The drastic and constant advances in technology have lead employees, nowadays, to develop new working conditions and concepts, of which is working outside the office or home-based jobs. This study investigates the advantages and disadvantages of home-based jobs in Lebanese hospitals from the perspective of administrative staff and HR managers, and provides a unique support to the absence of observed studies on home-based jobs in Lebanon. Two questionnaires were designed for the sake of this study. One questionnaire was distributed to 500 administrative staff (quality, finance, patient safety, infection control, accounting, IT, research, human resources) and the second questionnaire was distributed to 50 HR managers. The response rate was 60% for both questionnaires. All subjects are employed in hospitals in different regions of Lebanon. The use of frequency graphs indicated the attitudes of staff and HR managers toward the cons and pros of working from home. Home-based jobs presented a positive impact on employee health, traffic, and the work/family balance. However, concerning productivity, home- based jobs had only a minimal positive effect. Also as shown in our study, HR managers reflected negative attitudes towards home-based jobs. Our results suggest that implementing the home-based strategy in Lebanon is still debatable, primarily because of the absence of a remote working culture, and the challenges that encounter HR managers when controlling the work of their staff.
