Supporting the productivity and wellbeing of remote workers

IF 3.1 4区管理学 Q2 BUSINESS

Organizational Dynamics Pub Date : 2022-04-01 DOI:10.1016/j.orgdyn.2021.100869

Thomas J. George, Leanne E. Atwater, Dustin Maneethai, Juan M. Madera

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Abstract

We examine the survey responses of 278 individuals who transitioned from the workplace to working from home (WFH) as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic to understand how individuals’ attainment of productivity in work and meaning in life are affected by WFH. We also assess their perceived stress and health challenges experienced since WFH. On average, workers perceive that productivity and meaning changed in opposite directions with the shift to WFH—productivity increased while the meaning derived from daily activities decreased. Stress was reduced while health problems increased. By investigating these changes, we identify important common sources of support and friction associated with remote work that affect multiple dimensions of work and life. For example, personal fortitude is an important source of support, and the intrusion of work into life is an important friction. Our findings lead to concrete recommendations for both organizational leaders and workers in setting key priorities for supporting remote work.

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支持远程工作者的生产力和福祉

我们研究了278名因Covid - 19大流行而从工作场所过渡到在家工作(WFH)的个人的调查反馈，以了解WFH如何影响个人在工作中实现生产力和生活意义。我们还评估了他们自WFH以来感受到的压力和健康挑战。平均而言，员工认为生产力和意义在向wfh转变的过程中呈相反的方向变化——生产力增加了，而日常活动产生的意义减少了。压力减少了，而健康问题增加了。通过调查这些变化，我们确定了与远程工作相关的支持和摩擦的重要共同来源，这些支持和摩擦影响了工作和生活的多个维度。例如，个人的刚毅是支持的重要来源，而工作对生活的侵扰是重要的摩擦。我们的研究结果为组织领导者和员工提供了具体的建议，以确定支持远程工作的关键优先事项。

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4.60

自引率

5.00%

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审稿时长

31 days

期刊介绍： Organizational Dynamics domain is primarily organizational behavior and development and secondarily, HRM and strategic management. The objective is to link leading-edge thought and research with management practice. Organizational Dynamics publishes articles that embody both theoretical and practical content, showing how research findings can help deal more effectively with the dynamics of organizational life.