scholarly journals The Impact of Working from Home During Pandemic Times on Employees Motivation in Romanian Insurance Companies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bogdan Ştefănescu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Alternative Means ◽  
Work At Home ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Transformation Processes ◽  
Main Change ◽  
At Home

This article represents an analysis of the impact on employees of insurance companies in Romania, of the changes that occurred following the crisis generated by the Coronavirus pandemic. With the implementation of traffic restrictions in the spring of 2020 and the introduction of quarantine in Romania, companies were forced to resort to alternative means of conducting and continuing the activity in safe conditions for employees. The main change was the implementation of work at home, doubled by a strong progress of digitalization in the field. The orientation of companies towards the customer, the desire to offer the most complete services and the need to work as much as possible in the online environment, accelerated the digital transformation processes, offering a new perspective to both customers and employees who were able to experience a large number migrating to work from home. This article pays more attention to the analysis of the direct relationship between staff motivation in the case of work at home and the results obtained, with the final result - the sustainability of the organization's activity.

Significant household factors that influence an IT employees’ job effectiveness while on work from home

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivek Sridhar ◽  
Sanjay Bhattacharya
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Job Effectiveness ◽  
Household Factors ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
It Employees ◽  
To Come ◽  
The Impact ◽  
At Home

Purpose The purpose of this study is to find out the significant factor/s relating to an information technology (IT) employee’s household that determines the job effectiveness of an employee. Design/methodology/approach The approach involves surveying IT employees from across levels of work-experience, companies and cities on household factors that affect their job effectiveness while they work from home and uses discriminant analysis to find out important factor/s that determines if an employee’s job effectiveness remains constant or is better at the workplace that at home. Findings The number of elderly staying in the house, age of the eldest member of the household, observable power cuts at home and number of cars owned by individuals were found to be significant factors affecting an IT employees’ job effectiveness. Originality/value The study targets a very niche area of the impact of household factors on an IT employee. The findings of this research enable IT organizations from India with insights and enable them to come up with innovative interventions to manage employees on a personalized basis to improve an employees’ job effectiveness and drive organizational effectiveness on a whole, during and post the COVID-19 pandemic.

Propensity to Work from Home: Modeling Results from the 1995 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey

2000 ◽  
Vol 1706 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Drucker ◽  
Asad J. Khattak
Keyword(s):  
Sample Selection ◽  
Small Children ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Multinomial Logit Models ◽  
Working From Home ◽  
Work At Home ◽  
Personal Transportation ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Larger Sample ◽  
At Home

Working from home is regaining its popularity because of the advantages it presents for both employees and employers. Telecommunications technologies are enabling the new work-at-home phenomena. This study expands the existing body of work-at-home and telecommuting research by using data from the 1995 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey to consider a larger sample and to include characteristics unavailable in previous analyses. The effects of socioeconomic, household, locational, and accessibility variables on individuals’ choices to work from home are estimated with ordered logit, ordered probit, and multinomial logit models, using a two-equation sample selection regression process. The three models give very similar results. They indicate that educational attainment and the presence of small children in the household encourage frequent working from home. Males and drivers choose to work from home more often than females or nondrivers, and the lack of free parking at work promotes home work. These findings bear implications for trip-generation forecasting and suggest directions for policies intended to influence commute travel.

scholarly journals Benefits and Challenges of Telework During The Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-135
Author(s):  
Susanti Saragih ◽  
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Santy Setiawan ◽  
Teddy Markus ◽  
Peter Rhian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Flexible Work ◽  
Work Arrangements ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Total Respondent ◽  
Hr Managers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Work Arrangement ◽  
At Home

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the term work from home (WFH) has been introduced to refer to a work arrangement in which individual can complete their duties while they are at home. While most flexible work arrangements are a preference, work from home is mandatory. Therefore, the impact of WFH during the Covid-19 pandemic needs to be studied. The total respondent of this study is 337 employees, who are works at home during the pandemic. The results showed that the three main benefits employees might gain during WFH are flexibility, more time with family, and less travel time. On the other side, employees struggle to balance their personal and work life, access to websites or software, and limited devices and workspace. Most of the companies are not ready for the WFH scheme though some of them gave support to employees (e.g., quota subsidy). This research gave some essential suggestions for HR managers in designing remote work for the future.

scholarly journals Teachers' Perception of the Phenomenon of Cyberbullying During the Covid-19 Pandemic

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Ancuța Zăvoianu ◽  
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Ion-Ovidiu Pânișoară ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Phenomenon ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Online Aggression ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Technology Users ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Frequent Exposure

Cyberbullying is a negative social phenomenon that takes place online. It consists of harassing technology users through various means and various platforms. Frequent exposure to this phenomenon can cause emotional, mental and social problems for victims, witnesses and aggressors. In the current pandemic context, when education has shifted to the online environment, and students spend a significant amount of time using different devices and online platforms, the number of cyberbullying cases is constantly increasing. There is currently little research describing how this phenomenon influenced online aggression. In preventing and eliminating this phenomenon, teachers play an important role, due to the time they spend with students and the impact they can have on them. In order to identify teachers' perceptions of this phenomenon during the pandemic and how they manage it in the classroom, we conducted a qualitative research on 10 teachers from primary and secondary schools. The results of the research were interesting and offered a new perspective on this phenomenon during Covid-19 crisis.

scholarly journals The Impact of Telework and Closure of Educational and Childcare Facilities on Working People During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 202-214
Author(s):  
Michèle Rieth ◽  
Vera Hagemann
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Loss Of Control ◽  
Home Office ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Working From Home ◽  
Working People ◽  
The Impact ◽  
At Home

Abstract. This study examines the impact of telework and closure of educational and childcare facilities on working people during COVID-19. We compare telework versus nontelework conditions and people with and without stay-at-home children. Data from 465 working people in Germany were collected via an online survey. People who do not work from home experience more stress, more negative and less positive affect, less life satisfaction and trust in government, and less loss of control over career success than those working from home. Concerning the conservation of resources theory, working from home can thus be seen as a resource gain, representing, in accordance with the self-regulation theory, a way to deal with pandemic threats. However, home office only seems to be beneficial if working conditions at home are supportive; otherwise, it is experienced as a resource threat or loss, especially with stay-at-home children.

scholarly journals Scrutinizing Civil Servants’ Integrity in The Midst of Covid-19 Pandemic: A Netnographic Method

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Ahmad Husni Hamim ◽  
Vidia Ayundhari
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
The Other ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Community Behavior ◽  
Work At Home ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Way ◽  
At Home

ABSTRACTIntegrity is one competency that civil servants must have. In this Covid-19 pandemic, civil servants’ integrity becomes an observable focus. The Work from Home (WFH) system may highly change the way how they work at home. The research aims at scrutinizing integrity inferences of civil servants during the pandemic. WhatsApp, as an application used by them to communicate, has become a significant medium to observe the patterns. Netnography method is used to observe civil servants’ community behavior on social media. From the inferences observation, it is discovered that they have demonstrated forms of integrity, such as responsibility and professionalism. The civil servants are also getting more solid, helping, and relying on each other. When conflict occurs, they will retain the right principle. On the other hand, some would balance the situation. Consistency and discipline sensed from how civil servants perceiving all-online-formats. To sum up, performing online duties during Work from Home (WFH) has shown forms of integrity among civil servants. ABSTRAKIntegritas merupakan salah satu kompetensi yang harus dimiliki seorang ASN. Dalam situasi pandemi Covid-19, integritas ASN menjadi sebuah fokus yang patut diobservasi. Sistem Work from Home (WFH) mau tidak mau mengubah cara kerja seorang ASN ketika berada di rumah. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengamati inferensi integritas ASN selama pandemi. WhatsApp, sebagai aplikasi yang digunakan para ASN untuk berkomunikasi menjadi media yang signifikan dalam mengamati pola-pola integritas tersebut. Metode netnografi digunakan untuk mengamati perilaku komunitas ASN pada media sosial. Dalam pengamatan inferensinya, ditemukan bahwa ASN telah menunjukkan bentuk-bentuk integritas seperti, tanggungjawab dan profesionalisme. Para ASN juga semakin solid, saling membantu, dan mengandalkan satu sama lain. Setiap sebuah konflik terjadi, mereka akan mempertahankan prinsip yang benar. Di sisi lain, ada yang menyeimbangkan situasi. Konsistensi dan kedisiplinan juga terlihat dari bagaimana ASN memandang format serba daring. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa performa dalam menyelesaikan tugas-tugas daring menunjukkan berbagai bentuk integritas para ASN.

scholarly journals Impact of Telecommuting on Employees’ Performance

2018 ◽  
pp. p54
Author(s):  
Uchenna Onyemaechi ◽  
Uruakpa Peter Chinyere ◽  
Uche Emmanuel
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Work At Home ◽  
The Impact ◽  
At Home

This work examined the impact of telecommuting on employees’ performance. The dynamic nature of the environment in which our organizations operate and customers need made this investigation very necessary. The objectives of the study were; to find out if arrangement that enables employee to work at home has a positive relationship with better quality of work and to ascertain whether an arrangement that allows employee to work at agreed location has significant relationship with speedy service delivery. To achieve the objectives, a survey research design was adopted. The techniques employed in analyzing the data were descriptive statistics and spearman rank correlation coefficient. The results indicated that the arrangement that enables employee to work at home has a weak and positive relationship with better quality of work. It was also found that arrangement that allows employee to work at agreed location has a significant relationship with speedy service delivery. Based on the findings, the researcher concluded that telecommuting has impact on employee performance. It was recommended that managers of telecommunication out-fits should continue with the arrangement that allows employees to work at agreed location since it was found to have significant relationship with speedy service delivery but also ensure that, there is a strong mechanism on ground to monitor the activities of the telecommuters.

scholarly journals Information and Communication Technologies and Work-Life Balance: Practical Recommendations for Employers and Individuals

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Jackson ◽  
Valerie Young ◽  
Alyson Sander
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Practical Recommendations ◽  
At Home

For decades, the number and frequency of individuals who work from home has gradually increased, in many ways as a result of emergent Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). This gradual increase, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has weathered away boundaries between work at work and work at home, with some positive and many negative outcomes. Currently, however, because of a global pandemic which necessitates ICTs for working from home, the impact that organizational technology assimilation has on the way that people engage with each other is increasingly important. This chapter reviews theory and research regarding organizational technology and concludes with pragmatic recommendations for individuals and organizations regarding work-related technology use at home.

scholarly journals P642 Effects of Covid-19 on employment in IBD patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S575-S575
Author(s):  
M Sciberras ◽  
C Nascimento ◽  
T Tabone ◽  
K Karmiris ◽  
P Nikolaou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Data ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
International Study ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Psychosocial Effects ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Female Smoker ◽  
Previous Medication ◽  
The Impact ◽  
At Home

Abstract Background There is an ongoing concern over the impact of COVID-19 on IBD patients. A significant proportion of IBD patients are treated with immunosuppressive medications and their effects on COVID-19 susceptibility and outcomes remain of concern to patients and physicians alike. Apart from the clinical outcome, the pandemic may have other psychosocial effects on this vulnerable cohort such as employment stability. The primary aim of this study was to analyze the percentage of COVID-19 patients who tested themselves for COVID-19 and the outcome of those who tested positive. A secondary aim was to assess their employment status. Methods This was a multicentre international study whereby IBD patients (>18 years) in clinical remission over the last year, were asked to answer an anonymous questionnaire. Demographic data, type of IBD, current and previous medication, admissions to hospital, were collected. Exclusion criteria included patients with IBD flares requiring corticosteroids in the previous 12 months. Results 573 patients (CD: 55.5%) from 8 European Centres and Israel participated in the study. The mean patient age was 39.9 years (SD+/- 13.0). 21.6% were current smokers and 48.5% were non-smokers. The rest were ex-smokers. 44.5% (n=255 ) of patients were tested for Covid-19 and 5.1% (n=13) were positive. The majority were treated at home (92.3%) with only one patient requiring hospital admission. This was a 33 year old female smoker with UC (E3 disease activity) on anti-TNF therapy. 66.7% of positive cases were on anti-TNF medication and 22.2% were on thiopurines. None of the positive cases were on dual antiTNF/thiopurine therapy. 7.2% of patients had family members who also tested positive for Covid-19. Almost half of all patients (45.2%) had their job affected during the pandemic and this was more prevalent in the UC cohort (P<0.05). 70% of patients switched to remote work from home and 21.4% became unemployed. The average age of patients becoming unemployed was 39.3years (SD+/- 11.9). Conclusion Nearly half of our cohort (45.2%) underwent testing and the majority (92.3%) were treated at home even though two thirds of them were on Anti-TNF medication. Unemployment rates affected 1 in 5 individuals and measures promoting remote work have been taken up wisely by IBD patients. Though the clinical outcomes were excellent, the psychological effects of unemployment have yet to be considered.

scholarly journals Impact of Covid-19 on the dynamics of MTPL insurance premiums and claims paid in Latvia

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 33-42
Author(s):  
Aivars Spilbergs ◽  
Andris Fomins ◽  
Maris Krastins
Keyword(s):  
Life Insurance ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Macroeconomic Factors ◽  
Insurance Premiums ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Traffic Volumes ◽  
Containment Measures ◽  
The Impact

COVID-19 has devastated societies and economies around the world, leaving no sector untouched. The unprecedented crisis caused by Covid-19 led to unexpected changes in public behaviour: the restrictions imposed, especially during the pandemic outbreaks in March-April and November-December 2020, left a significant impact on traffic volumes. By the spring of 2020, more than half of the world’s population had been isolated with tough containment measures. Opportunities to work from home reduced the need to use private cars and, consequently, the demand for motor third party liability (MTPL) insurance. In order to understand the significance of the impact of the pandemic on MTPL insurance premiums and claims, the authors studied the impact of macroeconomic factors on the insurance market in Latvia in the period from 2005-2020. Using regression analysis methods, the evidence was obtained that changes in the macroeconomic situation significantly affect one of the main non-life insurance segments MTPL insurance. A set of indicators, that most significantly affect revenues and expenses in this business segment of insurance companies, was determined. The findings provide useful recommendations for insurance companies to reduce business risks and promote sustainable development. The results of the study are important for insurance-related econometric analysis, investment decisions, forecasting, and policy development.

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