Benefits and Challenges of Remote Work

Fialho, Joana

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“…All in all, our findings make a contribution to the literature by showing that SW can be seen as a double-edged sword for employee wellbeing [ 129 ]. By increasing the flexibility in defining the spatiotemporal boundaries of the work and the massive adoption of new technologies, SW generates opportunities for employees to harmoniously integrate work and non-work activities but, at the same time, it also contributes to hindering the effective achievement of one’s work goals through the disruption of employees’ workflow and information overload [ 130 , 131 , 132 ], with opposite effects on individual wellbeing.…”

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Is Smart Working Beneficial for Workers’ Wellbeing? A Longitudinal Investigation of Smart Working, Workload, and Hair Cortisol/Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Falco

Girardi

Peric

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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Building on the job demands–resources (JD-R) and allostatic load (AL) models, in the present study we examined the role of smart working (SW) in the longitudinal association between workload/job autonomy (JA) and a possible biomarker of work-related stress (WRS) in the hair—namely, the cortisol–dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA(S)) ratio—during the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, 124 workers completed a self-report questionnaire (i.e., psychological data) at Time 1 (T1) and provided a strand of hair (i.e., biological data) three months later (Time 2, T2). Results from moderated multiple regression analysis showed that SW at T1 was negatively associated with the hair cortisol/DHEA(S) ratio at T2. Additionally, the interaction between workload and SW was significant, with workload at T1 being positively associated with the hair cortisol/DHEA(S) ratio at T2 among smart workers. Overall, this study indicates that SW is a double-edged sword, with both positive and negative consequences on employee wellbeing. Furthermore, our findings suggest that the hair cortisol/DHEA(S) ratio is a promising biomarker of WRS. Practical implications that organizations and practitioners can adopt to prevent WRS and promote organizational wellbeing are discussed.

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Is Smart Working Beneficial for Workers’ Wellbeing? A Longitudinal Investigation of Smart Working, Workload, and Hair Cortisol/Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Falco

Girardi

Peric

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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Rural areas as winners of COVID-19, digitalization and remote working? Empirical evidence from recent internal migration in Germany

Knuepling,

Sternberg,

Otto

2024

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused economic crises and increased inter-regional economic disparities. However, the catalyst effect that the pandemic has had on digitalization may change the traditional pattern of internal migration, in favour of rural areas. Using time-sensitive register data we explain changes in net migration rates of German districts from an economic geography perspective. We show that, since the beginning of the pandemic, rural regions benefited more from migration. In particular, younger and highly skilled individuals increasingly move to rural areas. This confirms that rural regions can benefit from increasing remote work, but these effects differ across region types and individual skill levels.

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Remote Work and Gender Inequality: Unmasking the Challenges and Seeking Solutions

Joshi,

Kumar

2024

IEEE Internet Comput.

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Benefits and Challenges of Remote Work

Cited by 5 publications

References 33 publications

Is Smart Working Beneficial for Workers’ Wellbeing? A Longitudinal Investigation of Smart Working, Workload, and Hair Cortisol/Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Is Smart Working Beneficial for Workers’ Wellbeing? A Longitudinal Investigation of Smart Working, Workload, and Hair Cortisol/Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rural areas as winners of COVID-19, digitalization and remote working? Empirical evidence from recent internal migration in Germany

Remote Work and Gender Inequality: Unmasking the Challenges and Seeking Solutions

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