We need to learn how to love digital learning ‘again’: European SMEs response to COVID-19 digital learning needs

The effect of government support on Bureaucracy, COVID-19 resilience and export intensity: Evidence from North Africa

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Improving employee outcomes in the remote working context: a time‐lagged study on digital‐oriented training, work‐to‐family conflict and empowering leadership

“…Based on this theory, we argue that receiving support to participate in training programs for digital skills can boost employees' positive perceptions about their organization, motivating positive behaviors to reciprocate. Thus, this study argues that providing a digital-training program is essential to forming a valuable resource that will foster employees' positive attitudes and behaviors since this program can provide employees with valuable skills and the knowledge of how to deal with difficulties, such as work-family issues when working remotely (Nachmias and Hubschmid-Vierheilig 2021). This program promotes the connection between the organization and its employees, forming a social exchange between them.…”

“…Hence, employees might be required to work more than usual, depending on whether their tasks have been adequately prepared in advance (Liao 2011). This requirement becomes more challenging for employees as the undeniably modern work environment requires digital competencies (Nachmias 2021). Meanwhile, not all workers can utilize digital technologies for remote tasks, especially non-tech employees, which increases their workloads and causes employee issues and stress.…”

“…As a result, employees may face tensions between their personal and work lives (Peasley et al 2020) and work-to-family conflict, which may affect job satisfaction and performance (Bruck, Allen, and Spector 2002;Johnson et al 2005). To minimize these negative impacts, employees should develop the digital competencies that are necessary for the current work landscape (Nachmias 2021). Therefore, organizations must deliver digital knowledge and skills training programs rapidly (Jehanzeb and Bashir 2013).…”

“…Therefore, it helps reduce the difficulties, pressures and conflicts that can arise from work. Following recent research highlighting the role of digital learning (Nachmias and Hubschmid-Vierheilig 2021), we suggest that digital-oriented training is a model that organizations can use to adapt to the situation, as we must switch to more remote working. Digital-oriented training is positively associated with POS in terms of tackling employees' work in these new working circumstances and is negatively related to work-to-family conflict via POS.…”