Instructor : Mr Mustafa Nizamul Aziz

Course title : Management information system

Course code : MIS442

Submitted by Sabrina Islam

ID 1730802
What is exactly
cyber loafing
• Employees excessively surf the internet during work hours for non-work related
activities.
• Wasting of time and company resources by entertaining oneself on the internet
instead of working.
• Employee’s cheat at work that causes an alarming financial loss.
• Common forms of cyber-loafing are checking personal email, using social media,
playing games, watching videos, online shopping, finding new job.
 Findings on Cyber
•
Loafing
According to study by kansas state university between 60% to 80% of
employees cyber loaf.
• 77% of engaged women use work hours to plan their weddings.
• 77% check their social media profiles from work computers.
• 40% of productivity losses from non work related internet surfing.
• Every year each user is costing his company nearly $4,500 due to cyber loaf.
 WHY
Employees engage in cyber loafing

• An internet presence in the workplace is the main facilitator.

• Dissatisfaction with one’s job, lack of sleep can lead to an increase in Cyberloafing
behaviors.
• Most Cyberloafing occurs in an attempt to regulate the work life balance.
• Other factors of Cyberloafing includes:
• Stress
• Boredom and procrastination
• Job related factors such as Job Attitude, Job Monotony, Job Involvement,
Organizational Justice
Impact of cyber loafing at work
• Functions as an office toy that offers employees temporary
respite from work demands, a buffer against work stress.
• Taking periodic breaks are important.
• Studies suggests individual with low confidence and high
anxiety in internet will engage in less internet use.
• Women will perceive cyberloafing to an unproductive activity
which interferes with work.
• Men perceive cyberloafing as enjoyable
• Findings revealed cyberloafing has positive impact on work.
 What can be the consequences
positive
• Casual internet browsing develop
skills that can be used by company.
• Frequent internet activities during
work hours have more job satisfaction.
• Use of computers for online fun and
playing online games increases
learning and use of computer
application.
negative
• Public communication online on
company time leads internet
abuse in workplace.
• Declines productivity, costs to
company and time loss.
• Vulnerability to security,
violation of privacy, employee
internet abuse.
 How can we reduce the number of cyber loafing
• Introducing policy for internet usage, training the employees on policy, monitoring
the breach of policy, taking action on detection of a breach.
• If company makes decisions ethically, less likely to cause harm to the organization.
• Allot a specific amount of time for employees to use internet.
• Enforcement through punishments.
• Put internet monitoring systems.
• Blocking specific websites.
 Relating to Bangladesh
• Affecting on institutional rules.
• harm to an organization/workplace.
• Making the work environment dirty
• negative impact on employee's work
• Negative impact on economy
THANK