Working from home and job satisfaction: evidence from Russia

IF 4.6 3区 管理学 Q1 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS & LABOR
Larisa Smirnykh
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PurposeThis study aims to investigate the impact of working from home and its duration on job satisfaction.Design/methodology/approachThe analysis was conducted on a representative panel data set from the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey - Higher School of Economics (RLMS-HSE) for 2016–2021 using endogenous regression models. The impact of working from home on job satisfaction before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and separately for men and women, was analysed.FindingsWorking from home was found to positively affect job satisfaction in the Russian labour market. From 2016 to 2021, men and women who worked from home were more satisfied with their jobs than their counterparts who did not work from home. The positive impact of working from home on job satisfaction was observed before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, remote workers (RWR) putting in more than eight hours per day reported lower job satisfaction.Research limitations/implicationsWorking from home can be considered as a measure to combat unemployment, increase employment and improve the utilisation (distribution) of human resources. Further research is required to analyse the impact of health issues and the need to care for young children or infirm persons on job satisfaction in remote work. A more detailed analysis is required of the factors that affect the job satisfaction of women who work remotely.Practical implicationsTo ensure that labour productivity increases and not decreases, employers are advised to develop more detailed working arrangements and labour management for RWRs. Especially for such assigned workers, task control regulations must be developed. To increase the motivation of individuals to work remotely, overtime should be paid at a higher rate.Social implicationsUnclear working time regulations lead to overwork, irregular working hours and burnout. For RWRs, this leads to lower job satisfaction and a consequent drop in productivity.Originality/valueThe empirical investigation is based on a representative panel of Russian data with six waves. Wide ranges of job characteristics were incorporated as determinants. The problem of causality was investigated. For models with an endogenous regressor, instrumental variables were tested and selected.
在家工作和工作满意度:来自俄罗斯的证据
目的本研究旨在调查在家工作及其持续时间对工作满意度的影响。设计/方法/方法使用内生回归模型对俄罗斯高等经济学院(RLMS-HSE)2016-2021年纵向监测调查的代表性面板数据集进行分析。分析了在2019冠状病毒病(新冠肺炎)大流行之前和期间在家工作对工作满意度的影响,并分别对男性和女性进行了分析。发现在家工作对俄罗斯劳动力市场的工作满意度有积极影响。从2016年到2021年,在家工作的男性和女性对自己的工作比对不在家工作更满意。在新冠肺炎大流行之前和期间,观察到在家工作对工作满意度的积极影响。然而,每天工作时间超过8小时的远程工作者的工作满意度较低。研究局限性/影响在家工作可以被视为一种对抗失业、增加就业和改善人力资源利用(分配)的措施。需要进一步研究,以分析健康问题和照顾幼儿或体弱者的必要性对远程工作工作满意度的影响。需要对影响远程工作女性工作满意度的因素进行更详细的分析。实际含义为了确保劳动生产率的提高而不是降低,建议雇主为RWR制定更详细的工作安排和劳动管理。特别是对于这样分配的工人,必须制定任务控制规定。为了提高个人远程工作的动机,加班费应该更高。社会影响不明确的工作时间规定会导致过度工作、工作时间不规律和倦怠。对于RWR来说,这会导致工作满意度降低,从而导致生产力下降。原创性/价值实证调查基于具有代表性的六波俄罗斯数据。广泛的工作特点被纳入决定因素。对因果关系问题进行了调查。对于具有内生回归的模型,对工具变量进行了测试和选择。
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来源期刊
CiteScore
8.40
自引率
11.40%
发文量
80
期刊介绍: ■Employee welfare ■Human aspects during the introduction of technology ■Human resource recruitment, retention and development ■National and international aspects of HR planning ■Objectives of human resource planning and forecasting requirements ■The working environment
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