scholarly journals Data on an Austrian Company's Productivity in the Pre-Covid-19 Era, During the Lockdown and After Its Easing: To Work Remotely or Not?

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Beno ◽  
Jozef Hvorecky
Keyword(s):  
Home Schooling ◽  
Academic Standards ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Home Office ◽  
Working At Home ◽  
Service Employees ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
The Face ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
At Home

The Covid-19 crisis across the world has increased the proportion of e-working. The transition from cubicles to the home office raised many questions in connection with companies adopting the new working conditions. Our paper provides recent evidence on the extent of this move, its impact on workplace evolution, productivity and the future prevalence of the face-to-display workplace after the easing of the lockdown. It uses data from 154 service employees of an Austrian sports and leisure product company obtained using online surveys on employees' opinions on e-working. By a coincidence, we conducted the first of them shortly prior to the epidemic. We decided to modify our planned research goals and decided to study their opinions during different Covid-19 stages. As a result, our findings do not follow all the academic standards. First, they are almost impossible to replicate due to the specific coincidence. Then, the shift in our aims leads us to minor changes in the content of the questionnaire. There are not only significant differences in the proportion of workers in the office and at home during the different periods of the lockdown. After its end, there was a significant increase in the number of those who had started working at home—more than one half. Compared to the period prior to the lockdown, they have a tolerant attitude to their work from home and believe that their productivity might remain the same. For many of them the change was an unavoidable obligation so they would prefer to return to the traditional workplace. The results suggest that more than one fifth want to continue working from home permanently, about one third more frequently than before, more than a quarter sometimes and just one seventh not at all. We studied the issues related to their productivity and its limits during all three stages. There are three important reasons for the fall in productivity related to e-working: (1) Providing childcare/home schooling, pet sitting and/or care for others while working (>one-fourth); (2) Work-from-home routine (>one-fourth); and (3) Having less work to do (>one-fifth).

Working at Home

2008 ◽  
pp. 3229-3245
Author(s):  
Tracy L.M. Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Business Organizations ◽  
Working At Home ◽  
Effective Work ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Organizational Perspective ◽  
The Social ◽  
Household Members ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
At Home

This chapter explores the work-family interface by investigating home as a potential work space that must still accommodate the social and leisure needs of household members. By examining spatial patterns of household Internet location, this chapter investigates the prevalence of paid work in Canadian homes, illustrates how household spaces are reorganized to accommodate the computer/Internet, and examines how the location of Internet access is situated within sociocultural contexts of the household and how this might affect potential work-from-home scenarios. Data collected from a triangulation of methods—surveys, interviews and in-home observation—also illustrate the relevance of household Internet location from an organizational perspective. The relationship between individuals and business organizations is interactive and integrative, and the home workplace is complex and blurred with other daily social realities, which influence effective work-at-home strategies and potentially shapes productivity and efficiency.

Working at Home

2007 ◽  
pp. 257-279
Author(s):  
Tracy L.M. Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Business Organizations ◽  
Working At Home ◽  
Effective Work ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Organizational Perspective ◽  
The Social ◽  
Household Members ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
At Home

This chapter explores the work-family interface by investigating home as a potential work space that must still accommodate the social and leisure needs of household members. By examining spatial patterns of household Internet location, this chapter investigates the prevalence of paid work in Canadian homes, illustrates how household spaces are reorganized to accommodate the computer/Internet, and examines how the location of Internet access is situated within sociocultural contexts of the household and how this might affect potential work-from-home scenarios. Data collected from a triangulation of methods—surveys, interviews and in-home observation—also illustrate the relevance of household Internet location from an organizational perspective. The relationship between individuals and business organizations is interactive and integrative, and the home workplace is complex and blurred with other daily social realities, which influence effective work-at-home strategies and potentially shapes productivity and efficiency.

scholarly journals Factors Associated with the Maintenance of Breastfeeding at One Year among Women in Chiang Mai, Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (17) ◽  
pp. 9224
Author(s):  
Krongporn Ongprasert ◽  
Penprapa Siviroj
Keyword(s):  
Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Chiang Mai ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Working At Home ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Baby Clinic ◽  
One Year ◽  
At Home

This study aimed to investigate factors associated with breastfeeding for at least one year among women in Chiang Mai, Thailand. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 451 mothers with children aged between 12 and 24 months who visited the well-baby clinic among women who visited the well-baby clinic in secondary and tertiary hospitals. The data collected included maternal sociodemographic information, employment status, reasons contributing to continued breastfeeding, primary sources of information, and influential people affecting continued breastfeeding. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the relationship between explanatory variables and continued breastfeeding at one year. Reporting “easier to bond with baby” as a reason to continue breastfeeding (AOR 3.118, 95% CI: 2.022, 4.809) and multiparous status (AOR 1.588, 95% CI: 1.042, 2.420) were positive predictors of mothers who had breastfeeding at least one year postpartum while mothers with undergraduate education level (AOR 0.635, 95% CI: 0.404, 0.997) were more likely to discontinue breastfeeding. Our study highlighted that working mothers have lower odds of continued breastfeeding than stay-at-home mothers (SAHMs), which was found for work with day shifts (AOR 0.437, 95% CI: 0.261, 0.731), work with rotational shifts (AOR 0.481, 95% CI: 0.247, 0.934), and work from home jobs with a flexible schedule (AOR 0.439, 95% CI: 0.229, 0.838). These findings showed that both employment outside home and work from home were strong risk factors for discontinuing breastfeeding before 12 months. We suggest that a breastfeeding-friendly workplace policy is essential to enhance the continuance of breastfeeding. Additionally, working at home requires more research to explore breastfeeding barriers and establish more support strategies.

scholarly journals Increased Productivity and Efficiency Among Cancer Center Clinical Trials Workforce during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Blood ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 136 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 41-42
Author(s):  
Kimberly C Jenkins ◽  
Emily C Zabor ◽  
Lindsey A. R. Mooney ◽  
Aaron T. Gerds ◽  
Kerry O'Hop ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Funding ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Median Number ◽  
Working At Home ◽  
Hours Worked ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
At Home

Background: Independent of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, we developed a pilot program tracking productivity allowing research coordinators (RCs) to work from home. However, with the pandemic's onset all RCs were ordered to work from home starting March 25, 2020. Simultaneously, all in-person clinical trial site monitoring visits were prohibited, forcing sponsors to either halt research monitoring operations (10%) or adapt to remote monitoring (90%). We analyzed the productivity and efficiency of RCs during at home days versus in office days to better understand the impact of the pandemic on clinical trial operations. Methods: During this study period, RCs performed daily productivity tracking in a RedCap database, whether at the office or at home. Productivity was defined as total data fields entered; efficiency was defined as data fields entered in a given time period. Continuous variables were summarized using the median and interquartile range (IQR). To account for the fact that the data are clustered by RC, comparisons between working location were made using a logistic regression model with a random intercept for RC. A p-value <.05 was considered statistically significant. RCs who entered values incorrectly or who entered/exited the team during the tracking period were excluded. The data entry work was also categorized into 16 distinct disease groups for analysis. Results: There were 2,369 observations recorded by 58 RCs between March 2 and June 29, 2020. RCs spent a median of 2.75 hours (IQR 1.50-4.00) performing data entry at home, compared to a median of 3.00 hours (IQR 2.00-5.25) performing data entry in the office (P=.5). All 58 RCs recorded a total of 17,966 hours over 81 days working at home, where 24 of the RCs recorded a total of 1,169 hours over 69 days working from the office (Tables 1 and 2). For all disease groups, the median number of hours worked by RCs from home and the office were 8.00 (IQR 7.92-8.10) and 8.50 (IQR 7.91-10.00), respectively (P=.046). On average, RCs entered significantly more data fields at home (95.5, IQR 32-240) compared to at the office (75, IQR 35-145, P<.001). There was no significant difference in the number of patients for whom data were entered. There was a trend towards an increase in the median number of data fields entered per hour from home (40, IQR 20-72) compared to the office (21, IQR 13-36, P=.064, Tables 3 and 4). Among the hematology group, the median number of hours worked by RCs from home and the office were 8.00 (IQR 7.90-8.05) and 8.02 (IQR 7.92-8.36), respectively (P=.1). The median number of data fields entered by RCs from home and the office were 150 (IQR 47-336) and 74 (IQR 41-164), respectively (P<.001), and the median number of data entry hours for RCs from home and the office were 3.50 (IQR 2-5) and 2.62 (IQR 1.56-3), respectively (P=.004). There was no significant difference in the number of patients for whom data were entered or the number of data fields per hour. Among the solid tumor group, the median number of hours worked by RCs from home and the office were 8.00 (IQR 7.95-8.18) and 9.87 (IQR 7.87-10), respectively (P=.2). There was no significant difference in the number of data fields entered, the number of data entry hours, nor the number of data fields entered per hour. Hematology RCs completed a median of 150 (IQR 47-329) data fields per day while the solid tumor RCs completed a median of 65 (IQR 25-159) data fields per day. The multiple myeloma and leukemia groups completed the most data fields per day, 320 (IQR 200-650) and 202 (IQR 58.5-390), respectively (Tables 5 and 6). Total median time spent on data entry and total median time spent on all other tasks was 2.98 hours and 5.28 hours respectively, meaning 36% of an RCs work was comprised of data entry tasks. With the hematology research RCs bearing the brunt of the data entry workload, per hour, RCs completed nearly double the average amount of data fields when at home (40, IQR 20-72 vs 21, IQR 13-36). This translates into RCs being 17% more efficient overall when working at home. Conclusions: A silver lining to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic includes increased data entry by RCs, and virtual monitoring and site initiation visits by sponsors and contract research organizations. These have created efficiencies including a greater number of trials opened and a reduction in trial times to open, when compared to a similar time period in 2019. Preliminary employee satisfaction surveys also reveal a high degree of satisfaction when working from home. Disclosures Gerds: Apexx Oncology: Consultancy; Imago Biosciences: Research Funding; AstraZeneca/MedImmune: Consultancy; Roche/Genentech: Research Funding; Gilead Sciences: Research Funding; Incyte Corporation: Consultancy, Research Funding; Sierra Oncology: Research Funding; Celgene: Consultancy, Research Funding; Pfizer: Research Funding; CTI Biopharma: Consultancy, Research Funding. Pennell:Cota: Consultancy; Eli Lilly: Consultancy; Amgen: Consultancy; Genentech: Consultancy; Merck: Consultancy; Astrazeneca: Consultancy; BMS: Consultancy; G1 Therapeutics: Consultancy; Inivata: Consultancy. Sekeres:Takeda/Millenium: Consultancy; BMS: Consultancy; Pfizer: Consultancy.

scholarly journals Jovem, dedicado, confinado e prejudicado: perfis, rotinas e processos jornalísticos durante a pandemia de Covid-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Edson Capoano ◽  
Vanessa Barros
Keyword(s):  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Home Office ◽  
Working At Home ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
Work Routines ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Average Profile ◽  
Probabilistic Sample ◽  
At Home

The work features professional profiles and productive routines of journalists involved in the coverage of the new Coronavirus pandemic in June 2020. The theoretical body deals with production processes, professional profilesand work routines in newsrooms. The methodology used is the bibliographic review for generating a survey and its composition for collecting a non-probabilistic sample. It is concluded that the average profile of the show is that of a young man from São Paulo, who, working at home office, increased his dedication time, produced news about Covid-19 even without specialization in the subject, used two to three sources per content, and suffered some constraint or impediment to carry out the journalistic craft.

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 Architectural and aesthetic aspects of workspace at home – a new design challenge in the age of pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 1203 (2) ◽  
pp. 022005
Author(s):  
Barbara Uherek-Bradecka
Keyword(s):  
Living Room ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Office Work ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Home Office ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Spatial Changes ◽  
Spatial Aspect ◽  
Open Plan ◽  
At Home

Abstract The article deals with the issues of spatial changes taking place in the office work environment during a pandemic. It also raises issues related to the space intended for work at home or in an apartment. At present, the traditional model of office work is undergoing significant transformations. These transformations include, in particular, the spatial aspect. Large office spaces, especially those of the open-plan type, do not work well during a pandemic, as it is difficult to keep an appropriate social distance in them. Therefore, we spend less and less working time, whether for safety reasons or the sanitary and epidemiological regime, for work in the office. This phenomenon is particularly visible in city centers, where many large office buildings have become deserted. We spend more and more time working remotely (home-office). Therefore, it is necessary to adapt the space of our houses and apartments to the conditions in which we live and work today. The very concept of remote work or work from home is not new, many companies have already introduced it before, but most often for a limited time, which in principle could take place without major changes in private apartments. However, the pandemic has forced office workers to work remotely full-time, and thus to organize a workplace in their own home. This is often associated with the need to introduce additional furniture, equipment or lighting to a private interior. The problem of many people working remotely is the lack of an additional room that can be used as a study or office. Then we are looking for a place for our home office in rooms that have so far performed other functions (most often a bedroom or a living room), trying to introduce a place to work with them as possible. The issue of acoustics is also of great importance here, especially when there are more people working or learning remotely in the house or apartment. Moreover, many, especially young office (corporate) employees, own one-room apartments in the studio type, in which it is not possible to separate such a room. Then we have to add an additional office space to the space that already serves several functions (living room and bedroom). The author is a researcher and designer of this type of space, and the cases presented in the article show the changes taking place in spaces previously perceived as typically private.

Challenges, Concerns, and Perspectives for Poland's Energy Transition during Global COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-173
Author(s):  
Andrzej Lorkowski ◽  
Robert Jeszke
Keyword(s):  
Internal Energy ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Energy Transformation ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
Current Discussion ◽  
The Face ◽  
National Governments ◽  
The Eu ◽  
At Home

The whole world is currently struggling with one of the most disastrous pandemics to hit in modern times – Covid-19. Individual national governments, the WHO and worldwide media organisations are appealing for humanity to universally stay at home, to limit contact and to stay safe in the ongoing fight against this unseen threat. Economists are concerned about the devastating effect this will have on the markets and possible outcomes. One of the countries suffering from potential destruction of this situation is Poland. In this article we will explain how difficult internal energy transformation is, considering the long-term crisis associated with the extraction and usage of coal, the European Green Deal and current discussion on increasing the EU 2030 climate ambitions. In the face of an ongoing pandemic, the situation becomes even more challenging with each passing day.

Facial Perceptions: Age's Influence on People's Perceptions of Facial Modifications

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nascine Howell ◽  
Lindsey Erin Overhalser ◽  
Abigail Eliza Randall ◽  
Rachael Dillon
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
People’S Perception ◽  
The Face ◽  
Subject Experiment ◽  
People’S Perceptions

A 2x7 between-subject experiment examined the affect of age on people’s perceptions of facial modifications. Researchers instructed participants aged 18-60 to complete two online surveys. One survey contained 10 modified faces (facial piercings and neck tattoos) and the second survey contained 10 non-modified faces. Participants were instructed to look at each face and rate the face using a 5 point Likert scale on five traits: Trustworthiness, Attractiveness, Confidence, Intelligence and Friendliness. Modified faces were rated higher and perceived more positively than the non-modified faces by participants in all age groups. There was an effect of modification on age groups one (18-23 years old), two (24-29 years), five (30-35 years) and six (36-41 years) for the traits Attractiveness and Confidence. These findings suggest people’s perception of strangers’ is influenced by their own age at the time of the encounter and the age of the faces.

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