessing the requisite skills and knowledge to function
on a telecommuting platform
2. Creating the enabling environment, such as a conductive workspace
characterized by availability of electric power supply, steady internet, etc.
3. Employers providing the necessary support, coaching and training
on how to navigate subscribed online workplace. Without the necessary
support, training and coaching it will be difficult for remote workers to
navigate through the online workplace platform
4. Proper communication channel and defining clearly the job
descriptions of remote workers.
5. Providing the necessary incentives and motivation that will boost
and drive workers to commitment and devotion necessary to deliver assigned
tasks on time. This might take the form of commendations letters and awards
for jobs that are done well and delivered on time.
6. Nature of work done online. Is the work easily done online in terms
of availability of necessary data and information to work with?

Concluding Remarks
Remote workplace or Working from Home (WFH) remains one of
the viable workplace models for the organization of work in public and private
sectors. As a fast-growing global workplace model, it is drive and affected by
internal and external factors much of which are technological advancement,
government policy decisions like acts to protect the interest of physically
challenge, the nature of job to be done, the competency of the remote worker,
organizational policy, internet, conducive workplace, regular electric power
supply and support from organizational managers and colleagues. Working

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from Home has boosted performance of remote workers as attested in by

empirical studies. As one professional cited in Ani (2021) noted, workers who
work from home have control over their work and focused and devoted
remote workers are more productive. As we conclude, we recommend a
contingency approach that navigates between remote working option and
hybrid. When it is necessary to go completely remote, organizational managers
should adopt and adjust the workplace. And when the operational
environment permits hybrid, it should be so adopted for the benefit of the
organization and the workers. To encourage and sustain performance of
workers, it is imperative to adopt workable strategies for managing virtual
workforce. Such strategies include the use of functional communication
network which enables the communication of vision and mission to remote
workers and to receive feedback; adopting the culture of accountability and
transparency in virtual workforce.

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