scholarly journals Remote Work during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Organizations with a High Level of Interpersonal Interactions

2021 ◽  
Vol XXIV (Issue 4B) ◽  
pp. 668-685
Author(s):  
Iwona Zareba ◽  
Anna Cierniak-Emerych
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Interactions ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
High Level

The Effect of Remote Work on the Successful Development of Engineering Companies

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 4345-4356
Author(s):  
Anna Evgenievna Gorokhova ◽  
Elman Said-Mokhmadovich Akhyadov ◽  
Andrey Nikolaevich Shishkin
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Transport Costs ◽  
Flexible Working Hours ◽  
Flexible Working ◽  
Insufficient Physical Activity ◽  
Effective Organization ◽  
The One ◽  
High Level

The purpose of the present study is to identify the main advantages and problems of remote work for both employers and employees, and possible ways to solve them. The article shows a significant number of studies dealt with non-standard forms of labor organization, clarifies the essence of remote work, and examines the main aspects for its effective organization. The main advantages and problems of remote work for employers and employees, as well as possible ways to solve them, are identified based on an expert survey involving 36 experts. According to the conducted study, it can be concluded that the acceleration of scientific and technological progress and adverse epidemiological conditions contribute to the spread of remote work worldwide. This phenomenon has two aspects. On the one hand, remote work, firstly, reduces the unemployment rate and improves the image of the company; secondly, offers flexible working hours; thirdly, protects/retains customers and saves time/transport costs. On the other hand, remote work is associated with the difficulty in maintaining efficiency and teamwork at a high level; secondly, it restricts communication, makes it impossible to perform certain tasks at home; and thirdly, remote work leads to insufficient physical activity, causes difficulties with integration into the corporate culture, etc.

Changes in the labor market status during the COVID-19 pandemic and subjective well-being of Russians

2021 ◽  
pp. 139-153
Author(s):  
N. E. Soboleva ◽  
B. O. Sokolov
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Initial Period ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Market Status ◽  
High Level

This paper investigates the association between changes in the labor market status and subjective well-being of Russians during the COVID-19 pandemic. The materials of the first stage of the international project “Values in crisis” form the empirical dataset. Regression analysis shows that individuals who lost their jobs or closed their business during the initial period of the pandemic are somewhat less satisfied with their lives than those who did not. Being reduced to part-time work and working from home are not directly related to subjective well-being. At the same time, the strength of the association between subjective well-being and possible changes of the labor market status depends on such factors as the presence of children, as well as the value of self-enhancement (according to Schwartz) and conscientiousness (one of the Big Five personality traits). The job or business loss is associated with a decrease in subjective well-being among respondents without children; this association is not observed among those with children. In addition, the negative relationship between life satisfaction and job or business loss is stronger among individuals with high level of self-enhancement and weaker among those with high level of conscientiousness. Among respondents who had to switch to part-time or remote work, having children reduces the level of subjective well-being; among those without such experience, it is positively associated with subjective well-being.

scholarly journals The European Parliament and Covid-19: Organisational Adaptations and their Implications on Parliamentary Activity

2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 844-859
Author(s):  
Nathalie Brack ◽  
Olivier Costa ◽  
Awenig Marié
Keyword(s):  
European Parliament ◽  
The Political ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
People's Party ◽  
Political Dynamics ◽  
Rules Of Procedure ◽  
European People’S Party ◽  
High Level ◽  
Very High ◽  
Level Of Agreement

As early as March 2020, the President of the European Parliament decided to shut down the assembly’s facilities in Brussels and to cancel the plenary sessions in Strasbourg . Impor­tant decisions were made to abandon in-person meetings, introduce teleworking for all staff, and implement remote deliberation and voting both in committees and in the plena­ry . The Rules of Procedure were adapted to formalize these organisational changes and make them ready for future crises . All in all, the European Parliament proved to be resilient and adaptive: it continued to discuss and adopt many legislative, budgetary, and non-legis­lative texts in the plenary . However, remote-work did have an impact on the political dynamics within Parliament . It was characterised by a very high level of consensus, as the result of a higher level of agreement between the two main party groups, the European People’s Party and the Socialists & Democrats . Those main groups also became much more cohesive .

Changes in the labor market status during the COVID-19 pandemic and subjective well-being of Russians

2021 ◽  
pp. 139-153
Author(s):  
N. E. Soboleva ◽  
B. O. Sokolov
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Initial Period ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Market Status ◽  
High Level

This paper investigates the association between changes in the labor market status and subjective well-being of Russians during the COVID-19 pandemic. The materials of the first stage of the international project “Values in crisis” form the empirical dataset. Regression analysis shows that individuals who lost their jobs or closed their business during the initial period of the pandemic are somewhat less satisfied with their lives than those who did not. Being reduced to part-time work and working from home are not directly related to subjective well-being. At the same time, the strength of the association between subjective well-being and possible changes of the labor market status depends on such factors as the presence of children, as well as the value of self-enhancement (according to Schwartz) and conscientiousness (one of the Big Five personality traits). The job or business loss is associated with a decrease in subjective well-being among respondents without children; this association is not observed among those with children. In addition, the negative relationship between life satisfaction and job or business loss is stronger among individuals with high level of self-enhancement and weaker among those with high level of conscientiousness. Among respondents who had to switch to part-time or remote work, having children reduces the level of subjective well-being; among those without such experience, it is positively associated with subjective well-being.

scholarly journals SELF-ORGANIZATION AND SELF-CONTROL OF REMOTE WORK SPECIALISTS WITH DIFFERENT INDIVIDUAL TYPOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS DURING COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (11(75)) ◽  
pp. 66-71
Author(s):  
M. Shirokaya ◽  
O. Zhukova
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Style ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Personality Type ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Low Level ◽  
High Level ◽  
Individual Typological Characteristics

This article presents materials which are a continuation of our research publication in 20192020. The first part of the research, devoted to working conditions and the subjective attitude of specialists with different individual typological characteristics to changed remote work due to COVD-19 conditions, is described in the article by Shirokaya M.Yu. and Zhukova O.I. (East European Science Journal, Vol. 3, N 9(73), 2021).  This article is devoted to the study of the features of self-organization and self-control among specialists with different individual typological styles in the conditions of universal remote work, as a necessary measure to ensure health safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. 120 respondents took part in the study. A professional psychological questionnaire, the methodology "Individual typological characteristics of personality" (Sobchik, 2005), "Questionnaire of self-organization of activity" (Mandrikova, 2010) and the scale of "Self-control" (Ishkov, 2004) were used to obtain the results. It was found that all specialists in the conditions of universal remote work have a reduced level of purposefulness as a meaningful vision of the purpose of life with satisfaction with the process of achieving it. This disrupts the overall self-organization, its strategic component, which forms a temporary perspective for the future. Specialists with visual-imaginative cognitive style are distinguished by a high level of self-organization and self-control; the conditions of remote work do not cause such specialists to change either the strategy or tactics of doing work. Remote work specialists with an intuitive cognitive style are distinguished by a low level of selforganization. Remote work specialists with the formal-logical personality type also showed a low level of selforganization and an increase in working time despite the previously revealed experience. The verbal personality type is characterized by the worst indicators of remote work self-organization. Specialists with an accentuated type have a high level of self-organization; however, they spend a lot of effort and energy to maintain it.  At the end, the practical significance of the study is given: the identification of an individual personal contribution to the formation of specialist’s with different cognitive styles self-organization allows you to find an individual approach to a specialist and help him realize and unlock the potential of self-organization for high efficiency in the conditions of remote work.

scholarly journals An exploratory investigation of online and offline social behaviour among digital natives

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Broughton ◽  
Mila Daly ◽  
Nickel-Jon Marx ◽  
Michael Nieuwoudt ◽  
Daniel B. le Roux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Social Behaviour ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Natives ◽  
Interpersonal Interactions ◽  
Exploratory Investigation ◽  
Exploratory Survey ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
High Level

In response to calls for IS researchers to investigate how digital natives are using information and communication technologies to shape their interpersonal interactions, an exploratory, survey- based study was conducted to investigate patterns of online social behaviour on two popular SNSs (Facebook and Instagram) and, on this basis, compare their online and offline social behaviour. To capture online social behaviour a novel typology involving three high-level interactions — producing, consuming, and reacting— was proposed. The investigation found that, among digital natives, Instagram is used more frequently than Facebook, with consumptive behaviour on Instagram occurring most frequently, and productive behaviour on Facebook occurring least frequently. While online social behaviour was found to positively relate to offline socialisation, personality traits were found to account for a larger proportion of the variance in offline social behaviour than online actions. The findings are of particular relevance to those seeking to understand associations between behaviour online and behaviour offline. Moreover, the typology introduced is likely to be useful in a variety of contexts.

scholarly journals Economic Benefits of Remote Work from the Employer Perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lasma Licite-Kurbe ◽  
◽  
Ruta Leonovica ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cost Savings ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Work Practices ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
Level Of Automation ◽  
Time Work ◽  
Part Time ◽  
High Level

In recent years, remote work, driven by mobile technology, the availability of the Internet and the spread of COVID-19 limiting work to be done at the workplace, has become increasingly popular. Although it is very easy nowadays to do many kinds of work remotely, many companies still do not want to introduce such practices on a permanent basis. Therefore, the research aims to examine the experience of companies in remote work to identify the economic benefits of remote work as well as develop scenarios for remote work. The research methodology is based on case study analysis, comparative analysis, economic analysis and the scenario method. The results of the research revealed that potential financial savings from applying remote work practices in companies varied, depending on the specifics of the industry and jobs, as well as the funds that the company was initially willing to invest in its employees. For companies, the largest economic savings from applying remote work practices came from maintenance of premises, as well as electricity and Internet bills, while the provision of equipment to their employees accounted for the smallest proportion of preliminary cost savings. However, the main disadvantages of remote work were the difficulty of controlling employees, communicating effectively with each other and ensuring successful teamwork. Companies could introduce part-time work practices if a large proportion of the tasks could be performed remotely, yet only the companies with a high level of automation of tasks might fully switch to remote work.

scholarly journals The effect of remote work on the successful development of engineering company

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (06) ◽  
pp. 1720-1729
Author(s):  
Anna Evgenievna Gorokhova ◽  
Luiza Tagirovna Eskerkhanova ◽  
Andrey Nikolaevich Shishkin
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Transport Costs ◽  
Flexible Working Hours ◽  
Engineering Company ◽  
Insufficient Physical Activity ◽  
Effective Organization ◽  
The One ◽  
High Level

The purpose of the present study is to identify the main advantages and problems of remote work for both employers and employees, and possible ways to solve them. The article shows a significant number of studies dealt with non-standard forms of labor organization, clarifies the essence of remote work, and examines the main aspects for its effective organization. The main advantages and problems of remote work for employers and employees, as well as possible ways to solve them, are identified based on an expert survey involving 36 experts. According to the conducted study, it can be concluded that the acceleration of scientific and technological progress and adverse epidemiological conditions contribute to the spread of remote work worldwide. This phenomenon has two aspects. On the one hand, remote work, firstly, reduces the unemployment rate and improves the image of the company; secondly, offers flexible working hours; thirdly, protects/retains customers and saves time/transport costs. On the other hand, remote work is associated with the difficulty in maintaining efficiency and teamwork at a high level; secondly, it restricts communication, makes it impossible to perform certain tasks at home; and thirdly, remote work leads to insufficient physical activity, causes difficulties with integration into the corporate culture, etc.

Transcription factor/DNA interactions visualized by electron spectroscopic imaging

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 450-451
Author(s):  
David P. Bazett-Jones ◽  
Mark L. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Transcription Initiation ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Phosphorus Content ◽  
Spectroscopic Imaging ◽  
Electron Spectroscopic Imaging ◽  
Dna Backbone ◽  
Two Parameters ◽  
High Level

A multisubunit RNA polymerase enzyme is ultimately responsible for transcription initiation and elongation of RNA, but recognition of the proper start site by the enzyme is regulated by general, temporal and gene-specific trans-factors interacting at promoter and enhancer DNA sequences. To understand the molecular mechanisms which precisely regulate the transcription initiation event, it is crucial to elucidate the structure of the transcription factor/DNA complexes involved. Electron spectroscopic imaging (ESI) provides the opportunity to visualize individual DNA molecules. Enhancement of DNA contrast with ESI is accomplished by imaging with electrons that have interacted with inner shell electrons of phosphorus in the DNA backbone. Phosphorus detection at this intermediately high level of resolution (≈lnm) permits selective imaging of the DNA, to determine whether the protein factors compact, bend or wrap the DNA. Simultaneously, mass analysis and phosphorus content can be measured quantitatively, using adjacent DNA or tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) as mass and phosphorus standards. These two parameters provide stoichiometric information relating the ratios of protein:DNA content.

Advances in Stem Instrumentation for Biology

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 362-363
Author(s):  
J. S. Wall
Keyword(s):  
Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope ◽  
Carbon Films ◽  
Specimen Preparation ◽  
Material Deposition ◽  
Active User ◽  
Percent Improvement ◽  
Scanning Transmission ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Film Substrate ◽  
High Level

The forte of the Scanning transmission Electron Microscope (STEM) is high resolution imaging with high contrast on thin specimens, as demonstrated by visualization of single heavy atoms. of equal importance for biology is the efficient utilization of all available signals, permitting low dose imaging of unstained single molecules such as DNA.Our work at Brookhaven has concentrated on: 1) design and construction of instruments optimized for a narrow range of biological applications and 2) use of such instruments in a very active user/collaborator program. Therefore our program is highly interactive with a strong emphasis on producing results which are interpretable with a high level of confidence.The major challenge we face at the moment is specimen preparation. The resolution of the STEM is better than 2.5 A, but measurements of resolution vs. dose level off at a resolution of 20 A at a dose of 10 el/A2 on a well-behaved biological specimen such as TMV (tobacco mosaic virus). To track down this problem we are examining all aspects of specimen preparation: purification of biological material, deposition on the thin film substrate, washing, fast freezing and freeze drying. As we attempt to improve our equipment/technique, we use image analysis of TMV internal controls included in all STEM samples as a monitor sensitive enough to detect even a few percent improvement. For delicate specimens, carbon films can be very harsh-leading to disruption of the sample. Therefore we are developing conducting polymer films as alternative substrates, as described elsewhere in these Proceedings. For specimen preparation studies, we have identified (from our user/collaborator program ) a variety of “canary” specimens, each uniquely sensitive to one particular aspect of sample preparation, so we can attempt to separate the variables involved.

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