Employee withdrawal behavior during forced remote work: the roles of perceived organizational support and meaningful work

International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 27(3), P. 281 - 297

Published: March 11, 2024

Purpose Employee withdrawal behavior can be costly for an organization. Referring to the job demands-resources (JD-R) model, this study assessed employee during forced remote work due COVID-19 pandemic. Job demands in recent crisis tend high, resulting use of resources, that is, perceived organizational support (POS) and meaningful work. Thus, aimed examine roles POS toward Design/methodology/approach Self-report questionnaires were received from 320 Thai employees various industries. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted, followed by structural equation model test hypotheses. Findings The full mediating role between detected, emphasizing its significance as intrinsic motivator lessen likelihood behavior. Originality/value Existing knowledge is questioned terms how it applies a situation. This also confirmed JD-R unfamiliar scenario, contributing our future

Language: Английский

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“Alone on the road”: Loneliness among digital nomads and the use of social media to foster personal relationships

Media Culture & Society, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 30, 2024

The “digital nomad” (DN) neotribe includes professionals who work remotely from different locations. Despite the benefits of digital nomadism (e.g. flexibility, high mobility, and leisure-centeredness) opportunities for meeting like-minded people, one consequences lifestyle may be loneliness. By using 30 in-depth interviews, this study explores interaction between We conceptualize DN as a continuum that may, but does not have to, lead to feelings External factors such lack social support, often related capacity stay in place long enough build network or competence skills connect with others, contribute greater levels Conversely, line networked individualism, we examine how DNs seek more control over constructing their own networks context hyperindividualistic society. Instagram, Facebook groups, Slack, MeetUp, CouchSurfing, Tinder are identified key platforms especially bridging capital, whereas WhatsApp is used bonding capital. paper offers timely discussion way use media overcome loneliness, forge intimate connections, community.

Language: Английский

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Fear of Covid-19 and Hotel Frontline Employees’ Sense of Work Alienation: Intervening and Interactional Analysis

Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 48(5), P. 821 - 833

Published: July 16, 2022

The present study examines the role of death anxiety as an important mechanism underlying relationship between fear Covid-19 and hotel frontline employees’ (FLEs) sense work alienation. Importantly, proposes FLEs’ intrinsic spirituality being a relevant boundary condition. Results, based on time-lagged survey data (three rounds, 2 weeks apart) from 203 FLEs in 91 hotels analyzed using structural equation modeling, reveal that mediates association In addition, moderates direct indirect alienation, such relationships are weak when is high (vs. low). offers several suggestions can help hospitality managers address alienation during traumatic conditions. Highlights Death Intrinsic link anxiety. Covid-19-work link. findings

Language: Английский

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Re‐humanising management through co‐presence: Lessons from enforced telework during the second wave of Covid‐19

New Technology Work and Employment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 39(1), P. 143 - 167

Published: May 11, 2023

Abstract The use of enforced telework during the Covid‐19 crisis sheds light on importance co‐presence—i.e., presence mediated by information and communication technologies instead physical proximity—for managing people. Previous studies have exposed risk social isolation, which can lead workers to feel dehumanised. In this paper, we investigate how management adapts co‐presence drawing 28 semi‐structured interviews conducted in February March 2021 among employees managers from private public organisations Belgium. Surprising results show that was mainly lived as a way maintain proximity constituted an opportunity for some re‐humanise their work approach, humanely managed. Finally, discuss implications our study humanisation management, including critical considerations regarding very notions ‘de‐’ ‘re‐humanisation’, make recommendations terms technology, organisation, management.

Language: Английский

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Telework: A Social and Emotional Perspective of the Impact on Employees’ Wellbeing in the COVID-19 Pandemic

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 20(3), P. 1811 - 1811

Published: Jan. 18, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic gives us the largest telework experiment ever conducted globally, that will most likely leave visible and lasting marks on organization of labor market in future. purpose this approach is to investigate wellbeing from social emotional perspective individual, considering relevant relational communication, dimension, work intensity, organization, autonomy work–life balance, customized context teleworking. information was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. assessment performed based correlation analysis regression analysis. results studies reveal existence adequate communication balance ensure employees, while increase intensity degrades it. Furthermore, good moderates relationship between organizational skills wellbeing. comparative relation explanatory variables considered by including gender age reveals different configurations, with specific signs statistical meanings.

Language: Английский

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