Teleworking has become a trending working style because of technology improvements. Due to COVID-19, many companies started to implement teleworking. This study focuses on Taiwanese industries and collected data online with 124 respondents, whom have teleworking experience. Two interviews were also conducted, providing managerial viewpoints concerning teleworking. The results identified that independent job characteristics are more suitable for telework. Leadership style, flexibility of working, and the working location have impact on facilitating teleworkers’ performance. This research has some implications for companies intend to adopt teleworking for an effective telework model.

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