La pandemia de COVID-19 trajo consigo un incremento sustancial del trabajo remoto que inició como una respuesta de emergencia, pero que se mantuvo durante más de un año en ciertos sectores y funciones. Hasta antes de la pandemia, se habían analizado los beneficios del trabajo remoto en cuanto a la salud mental, el bienestar general y el incremento en la productividad laboral, bajo condiciones donde el trabajador decidía cómo y dónde quería trabajar. La modificación forzada a la rutina laboral y a las condiciones generales del empleo resultaron en una serie de afectaciones negativas tanto en la salud como en el bienestar general de los trabajadores remotos. Este artículo presenta una recopilación exhaustiva de los riesgos y problemas en la salud ocupacional de los empleados remotos, así como recomendaciones para reducirlos y evitarlos.

This chapter presents a general overview of workplace spirituality. A bibliometric analysis was developed to show the evolution of research in the field; the most relevant areas of study; leading institutions in which research is being performed; funding agencies; top authors, journals, and publishers; as well as additional relevant information. Different conceptualizations and topics connected to spirituality at work have been included. Differentiations are established between spirituality and religion. Various scales developed to assess spirituality at work are included, along with guidelines about how spirituality can be promoted in the workplace.

This chapter analyses the effects of remote work on family relationships during confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study is centered on faculty and staff members from a private business school in Puebla, Mexico. The research was conducted almost five months after the university closed its doors and moved all its activities online, having participants time to adapt to the new normal. A scale was developed and validated, and later on, it was applied in a country where family values, cultures, and traditions are strong. The scale included five distinct areas of study: remote working conditions, time and task management, work performance, stress, and family relations. All the business school faculty and administrative staff were invited to participate in the study. Results show employees' perceptions about how working remotely positively or negatively affected their relationships at home and their productivity at work, leading to the design of best practices and useful guidelines that will minimize the adverse effects of remote work while enhancing the positive ones.

This chapter describes the digital competencies that have become essential in the workforce and how higher education institutions (HEIs) are trying to keep up in a moment in which faculty members have been acquiring digital skills alongside students. A field study was conducted with faculty from HEIs in Mexico to identify the differences between the digital skills that faculty possessed previous to the pandemic and those acquired as a result of remote work. It also analyzes the digital tools they have been provided with to perform their jobs, the training they have received, and the digital skills that they still lack to help students acquire the digital competencies demanded in the workforce. The objective is to identify areas of opportunity and create general guidelines that will help develop critical digital skills. A literature review of the most relevant aspects of digital dexterity and digital competence in higher education (HE) is presented. An analysis of the current context and how it is producing changes faster than before is also included.

Although there are classical and modern leadership styles, from a historical perspective, hybrid leadership practices have been the norm. It is essential to state that the idea of hybrid leadership is not new, nor has it resulted from hybrid working conditions. This chapter analyzes hybrid leadership from different perspectives, tracing its origins, the start of publications in the field, and its evolution. A short bibliometric analysis is included to provide a general background about how the study of hybrid leadership has evolved. The different leadership styles and models connected to hybrid leadership will be analyzed, as well as its main characteristics. The goal is to present an overview of hybrid leadership and how it has been applied in different contexts.