The Application of Telework and Its Role in Enhancing Organizational Citizenship Behavior Among Algerian University Teachers Amid Current Technical and Social Challenges

Abstract

This study sought to investigate the role that implementing timework plays in enhancing organizational citizenship behavior among Algerian university teachers , while also identifying the most prominent advantages and disadvantages of telework as experienced by this specific group; furthermore, the research endeavored to uncover the current reality of both telework and organizational citizenship within the Algerian university context, and to achieve these aims, we adopted a forward-looking, prospective study approach, allowing for a more profound examination of the variables of telework and organizational citizenship, thereby extrapolating the general trends regarding the obstacles hindering their effective application and exploring potential strategies to overcome these challenges, with the most significant findings of the study emerging as follows: first, that the implementation of telework demonstrably contributes to the improvement of organizational citizenship behavior amongst Algerian university teachers ; second, the study successfully identified the key advantages and disadvantages of telework for this academic population; and third, it provided a clearer understanding of the actual state and interplay of telework and organizational citizenship within the fabric of Algerian higher education institutions.