Does working from home work? Experience of working from home and the value of hybrid workplace post-COVID-19

Journal of Corporate Real Estate, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 25(1), С. 50 - 76

Опубликована: Дек. 15, 2021

Purpose This study aims to understand how knowledge workers working from home during COVID-19 changed their views on physical work environments and working-from-home practices. Design/methodology/approach conducted a survey targeting in the USA recruited via Amazon Mechanical Turk. A total of 1,651 responses were collected 648 used for analysis. Findings The perceived work-life balance improved pandemic compared before, while boundaries between workplace decreased. Workplace flexibility, environmental conditions offices organizational supports are positively associated with productivity, satisfaction pandemic. Research limitations/implications While strict traditional view “showing” up office Monday through Friday is likely decline, hybrid flexibility can be introduced as some activities not significantly affected by location, either at home-based or corporate offices. results this also highlight importance organizations support productivity well home. With industry collaboration, future research relatively large sample sizes sites, investigating workers’ needs adapted patterns use offices, will help real estate managers make decisions provide level standardization spatial efficiency configurations essential Originality/value pandemic-enforced practices awaken interdependence environments, works done consequently, role workplace. built more in-depth understanding who able continue

Язык: Английский

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Not All Remote Workers Are Similar: Technology Acceptance, Remote Work Beliefs, and Wellbeing of Remote Workers during the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 18(22), С. 12095 - 12095

Опубликована: Ноя. 18, 2021

Although a large part of the world’s workforce engaged in mandatory Work from Home during COVID-19 pandemic, experience was not same for everyone. This study explores whether different groups employees, based on their work and organizational characteristics (i.e., size, number days per week working home, team) personal remote experience, having children at home), express beliefs about remotely, acceptance technology necessary to Home, well-being. A conducted with 163 Italian workers who answered an online questionnaire November 2020 January 2021. cluster analysis revealed that work, organizational, variables distinguish five types workers. ANOVA statistics showed big companies worked remotely several week, had (because they before national lockdowns), team, more positive higher acceptance, better coping strategies, compared other Practical implications support institutional decision-makers HR managers promote employee well-being are presented.

Язык: Английский

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Adequacy of telework spaces in homes during the lockdown in Madrid, according to socioeconomic factors and home features

Sustainable Cities and Society, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 75, С. 103262 - 103262

Опубликована: Авг. 13, 2021

In Spain, the COVID-19 confinement was carried out in spring of 2020. All non-essential activities were temporarily suspended. This brought with it adaptation to home office (telework), still emerging Europe, and more Spain. Although response general has been positive, conditions which families have subjected telework cannot be considered normal. this context, an online survey requested find experience confined households relation dwelling satisfaction following new needs lockdown. The data obtained on workspace perception its adequacy studied Madrid, stratified by gender average income, for a sample 256 people teleworking or studying. results showed that spaces insufficient third households, no significant relationship most socioeconomic variables, nor characteristics. variables related inadequacy were: number who work study at home; lack exclusive teleworking; availability digital resources. also depended qualities space, as size, furniture lighting, among others.

Язык: Английский

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Comprehensive audio-visual environmental effects on residential soundscapes and satisfaction: Partial least square structural equation modeling approach

Landscape and Urban Planning, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 220, С. 104351 - 104351

Опубликована: Янв. 8, 2022

Язык: Английский

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The Impact of Enforced Working from Home on Employee Job Satisfaction during COVID-19: An Event System Perspective

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 18(24), С. 13207 - 13207

Опубликована: Дек. 15, 2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home (WFH) became only option for many organizations, generating increasing interest in how such arrangements impact employee job satisfaction. Adopting an event system perspective, this study employed online survey to capture WFH experiences of 256 workers 66 Chinese enterprises during pandemic. Using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), examined satisfaction was affected by five characteristics when home: longevity (time), workspace suitability (space), autonomy (criticality), digital social support (novelty) and monitoring mechanisms (disruption). The findings reveal that three configurations promote a suitable is core condition. In absence workspace, appropriate mechanism, long-term found undermine However, not necessary condition These have clear implications theory practice.

Язык: Английский

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A regional renaissance? The shifting geography of internal migration under COVID-19

Australian Geographer, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 53(4), С. 405 - 423

Опубликована: Май 20, 2022

Since the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic there has been interest in migration city-dwellers to regional areas escape lockdowns and movement restrictions, yet evidence a 'regional renaissance' Australia remains anecdotal. This paper aims quantify current future dynamics on levels, patterns drivers from Australian cities regions. Results show 7% drop rate between Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2020 compared previous year, with record net gains facilitated by 9% decrease departures rather than an increase arrivals cities. Our forecasts suggest that regions will slow down after 2022, but remain higher pre-pandemic levels New South Wales, Queensland, Australia, Tasmania because sustained arrivals. Regional Western Northern Territory continue losses, while Victoria are predicted be lower pre-COVID-19 departures. These have important implications for population projections policies regarding attraction retention internal migrants Australia's

Язык: Английский

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A state-of-the-art, systematic review of indoor environmental quality studies in work-from-home settings

Building and Environment, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 259, С. 111652 - 111652

Опубликована: Май 15, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant increase in working from home worldwide, making the work-from-home (WFH) setting crucial context for studying influence of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) on workers' well-being and productivity. A narrative visual synthesis 41 research articles IEQ WFH settings was conducted identify factors being measured their correlations with perceived productivity well-being. This review shows that conditions at were mainly within recommended international standards. However, some high maxima recorded, particularly metrics related air partly due wider availability evidence, which raised concerns regarding suitability while home. Despite presence these maxima, workers generally rated all highly. could possibly reflect lack awareness changes conditions, suggesting monitoring might be necessary when Compared traditional offices, seemed more satisfied although found deficient sound insulation, ergonomic technological support, leading multiple health complaints. Several studies have also demonstrated between assessments those productivity, physical mental Future should consider using longitudinal study design including representative samples, different seasons, multi-domain analyses, multicountry multicultural settings.

Язык: Английский

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Satisfaction with activity-support and physical home-workspace characteristics in relation to mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

Journal of Environmental Psychology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 81, С. 101826 - 101826

Опубликована: Май 27, 2022

Previous research indicates that employees' mental health might be influenced by their satisfaction with physical office characteristics, such as noise, daylight, and ventilation. However, similar on in relation to working from home (WFH) is limited. Therefore, this study aimed identify the relationships between workspace characteristics support of work activities while WFH during COVID-19 pandemic. Relationships were analysed using a path analysis approach, based sample 1219 workers, who had fully home. The internal ten considered variables also studied. Results showed artificial light, greenery, views outside directly related one indirectly several others. Surprisingly, temperature, ventilation, air quality did not seem play role at workplace. In addition, unlike office, personal relate nor perceived Furthermore, all least other variable. Workplace managers could use these insights formulate recommendations for employees how design home-workspace.

Язык: Английский

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Effect of Housing Quality on the Mental Health of University Students during the COVID-19 Lockdown

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 19(5), С. 2918 - 2918

Опубликована: Март 2, 2022

COVID-19 outbreak imposed rapid and severe public policies that consistently impacted the lifestyle habits mental health of general population. Despite vaccination, lockdown restrictions are still considered as potential measures to contrast variants spread in several countries. Recent studies have highlighted impacts lockdowns on population's health; however, role indoor housing environment where people spent most their time has rarely been considered. Data from 8177 undergraduate graduate students were collected a large, cross-sectional, web-based survey, submitted university Northern Italy during first period 1 April May 2020. Logistic regression analysis showed significant associations between moderate depression symptomatology (PHQ-9 scores ≥ 15), houses with both poor quality small dimensions (OR = 4.132), either medium 3.249) or big 3.522). It was also found that, regardless size, is significantly associated moderate-severe depressive symptomatology. Further encouraged explore long-term impact built parameter modifications health, therefore support policies.

Язык: Английский

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The new geography of remote jobs in Europe

Regional Studies, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 19

Опубликована: Июнь 6, 2024

The paper maps the diffusion of working from home across 30 European countries during COVID-19 pandemic. We summarise determinants remote and show that its uptake was lower than in United States, substantially uneven across/within countries, with most jobs concentrated cities capital regions. then apply a variance decomposition procedure to investigate whether distribution can be attributed individual or territorial factors. Results underscore importance composition effects as, compared intermediate-density rural areas, hosted more workers occupations/sectors amenable remotely.

Язык: Английский

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