Cyberslacking Facts of Organization: Determinants and Impact

Abstract

Cyberloafing is a term used to describe the actions of employees who use their internet access at work for personal use. Cyberloafing has two primary forms minor cyberloafing (eg. Sending and receiving personal emails at work) and serious cyber loafing (eg. Online gambling, surfing adult oriented web site). Due to growth in technology it has increased the chances of an individual to cyberloaf in workplace. Internet has made the boundaries between work and non-work (home) less distinct by mixing the personal work in workplace and doing organizational work at home. The purpose is to study the influence of cyberslacking on task performance of employees and considering the impacts of cyberslacking on the organizations. This study is in term of the organisation. This study examines the cyberloafing phenomenon, explains the determinants of cyberloafing in organization and analyzes its positive and negative impacts as well as controlling methods.