Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in the Digital Workspace

Thompson, Anthony

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-60283-3_8

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“…Literature has overlooked risks imposed by remote e-working to psychosomatic well-being (Ellison, 2012;Eurofound and the ILO, 2017). Studies within general working populations suggested that prolonged sedentary behaviour, a common aspect of remote e-working (Thompson, 2020), was found to be associated with many health risks. These included, but were not limited to, coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction (Petersen et al, 2014), with bone health in youth (Chastin et al, 2014), with mortality, weight gain and obesity (Thorp et al, 2011).…”

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“…These included, but were not limited to, coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction (Petersen et al, 2014), with bone health in youth (Chastin et al, 2014), with mortality, weight gain and obesity (Thorp et al, 2011). Previous research has suggested that the combination of sitting for long periods, not adequately exercising, and an unhealthy diet might have a detrimental impact to individuals' health (Thompson, 2020). This study, thus, attempts to answer: Do individuals benefit from the flexibility linked to remote e-working, using this time to sit less, exercise more and eat better?…”

Section: Gaps In Our Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

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“It needs to be the right blend”: a qualitative exploration of remote e-workers’ experience and well-being at work

Charalampous

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Tramontano

2021

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PurposeThis present qualitative study explores the impact of the remote e-working experience on employees’ well-being.Design/methodology/approachForty (23 male) remote e-workers working for a British IT company were interviewed about their work-related well-being. Semi-structured interviews were framed within an existing theoretical of work-related well-being; hence, questions targeted five distinct dimensions of affective, professional, social, cognitive and psychosomatic well-being. However, data collection was not constrained by this model, allowing the exploration of other aspects interviewees considered relevant to their work-related well-being. Interview data were analysed using thematic analysis, where key themes emerged.FindingsFindings support the relevance of a multidimensional approach to understanding remote e-workers’ well-being as it provides an in-depth understanding of the inter-connectedness between relevant dimensions. Further insight into the overlooked issues of detachment from work and health-related behaviours when e-working remotely is also provided.Practical implicationsThis study proposes practical implications related to the organisational, managerial and individual level; providing individuals tailored guidance on how to remote e-work effectively and raising the importance of cultural change to support remote e-workers to be open about their working preferences.Originality/valueAn original contribution to the field of remote e-working is provided, by adopting a holistic approach to explore well-being, disentangling the interconnections between different well-being dimensions and discussing pivotal contributing factors that seemed to be understudied within extant remote e-working literature.

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Section: Gaps In Our Knowledgementioning

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Section: Gaps In Our Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

“It needs to be the right blend”: a qualitative exploration of remote e-workers’ experience and well-being at work

Charalampous

Grant

Tramontano

2021

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“…Long periods of continuous sitting time and less opportunities for physical movement are characteristics of many modern jobs, despite the fact that insufficient physical activity is a serious danger to both individual and organizational health (Thompson, 2020). The authors look at the problems and possibilities that agile employees con-front when it comes to sustaining appropriate amounts of physical exercise during the workday.…”

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“…The challenges that organizations have in encouraging their agile staff to be physically active are also discussed. Technology has the ability to be both a contributor and a solution to a problem (Thompson, 2020).…”

Section: Implications Of Agile Culture In Employee Mental Healthmentioning

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Going Agile, a Post-Pandemic Universal Work Paradigm - A Theoretical Narrative Review

Rad

2021

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Due to digital transformation, technology advancements, telework, we can no longer pretend that traditional work offers high incentives and efficiency, but on the contrary, traditional work falls behind each year, deeming organizations and individuals to adopt the agile work. Rapid technological developments have altered the way businesses operate, with the goal of producing viable solutions in an environment fraught with unpredictability. This paper is a theoretical narrative review on the general topic of agile work. The present paper addresses the issue of determining the best international practices for implementing agile methodology at work, carrying out a theoretical narrative review. Basing on literature on present-day theory the authors make an attempt to explain the implications of implementing agile methodologies into organizational culture, summarize existing approaches to classifying the main effects on implementing agile methodologies at work, consolidate and document best international practices for agile methodologies development among employers. After defining the concepts of agile method tailoring and agile maturity, the data obtained in the theoretical narrative analysis reveal that the implementing agile methodologies have a direct impact on management style, on teams, on learning environments, and on employee’s mental health. An overall conclusions and discussions section is presented along with the personal opinion of authors. This work is intended to open a post-pandemic agile work research methodology, since there are no systematic approaches to this topic.

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Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in the Digital Workspace

Cited by 2 publications

References 30 publications

“It needs to be the right blend”: a qualitative exploration of remote e-workers’ experience and well-being at work

“It needs to be the right blend”: a qualitative exploration of remote e-workers’ experience and well-being at work

Going Agile, a Post-Pandemic Universal Work Paradigm - A Theoretical Narrative Review

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