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Working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic: Impact on office worker productivity and work experience.
- Source :
- Work; 2021, Vol. 69 Issue 4, p1171-1189, 19p, 8 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND: With the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations embraced Work From Home (WFH). An important component of transitioning to WFH is the effect on workers, particularly related to their productivity and work experience. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study is to examine how worker-, workspace-, and work-related factors affected productivity and time spent at a workstation on a typical WFH day during the pandemic. METHODS: An online questionnaire was designed and administered to collect the necessary information. Data from 988 respondents were included in the analyses. RESULTS: Overall perception of productivity level among workers did not change relative to their in-office productivity before the pandemic. Female, older, and high-income workers were likely to report increased productivity. Productivity was positively influenced by better mental and physical health statuses, having a teenager, increased communication with coworkers and having a dedicated room for work. Number of hours spent at a workstation increased by approximately 1.5 hours during a typical WFH day. Longer hours were reported by individuals who had school age children, owned an office desk or an adjustable chair, and had adjusted their work hours. CONCLUSION: The findings highlight key factors for employers and employees to consider for improving the WFH experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- WORK environment
HOME environment
WORK experience (Employment)
STATISTICS
LABOR productivity
EMPLOYEE attitudes
ANALYSIS of variance
TIME
AGE distribution
HEALTH status indicators
SEX distribution
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
T-test (Statistics)
QUESTIONNAIRES
INTERPROFESSIONAL relations
COMMUNICATION
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
STATISTICAL correlation
DATA analysis
COVID-19 pandemic
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10519815
- Volume :
- 69
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 152142075
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-210301