COVID-19 & Prospects of Online Work from Home Using Technology: Case from India

Abstract

<p class="0abstract"><span lang="EN-IN">The outburst of the pandemic COVID-19 in 2019 from the land of China to the entire world has brought a major change in people's living style. The severity of the disease is so much that more than 20 million people are affected by it worldwide. The recommended preventive measure to avoid the spread of this fatal disease is to maintain social distance leading to a significant economic disruption that could submerge the economies globally. However in order to keep the economies moving, the work from culture is adopted globally wherein the employees are connected via the internet and the work continues to happen. This paper aims to discover how people adopt such an attempt in the working culture. Also, the purpose of the paper is to find out its bearing on the employees' working capacity and whether they would like to continue with this arrangement in the future. The research employs primary data collected from 400 employees across various industries who are currently working from home. The research proposes advantages and challenges in working from home with a majority of employees preferring the method. </span></p>

Multiple Perspectives of Working From Home

“…Companies that allowed the option of hybrid work and/or remote working found it far easier to retain their employees going forward, compared to those that stuck with traditional 100% in person attendance requirement. According to research findings, the high preference of many employees to continue to WFH is an indication that organizations are headed into a different world of WFH in the future (Green et al, 2020;Saran, 2021;Sahoo et al, 2021). However, not every employee or industry can successfully implement hybrid or WFH arrangements, as some departments, positions, and businesses find it unsuitable.…”

Mobile App Prototype: Telemedicine for Mental Health Care During Pandemic

“…Since then, the virus has affected global society, including Peru, spreading at an accelerated rate, having a catastrophic effect worldwide [1], [2]. The international community and local governments were forced to implement restrictions and social distancing as measures to minimize the spread of this new coronavirus [3], [4]; as a consequence of these measures implemented, economic and social activity was affected causing an increase in anxiety, stress and depression in people around the world, as these are effects of emotional disorders that specially affect mental health [5]. Since pandemic, health services were one of the most affected sectors by the demand for medical attention, which prevented patients from receiving suitable care [6].…”

Impacto del trabajo remoto en el rendimiento laboral de los colaboradores administrativos de los principales retailers durante el COVID-19 en Lima Metropolitana

“…En adición a los resultados anteriores, existen artículos de autores que encuentran una relación de curva de aprendizaje entre las primeras etapas del confinamiento y los meses posteriores tras haberse adecuado tanto las empresas como los empleados a la nueva tendencia de WFH, teniendo como resultado de sus respectivas investigaciones una disminución de la productividad en las primeras etapas de acondicionamiento mientras que pasado un periodo de entre 3 a 6 meses, el incremento de la productividad se hacía notable debido al balance que se alcanzaba entre las responsabilidades laborales y las responsabilidades del hogar (Beno & Hvorecky, 2021;Beno ,2021;Beno, 2022;Sahoo et., 2021;Kitagawa et al, 2021;Patanjali & Bhatta, 2022). Es así como Sahoo (2021) y…”

“…Esto se relaciona con el análisis descriptivo, dado que los individuos indican que muestran un comportamiento indiferente y no hay actitudes contraproducentes que vayan en contra de la legitimidad de la compañía. aquello se contradice con las investigaciones, en las cuales se estipula que en los primeros meses de adaptación los colaboradores si mostraron altos índices de estrés al tratar de encontrar un balance en las responsabilidades laborales y las del hogar durante el cambio abrupto en la modalidad de trabajo (Beno & Hvorecky, 2021;Beno ,2021;Beno, 2022;Sahoo et al, 2021;Kitagawa et al, 2021;Patanjali & Bhatta, 2022).…”