Ubiquitous Working: Do Work Versus Non-work Environments Affect Decision-Making and Concentration?

Burmeister, Carolin P.; Moskaliuk, Johannes; Creß, Ulrike

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00310

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“…Knowledge workers can now operate from everywhere and in multiple areas unlike in a one permanent area, as a result of advanced communication technology and mobile devices (ubiquitous working). To identify if the environment affects decision-making and focus of employee performance, the researchers varied the environment (i.e., a virtual office as a normal work atmosphere vs. a virtual garden as a non-work environment) and time pressure (i.e., introducing time pressure vs. no time pressure) [29].…”

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In employees’ favour or not?—The impact of virtual office platform on the work-life balances

Rathnaweera

Jayathilaka

2021

PLoS ONE

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Social mobility and physical restrictions imposed to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic have posed a severe challenge to operate under conventional nine to five work practices in a physical office setting. As a coping strategy for the survival of business, economy, and livelihoods, certain organisations were compelled to transform to virtual office platforms. This was a sudden transformation of work practices and consequently, impacting with mixed outcomes on lifestyles of workers. Given that very limited studies have shed light into the context, this study contributes immensely to fill research gap. The main objective of this study is to identify the impact of the virtual office platform on work-life balance in the Sri Lankan context. The methodology adopted for this study is quantitative. An online questionnaire to collect data was primarily distributed to employees in the virtual platform. Analysis of this study is based on three regression models and results ascertain that both working and non-working environments have highly significant impact on the work-life balance, although non-working environment has a bigger influence on work balance (Gender and no of children). Findings are useful and unique, enabling both employers and employees to adopt a focused approach to maximize the potential of virtual platforms to enhance employee well-being so that mutual benefits can be materialized.

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Section: Non-working Environmentmentioning

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In employees’ favour or not?—The impact of virtual office platform on the work-life balances

Rathnaweera

Jayathilaka

2021

PLoS ONE

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“…For example, creating and maintaining a routine are highly encouraged in order to regulate sleeping and eating habits, increase feelings of purposefulness on a daily basis, and develop a sense of “normalcy” during the extended quarantine period (Naff et al, 2020). Strategies to improve focused attention, such as creating separate workspace for engaging educational activity (i.e., desk, table, corner of the room), can be utilized for students struggling with educational motivation and concentration (Burmeister et al, 2018). SBHC mental health providers are encouraged to collaborate with educators to provide such interventions in classroom-based instruction when possible to promote behaviors benefiting wellbeing in the student population (Naff et al, 2020).…”

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Schools on the front lines: School based health centers amidst COVID-19.

Terepka¹,

Torres-Pagán²,

Fuente³

2021

School Psychology

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School based health centers (SBHCs) are often at the front line of medical and mental health services for students in the schools they serve. Citywide school closures in New York City in March 2020 and ongoing social distancing procedures resulted in significant changes in SBHC services as well as access to these services. Furthermore, the combination of COVID-19 related stressors and the increased likelihood of adverse childhood events experienced by urban youth creates conditions for the exacerbation of mental health concerns among youth in metropolitan areas. The following article will explore the role of SBHCs as community agents focused on prevention and reduction of mental health concerns prior and during the current pandemic, as well as existing health disparities experienced by urban youth populations. The authors will also discuss research examining mental health concerns already present in global populations affected by COVID-19 as it may foreshadow the challenges to be faced by U.S. urban youth. Lastly, the authors describe recommendations, practice implications, and opportunities for preventative strategies and therapeutic interventions in school based health settings. Impact and ImplicationsSchool based health centers provide health care services to youth and their families. Times of crisis often result in school closures preventing access to vital services during times of increased need for physical and mental health care. The role of school based health centers and recommendations for interventions addressing mental health concerns in youth during COVID-19 are discussed.

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“…Ongoing globalization and technological advancements make ubiquitous working-working independently of locations and fixed time schedules (Burmeister et al, 2018)-an integral part of employees' working life. Two core aspects predominantly characterize ubiquitous working.…”

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How modern working environments shape attendance behaviour: A longitudinal study on weekly flexibilization, boundaryless work and presenteeism

Poethke

Klasmeier

Radaca

et al. 2023

J Occupat & Organ Psyc

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In the face of technological advancements, flexibilization and boundaryless work have become integral parts of modern occupational settings. Simultaneously, current research indicates a considerable increase in presenteeism—the behaviour of working while sick. Meta‐analytic findings indicate two main drivers for presenteeism: a high work motivation and an impaired state of health and psychological well‐being. Research on flexibilization and boundaryless work shows that these job conditions enhance employees' work motivation but also impair employees' health. Based on conservation of resources theory and Miraglia and John's (J Occupational Health Psychol, 21, 2016, 261) dual‐path model on antecedents of presenteeism, we investigate how both job conditions affect attendance behaviour (absenteeism and presenteeism) via motivation and well‐being by conducting a weekly diary study over the course of 9 weeks. In total, 284 people provided data on flexibilization, boundaryless work, flow experience, well‐being, absenteeism and presenteeism (N = 2284 week‐level). Multilevel mediational analyses revealed that flexibilization prevents presenteeism, whereas boundaryless work can increase presenteeism. The results further revealed support for the health impairment path at the within‐person and between‐person levels whereas the motivational path was not supported at the within‐person level. Our results offer several theoretical and practical implications for how modern work shape attendance behaviour.

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Ubiquitous Working: Do Work Versus Non-work Environments Affect Decision-Making and Concentration?

Cited by 9 publications

References 68 publications

In employees’ favour or not?—The impact of virtual office platform on the work-life balances

In employees’ favour or not?—The impact of virtual office platform on the work-life balances

Schools on the front lines: School based health centers amidst COVID-19.

How modern working environments shape attendance behaviour: A longitudinal study on weekly flexibilization, boundaryless work and presenteeism

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