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  1. Achieving Effective Remote Working During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: A Work Design Perspective

    Bin Wang, Yukun Liu, Jing Qian, et al. · 2020 · Applied Psychology · 1,663 citations

    Existing knowledge on remote working can be questioned in an extraordinary pandemic context. We conducted a mixed-methods investigation to explore the challenges experienced by remote workers at this time, as well as what virtual work characteristics and individual differences affect these challenges. In Study 1, from semi-structured interviews with Chinese employees working from home in the early days of the pandemic, we identified four key remote work challenges (work-home interference, ineffective communication, procrastination, and loneliness), as well as four virtual work characteristics that affected the experience of these challenges (social support, job autonomy, monitoring, and work

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  3. Systematically reviewing remote e-workers’ well-being at work: a multidimensional approach

    Maria Charalampous, Christine Grant, Carlo Tramontano, et al. · 2018 · European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology · 734 citations

    The practice of remote e-working, which involves work conducted at anyplace, anytime, using technology, is on the increase. The aim of this systematic literature review is to gain a deeper understanding of the association between remote e-working, within knowledge workers, and the five dimensions of well-being at work: affective, cognitive, social, professional, and psychosomatic. Sixty-three studies employing quantitative, qualitative and mixed-method designs have been included in the review. Findings indicate that we know more about remote e-workers’ affective state and their social and professional life than we know about their cognitive functioning and psychosomatic conditions. Whilst th

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  4. Post-Pandemic Office Work: Perceived Challenges and Opportunities for a Sustainable Work Environment

    Maral Babapour Chafi, Annemarie Hultberg, Nina Bozic Yams · 2021 · Sustainability · 319 citations

    The widespread adoption of remote and hybrid work due to COVID-19 calls for studies that explore the ramifications of these scenarios for office workers from an occupational health and wellbeing perspective. This paper aims to identify the needs and challenges in remote and hybrid work and the potential for a sustainable future work environment. Data collection involved two qualitative studies with a total of 53 participants, who represented employees, staff managers, and service/facility providers at three Swedish public service organisations (primarily healthcare and infrastructure administration). The results describe opportunities and challenges with the adoption of remote and hybrid wor

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  6. Post-COVID remote working and its impact on people, productivity, and the planet: an exploratory scoping review

    Ruth McPhail, Xi Wen Chan, Robyn May, et al. · 2023 · The International Journal of Human Resource Management · 177 citations

    Since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, there has been a wealth of studies and reports published on the impacts of remote working (or work-from-home) due to pandemic lockdown measures. The primary aim of this article is to synthesise this work and conduct an exploratory scoping review of both scholarly and grey literature on the impacts of the pandemic on people, productivity, and the planet, with a focus on remote working (or work-from-home) and the post-pandemic workplace. Further, in light of the wide range of terms such as work-from-home, remote working, hybrid working, teleworking, telecommuting, and work-from-anywhere, a secondary but necessary aim of this scoping review is to clarify th

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  7. The Future Is Hybrid: How Organisations Are Designing and Supporting Sustainable Hybrid Work Models in Post-Pandemic Australia

    John Hopkins, Anne Bardoel · 2023 · Sustainability · 168 citations

    Hybrid work models have rapidly become the most common work arrangement for many knowledge workers, affording them with improved work–life balance and greater levels of job satisfaction, but little research has been conducted to identify the different hybrid work models that are emerging, and the appropriate supports needed to drive sustainable improvement. This paper utilises primary data from a series of semi-structured interviews with senior Australian human resource (HR) managers, to identify a range of different approaches to hybrid work design, applying the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory. Analyses of these findings have resulted in five key contributions: one being the identifi

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  9. How Remote Work Changes the World of Work

    Paul M. Leonardi, Sienna Helena S. Parker, Roni Shen · 2023 · Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior · 116 citations

    Remote work is typically characterized as work that is done at some physical distance from the office. Existing research has shown that the main elements of this characterization—physical distance and the office—are far more complex than most people realize. This review develops a framework that refracts the concept of remote work into four types of distance—psychological, temporal, technological, and structural—and three objects from which one can be distant—material resources, social resources, and symbolic resources. We then use this refraction framework to answer five questions about the way remote work is changing the future of work: ( a) Who will work remotely? ( b) Where will people w

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  10. Remote working: unprecedented increase and a developing research agenda

    Jonny Gifford · 2022 · Human Resource Development International · 103 citations

    As we start to move beyond or acclimatise to COVID-19, a rise in remote working looks set to be the change in work practices most likely to stick long term. Specifically, a long-term growth in hybrid working seems inevitable. Pre-pandemic, work technology had already advanced considerably to enable remote working, but the lockdowns demonstrated that it is eminently feasible in many more jobs than previously thought and the demand from employees appears to have strengthened substantially. As a fundamental shift in how we work, there are implications for core HRD topics, including learning and development, organisational productivity, workload, effective communications and relationships, and p

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  11. Remote, Disconnected, or Detached? Examining the Effects of Psychological Disconnectedness and Cynicism on Employee Performance, Wellbeing, and Work–Family Interface

    Лаура Петитта, Valerio Ghezzi · 2023 · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 26 citations

    Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations worldwide have implemented remote working arrangements that have blurred the work-family boundaries and brought to the forefront employees' sense of disconnectedness from their workplace (i.e., organizational disconnectedness) as a concern for multiple organizational outcomes. Cynicism, a job burnout subdimension, refers to a negative and excessively detached response to relational overload at work. While both workplace disconnectedness and cynicism involve a toxic sense of detachment, they refer to different psychological mechanisms. The present study aims to examine how employee workplace disconnectedness differs from their cynicism, and how bo

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  12. Towards a sustainable workplace: investigating workplace cyberbullying and its relationship with employee wellbeing and intention to stay in remote and hybrid work settings

    Nimitha Aboobaker, V. Shanujas · 2025 · International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management · 15 citations

    PurposeThe advent of information and communication technologies in workplace settings has broadened the range of bullying behaviours that can manifest in the digital realm. However, there is a lack of knowledge concerning the impact of situational factors on employees' perceived cyberbullying within the workplace framework. Broadly, this study aims to investigate the effects of workplace cyberbullying on employees' wellbeing at work and their intention to stay with the organization, across two groups of employees: those who work in a fully remote mode and those employed in hybrid work arrangements.Design/methodology/approachThe current descriptive and time-lagged study was conducted among a

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  13. Hybrid Work Model: An Approach for Employee Wellbeing and Job Satisfaction in It Sector

    T. Naresh Babu · 2024 · 14 citations

    The emergence of the hybrid work environment, characterized by a blend of remote and in-office work, has revolutionized the traditional concept of work. While this shift offers flexibility and convenience, it has also brought to light a range of effects on employees' well-being and job satisfaction. “Indian tech companies have already started adopting new work models, which vary from completely remote (work model) to a combination of remote and on-site, to a completely on-site model. The present research investigates the effect of the hybrid working model on employee wellbeing and job satisfaction among IT employees. The factors considered for hybrid work model are work environment, flexible

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  14. The impact of remote and hybrid work and psychological wellbeing on organisational citizenship behaviour: The moderating effect of psychological capital

    Desere Kokt, Mothepane Seqhobane · 2024 · Acta Commercii · 5 citations

    Orientation: In a highly competitive and complex world of work, the voluntary inputs or organisational citizenship behaviours from employees are increasingly important for sustained performance. This is especially pertinent because of the prevalence of remote and hybrid work and the need to enhance psychological wellbeing. Research purpose: This study examined the impact between perceived experiences related to remote and hybrid work and psychological wellbeing on organisational citizenship behaviour, while also exploring the moderating effect of psychological capital. Motivation for the study: As a result of the prevailing impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and oth

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  17. Employee Well-being, Remote Work, and Productivity in Hybrid Work Models

    Abubakar S. Sulaiman, Idibia Lawrence Onah · 2025 · Journal of Business Development and Management Research · 2 citations

    The global shift to remote work that began in 2020 marked an abrupt break from long-standing workplace norms, accelerating large-scale adoption of remote and hybrid models. This paper explores how these arrangements influenced employee productivity and engagement between 2021 and 2024, a period when many organizations aimed to stabilize operations after extended workplace disruptions. Using large-sample quantitative surveys complemented by detailed qualitative interviews across eight industries from manufacturing to creative sectors the study maps this transition. Findings indicate that most participants either sustained or improved their output when working from home, with particularly stro

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  18. The Impact of Remote and Hybrid Work on Employee Productivity: A Systematic Literature Review

    Parisa Parsi · 2026 · British Research Review

    This study examines the relationship between remote work and employee productivity through a systematic literature review. A qualitative secondary research design was employed to synthesize findings from peer-reviewed articles and empirical studies published between 2020 and 2026. The selected literature was analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings indicate that remote work can enhance productivity through increased flexibility, autonomy, and reduced commuting time. These benefits are often associated with higher job satisfaction and improved work-life balance. However, challenges such as social isolation, communication barriers, and family-work conflict may affect employee well-being

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  19. The Impact of Microbreak on Employee Productivity and Mental Wellbeing in Remote Work Setting

    Muneeb Butt, Omar Ahmed Shaikh · 2025 · ACADEMIA International Journal for Social Sciences

    The swift transition to remote working has tightened the cognitive stressor and reduced the possibility of natural rest, creating the question of long-term productivity and individual mental health. Even though previous studies have accepted the positive effect of short breaks, only a small amount of empirical studies have concurrently studied the effects of productivity and wellbeing and explained the mechanism behind it in a remote work setting. The given research fills this gap and focuses on the effect of microbreaks on the productivity of employees and their mental wellbeing when work efficiency is considered as the mediating variable. The study utilized a quantitative, cross-sectional

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  20. Impact of Remote and Hybrid Work Arrangements on Employee Productivity, Organizational Culture, and Psychological Well-Being

    Research Author · 2026 · Global Insights Journal

    The present study examines the impact of remote and hybrid work arrangements on employee productivity, organizational culture, and psychological well-being. Remote and hybrid work models have transformed traditional workplace practices by providing flexibility, reducing commuting time, and enabling technology-based collaboration. The study explores how these arrangements influence work efficiency, task performance, communication patterns, teamwork, employee engagement, and work-life balance. It also analyses challenges such as social isolation, digital fatigue, blurred work-life boundaries, reduced informal interaction, supervision difficulties, and weakened organizational belongingness. The

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  21. Hybrid Work Models and Their Influence on Employee Productivity and Wellbeing: Evidence from MTN Nigeria, Bayelsa State

    Yaibimi Simon Ayogoi · 2026 · International Journal of Social Science Research and Review

    Hybrid work systems have become a central feature of modern organizational practice, particularly following the disruptions caused by the COVID19 pandemic. This study investigates how hybrid work components namely work arrangement, work flexibility, and organizational support shape employee productivity and wellbeing within MTN Nigeria, Bayelsa State. Anchored on the Job Demands-Resources (JDR) theory, the research adopted a descriptive survey design and analyzed responses from 123 employees using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results indicated that all three hybrid work dimensions significantly predict productivity and wellbeing, with organizational support emerging as the stronge

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