Examining the persistence of telecommuting after the COVID-19 pandemic

Mohammadi, Motahare; Rahimi, Ehsan; Davatgari, Amir; Javadinasr, Mohammadjavad; Mohammadian, Abolfazl; Bhagat-Conway, Matthew Wigginton; Salon, Deborah; Derrible, Sybil; Pendyala, Ram M.; Khoeini, Sara

doi:10.1080/19427867.2022.2077582

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“…This is because telecommuting enables employees to work remotely and thus reduces their physical contact with office workers. Reduced physical contact among people and social distancing facilitated by telecommuting are one of the most viable means of stopping the spread of COVID-19 (Brailovskaia et al, 2021;Mohammadi et al, 2022) and the fear created by COVID-19. The study also concurs with the arguments of Nguyen (2021) that the use of This study also found that fear of COVID-19 is negatively related to ER.…”

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“…In addition, telecommuting helps environmental concerns by reducing carbon emissions, traffic congestion, and accidents. Moreover, it provides employees benefit such as improved work-life balance, job performance, less stress, and daily commute expenses and non-transportation-related benefits (Jamal et al, 2021;Mohammadi et al, 2022;Nguyen, 2021). From the employer's perspective, telecommuting saves organisation operational costs such as expenses of stationery, utility bills, office spaces, and parking.…”

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“…Mauras et al (2021) found similar results: employees who used telecommuting at school were more effective in controlling the spread of COVID-19. Mohammadi et al (2022) noted that people prefer to telecommute to avoid the risk of being infected with COVID-19. According to Cordeiro-Rodrigues (2020), counteractive measures (e.g., telecommuting), create social distancing and thus reduces the risk of being infected with COVID-19.…”

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“…Telecommuting, also known as work-from-home or telework, refers to a flexible working arrangement where employees are encouraged and allowed to perform their official duties remotely with the use of technology. The use of telecommuting has augmented substantially amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is likely to stay in the post-pandemic era (Mohammadi et al, 2022). The general purpose of telecommuting is to offer employees opportunities for job continuity and smooth functioning of the organisation.…”

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An Empirical Analysis of the Mediating Role of Fear of COVID-19 Between Telecommuting and Employees Retention

Samad¹,

Rauza

Misron³

et al. 2023

Employ Respons Rights J

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Telecommuting has been found to have a profound effect on employee turnover intention. However, the literature is vague in understanding the mechanism through which telecommuting affects employee retention (ER). Grounded on the conservation of resource (COR) theory and social exchange theory (SET), this study examined the impact of telecommuting on ER and fear of COVID-19 and the subsequent impact of fear of COVID-19 on ER. The study also investigated fear of COVID-19 as a mediating mechanism between telecommuting and ER. Data collected from 307 employees working in nonprofit and nongovernmental organisations in Balochistan, Pakistan was analysed using PLS-SEM. The findings showed that telecommuting was positively related to ER while its relationship was negative and significant with fear of COVID-19. Further analyses showed that fear of COVID-19 was negatively related to ER. The findings further revealed that fear of COVID-19 mediated the influence of telecommuting on ER. The overall results demonstrate the importance of telecommuting in strengthening ER and reducing fear of COVID-19. The study provides a tool for policymakers and management practitioners to set up plans for a situation like COVID-19 in the future. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10672-023-09448-3.

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An Empirical Analysis of the Mediating Role of Fear of COVID-19 Between Telecommuting and Employees Retention

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Rauza

Misron³

et al. 2023

Employ Respons Rights J

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“…The changes in urban mobility patterns brought about by the pandemic are largely related to changes in activity patterns, with an increase in the frequency of remote activities (Rahman et al 2021;Reuschke and Felstead 2020). In this context, the popularity of remote working (or telecommuting) has largely increased and is expected to persist even after the COVID-19 pandemic is over (Mohammadi et al 2022). However, even before the pandemic, there has been an interest in the effect of telecommuting on mobility patterns, as well as on mental and physical health (Mokhtarian 1991).…”

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Studying the Interrelationship between Telecommuting during COVID-19, residential local accessibility, and active travel: a panel study in Montréal, Canada

Victoriano-Habit

El-Geneidy

2023

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The COVID-19 pandemic led to a substantial increase in the number of people working from home (telecommuting), in turn leading to unprecedented changes in mobility patterns worldwide. Due to the changing context of the pandemic, there is still a significant gap in knowledge regarding the effects of working from home on workers' travel patterns. The main goal of this work is to unravel the interrelationship between telecommuting during the COVID-19 pandemic, the frequency of active travel for non-work utilitarian purposes, and local accessibility levels around workers' homes. This study uses a longitudinal approach by analyzing travel and telecommuting behavior data from a two-wave survey administered in Montreal in 2019, pre-pandemic, and 2021, during COVID-19 (n = 452). Through a set of weighted multi-level linear regressions, we study the effects of telecommuting on the frequency of active travel for non-work utilitarian purposes, mediated by local accessibility around the household. Results show that the effect of telecommuting on non-work active travel for utilitarian purposes is highly dependent on local accessibility levels around the person's household. For workers living in high local accessibility areas, an increase in telecommuting during the pandemic has induced an increase in active trips for non-work utilitarian purposes. On the other hand, for workers residing in low local accessibility neighborhoods, the effect is the opposite. This research provides insights into the effects of telecommuting on non-work active travel, an area that is currently of interest to policy-makers and practitioners working towards increasing the level of physical activity among individuals through travel.

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Effects of Intensity of Teleworking and Creative Demands on the Cynicism Dimension of Job Burnout

Santiago-Torner,

Tarrats-Pons,

Corral-Marfil

2023

Employ Respons Rights J

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The study of the effect of virtual work environments on the emotional health of employees has received considerable attention in recent years. However, there has been insufficient research on how uninterrupted exposure to high job demands can lead to permanent stress, which deteriorates interpersonal relationships, to the point of draining them of affection. The study aims to examine the impact of telework intensity on cynicism (second dimension of burnout or depersonalisation) through two indirect effects: creativity and the number of days teleworked per week. A sample of 448 university-educated employees from the Colombian electricity sector was selected, who completed an online survey. The data were statistically analysed using a simple moderation model. In general, the results show that telework intensity favours employee behavioural adaptation, which buffers potential depersonalisation, through key characteristics such as: perceived social support, participation in decision-making, sense of autonomy, gender equality and reduced work-family conflict. However, when the tasks associated with teleworking require creative solutions continuously, and the employee’s resources are not properly managed, recurrent stress can lead to an emotional fracture that deteriorates the employee’s well-being. In conclusion, the protection of the employee’s emotional health depends on a balanced workplace structure that avoids a constant mismatch between available resources and creative demands.

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Examining the persistence of telecommuting after the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 37 publications

References 54 publications

An Empirical Analysis of the Mediating Role of Fear of COVID-19 Between Telecommuting and Employees Retention

An Empirical Analysis of the Mediating Role of Fear of COVID-19 Between Telecommuting and Employees Retention

Studying the Interrelationship between Telecommuting during COVID-19, residential local accessibility, and active travel: a panel study in Montréal, Canada

Effects of Intensity of Teleworking and Creative Demands on the Cynicism Dimension of Job Burnout

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