| Author's Name: |
Leila Khalafi, Seied Rabi Mehdi Mahdavi and Farshid Arbabi |
| Subject Area: |
Health Science |
| Subject |
Medicine and Dentistry |
| Section |
Research Paper |
Keyword:
Hyperthermia, Glioblastoma multiform, Radiotherapy, Apparent Diffusion Coefficient, Chemotherapy, Thermal enhancement factor, Celsius, Diffusion weighted imaging
Abstract
The concept of remote working had already been practiced by developed countries especially in United Kingdom, Germany and United States which according to studies have taken the top spots in the so called Work From Home (WFH) concept. However; to developing countries such as the Sultanate of Oman, this is relatively a new concept. Because of this reality, the objective of this paper is to rationalize the concept of remote working and its implications as supported by secondary data and researches as basis for analysis and interpretation. It is also specified in this paper the issues and trends in remote working, its advantages and disadvantages, the extent of utilization of remote working in Sultante of Oman, and the possible suggestions to address the issues and challenges faced. Findings generally revealed a conflicting views on perceiving the concept of remote working as some studies affirmed by pointing out its advantages while others have outlined its disadvantages. Results from literatures showed that, remote working enhanced productivity, flexibility, access to global talents, cost-saving, better working environment, and environmental impact. On the other hand, remote working posits issues and challenges that includes social isolation, laziness, difficulties in prioritizing tasks, and others. Finally, some suggestions were drawn as enumerated: further evaluations and studies should be conducted especially in Oman to specifically assess the viability of the concept and a comparative study with other countries who had been applying remote working for quite number of years to benchmark good practices as well as helped the individuals and companies in formulating a more enhanced policies and procedures