English Abstract
ِAbstract:
The virtual workplace (VW) has indicated a worldwide paradigm shift for corporations
and policymakers alike, who have needed to take urgent action and formulate
rationalized policies for a safe transition for the planet and people’s lives. The literature
divulges that VW practices and their effects on social sustainable development policy
are an emergent field of study, and a limited amount of research has been conducted in
the context of developing countries in general and the country of the Arab Republic of
Egypt in particular. Therefore, this research surveyed the leading four public sector
banks in Egypt. A questionnaire with closed-ended questions was developed and
circulated to a random sample of administrators at the top, middle and executive levels
of the designated banks. The research empirically tested the independent variables of
VW practices across three different levels, focusing on individual factors, intra-/intercorporation factors, and the external context. The dependent variable was surveyed by
examining the effectiveness of social sustainable development policies. Four
intermediate variables were investigated, including age, gender, level of education, and
position. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics in Microsoft Excel to categorize
the units of analysis using a Likert scale. Based on the results, concrete practices related
to the VW and empirical policies for social sustainable development are proposed.
Moreover, the research suggests key actions of improvement to be taken into
consideration regarding VW practices, especially in the era of COVID-19, at the
individual, organizational, and external levels.
