Work From Home: The Role of Work Engagement on Productivity During Covid-19 Corona Pandemic a Study in Teachers and Lectures in Yogyakarta Province and City Nears Yogyakarta

Abstract

Covid-19 Corona pandemic has overwhelmed the world since January 2020 and has spread in Indonesia in March 2020. After that, all the lifestyle is changed. The majority of people/employees work from home. Many offices, factories, and industries were closed because people are frightened of the virus covid-19 corona. Millions of people in the world have died from this virus. This research would explore how the teacher and lecturer work from home. Have they worked productively? This study aims to determine the effect of the work environment and stress on productivity mediated by work engagement while teacher and lecturer work from home because of the Covid-19 Corona pandemic. The sampling technique was convenient, with 151 respondents working and living in Yogyakarta Province and city nears Yogyakarta. Data is collected by questionnaire, Likert scale 1-7. The Data was analyzed by Multiple Linear Regression with intervening. The results showed that work environment and stress positively and significantly influenced productivity, but work engagement was not an intervening variable. Coefficient of Determination, Adjusted R 2 is 0.48.

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