Teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic: Determining factors of perceived work productivity, job performance, and satisfaction

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, telework has been adopted extensively as a way to ensure business continuity. However, its effects on important employee outcomes such as work productivity, job performance, and satisfaction are unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the factors p...

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Published in:Amfiteatru economic 2021-08, Vol.23 (58), p.620-636
Main Authors: Mihalca, Loredana, Irimiaș, Tudor, Brendea, Gabriela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adjustment
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Employees
Job performance
Job satisfaction
Organizational factors
Organizational support
Pandemics
Productivity
self-management
Selfmanagement
Tactics
Telecommuting
teleworkers
teleworking
Work life balance
workload
Workloads
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Summary:Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, telework has been adopted extensively as a way to ensure business continuity. However, its effects on important employee outcomes such as work productivity, job performance, and satisfaction are unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the factors previously identified as important determinants of telework effectiveness are also relevant in the context of the pandemic. Drawing on Baruch and Nicholson's Model of Teleworking, the relationship between individual, home/family, job, and organizational factors and adjustment to telework during COVID-19 was examined. Survey data was collected from 482 employees who worked from home on a full-time basis during the pandemic. Results indicated that individual factors (i.e., self-management tactics) and home/family factors (i.e., the need for adequate telework conditions) are important predictors for employee productivity, performance and satisfaction while teleworking during COVID-19. Furthermore, workload (i.e., job factor) was a significant predictor for work productivity and satisfaction with telework. Surprisingly, organizational support for teleworking was not related to any of these outcomes. Implications for research and practice concerning telework during the pandemic are discussed.
ISSN:2247-9104
1582-9146
2247-9104
DOI:10.24818/EA/2021/58/620