Frontiers in Psychology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: Sept. 12, 2022
During
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
many
employees
with
task-based
jobs
were
forced
to
work
from
home,
while
others
furloughed
or
laid
off.
The
current
study
aims
investigate
how
Norwegian
and
Danish
newspapers
represent
employee
motivation
job
satisfaction
of
remote
workers
in
light
pandemic.
used
a
thematic
analysis
five
Norway
Denmark
different
daily
distributions
political
orientations.
findings
suggest
that
two
countries
represented
topic
interest
perspectives,
this
led
use
theories:
self-determination
theory
(SDT)
Herzberg's
two-factor
theory.
SDT
helps
us
understand
why
some
feel
motivated
are
more
productive
working
home.
need
for
autonomy,
competence,
connectedness
is
being
satisfied
but
not
all,
which
may
affect
strength
employees'
motivation.
explain
physical
psychological
issues
as
dissatisfiers,
these
consequence
home-based
office.
Furthermore,
hybrid
model
seems
be
an
optimal
solution
future
market,
where
can
either
home
workplace.
Finally,
it
important
employers
look
after
both
psychosocial
conditions
if
solutions
going
replace
traditional
International Journal of Workplace Health Management,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(4), P. 319 - 334
Published: July 30, 2024
Purpose
With
the
continuing
transition
to
hybrid
working
models,
companies
are
confronted
with
new
challenges.
Location-
and
time-flexible
offers
employees
considerable
advantages
regarding
work
success
and,
in
particular,
personal
well-being
health.
The
separate
effects
of
remote
autonomy
on
degree
perceived
burnout
have
already
been
sufficiently
investigated.
influence
work,
combination
in-office
together
autonomy,
has
yet
be
Against
this
background,
present
study
examines
impact
burnout.
Design/methodology/approach
empirical
uses
data
from
N
=
779
German
office
employees.
Drawing
conservation
resources
theory,
is
evaluated
using
regression
mediation
analysis.
Findings
results
indicate
a
negative
In
addition,
effect
partially
mediated
by
autonomy.
This
shows
that
overall
burnout-reducing
effect.
Practical
implications
Considering
workforce’s
health,
suggest
organisations
should
focus
working.
Thus,
continuously
allowed
remotely.
workflows
processes
designed
provide
If
organisational
constraints
require
presence,
then
underline
need
for
stress-reducing
adaptation
offices.
Originality/value
first
combined
Furthermore,
it
provides
designing
environments
orientation
ongoing
return
debate.
Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(1), P. 196 - 231
Published: Sept. 5, 2022
Despite
being
a
worldwide
disaster,
the
COVID‐19
pandemic
has
also
provided
an
opportunity
for
renewed
discussion
about
way
we
work.
By
contextualizing
in
early
periods
of
China's
ending
lockdown
policy
on
COVID‐19,
this
paper
offers
evidence
to
respond
essential
field
working
from
home
(WFH):
In
terms
job
performance,
can
WFH
replace
office
(WFO)?
The
present
study
compares
performance
quality
and
productivity
between
WFO
861
Chinese
respondents
using
entropy
balance
matching,
quasi‐experimental
methodology.
Results
reveal
that
enhances
but
lowers
it
productivity.
addition,
aims
capture
empirically
measure
variations
fundamental
characteristics
control
demand
by
applying
support
model.
More
specifically,
find
items,
such
as
‘talking
right’
‘work
rate’,
‘a
long
time
intense
concentration’
‘hecticness
job’,
are
vital
factors
contribute
how
these
differences
exert
influence
employees'
context
pandemic.
Psicologia Reflexão e Crítica,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
38(1)
Published: March 28, 2025
Abstract
Background
Autonomy
is
a
core
element
in
many
established
management
theories,
consistently
linked
to
positive
employee
outcomes.
However,
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
rapid
technological
advancements
have
transformed
workplace
dynamics,
particularly
information
technology
(IT)
sector
India,
where
hybrid
work
models
gained
prominence.
Despite
this
shift,
no
standardized
measure
exists
assess
autonomy
experienced
by
employees
environments,
hindering
deeper
analysis
understanding.
Objective
This
study
aims
contextualize,
develop,
validate
Hybrid
Work
Scale
(AHWS)
for
Indian
context,
providing
tool
researchers
practitioners
systematically
examine
impact
of
work.
Methods
A
descriptive
two-phase
was
conducted
following
DeVellis’s
scale
development
framework.
Phase
1
focused
on
conceptualizing
developing
construct
through
comprehensive
literature
review,
item
generation,
assessment
content
face
validity
experts,
followed
pilot
test.
2
encompassed
validation
process,
which
included
Exploratory
Factor
Analysis
(EFA)
identify
underlying
factor
structure
Confirmatory
(CFA)
model
its
fit.
Results
The
data
collected
from
313
IT
working
Bengaluru,
analyzed
confirm
normality
(below
±
2.58).
items
showed
strong
correlation
(
r
=
.734)
with
Design
Questionnaire
indicated
convergent
validity.
Discriminant
confirmed
Fornell-Larcker
Heterotrait-Monotrait
(HTMT)
criteria,
HTMT
values
below
0.90.
final
yielded
an
18-item
Cronbach’s
alpha
0.825,
comprising
four
distinct
dimensions:
(a)
location
autonomy,
(b)
time
(c)
scheduling
(d)
decision
autonomy.
Implications
AHWS
offers
valuable
both
managers
academics
how
different
forms
influence
well-being
productivity
settings.
It
also
addresses
gap
literature,
foundation
further
empirical
research
models.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(18), P. 11158 - 11158
Published: Sept. 6, 2022
The
pandemic
is
fast-moving,
accelerating
rapid
changes
that
lead
to
new
challenges
and
impacting
organizations.
A
big
mark
has
been
left
on
the
workplaces—places
where
we
do
business—because
ongoing
change
remote
work
role
of
office.
It
highly
possible
as
progresses,
workplace
will
not
only
its
design
but
also
way
in
which
be
planned,
organized,
performed
controlled.
However,
restrictions
ease
up,
questions
arise:
What
potential
office
sustainability?
How
perception
flexible
space
changed
due
COVID-19
pandemic?
This
paper
used
an
online
survey
a
quantitative
research
method.
In
this
paper,
looked
at
employer’s
vision
We
investigated
employers’
perspectives
what
settings
post-pandemic
time.
Specifically,
discussed
employers
apply
terms
environment
layout.
findings
suggest
increasing
mobile
workforce
expansion
style
mean
exodus
certainly
have
impact
utilization.
International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
36(2), P. 229 - 249
Published: May 10, 2023
The
COVID-19
pandemic
contributing
to
the
dissemination
of
alternative
work
models
such
as
fully
remote
or
hybrid
models.
present
study
focused
on
these
2
types
unplanned
changes
in
working
environment.
conservation
resources
theory,
first
aim
this
was
examine
predictive
role
resource
losses
and
gains
since
outbreak
job
burnout.
Moreover,
authors
investigated
how
non-remote,
remote,
employees
differ
