Cyberloafing Management in Organizations

Abstract

Entering into the third millennium and current information age, organizations and<br />people are increasingly using technologies and networks. In recent decades,<br />technological progresses have rapidly dominated the world. In this vein, the<br />emergence of the Internet in different aspects of life is considered to be the greatest<br />development of the 21st century. The Internet, along with technological<br />advancements in the workplace, has created new opportunities for individuals'<br />deviational behaviours. As a result, organizations face serious challenges. Internet<br />emergence in the workplace has created many opportunities for organizations, e.g.,<br />increasing the velocity of communications in the organization. On the other hand,<br />employees can use the internet for personal and non-working purposes. Online<br />activities with personal aims are called cyberloafing/ cyberslacking. Hence,<br />cyberloafing management is highly important. In this paper, we analyse the<br />importance of this subject, as well as the different aspects of this phenomenon. To<br />do this, we discuss relevant literature and texts. We also show these aspects in an<br />Antecedents Behaviour Consequences (ABC) model. In this model, personality, job<br />demands, role conflict, organizational policies and organizational justice are<br />considered as the antecedents. Cyberloafing as behaviour, productivity and<br />exhaustion are the consequences.