Work From Home Culture and Employee Well-Being: A Study in IT Sector
Samriddha Chatterjie1, Shampa Nandi2
1Samriddha Chatterjie, PhD Research Scholar, ISME (under Mysore University), 88, Chembanahalli,, Near Dommasandra Circle, Sarjapur Road, Dommasandra, Bengaluru, Karnataka India.
2Dr. Shampa Nandi, Prof HOD PGDM, ISME (under Mysore University), 88, Chembanahalli, Near Dommasandra Circle, Sarjapur Road, Dommasandra, Bengaluru, Karnataka India.
Manuscript received on 12 April 2021 | Revised Manuscript received on 16 April 2021 | Manuscript Accepted on 15 November 2021 | Manuscript published on 30 November 2021 | PP: 43-49 | Volume-1 Issue-2, November 2021 | Retrieval Number: 100.1/ijef.I1604059923 | DOI: 10.54105/ijef.I1604.01021121
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Abstract: Purpose – Remote working, today, involves the concept of Work from Anywhere (WFA) offering both temporal and geographical flexibility, which helps workers to choose where to live and enables them to work from a preferred location. It has gained more popularity in the last 2 years with the outbreak of the pandemic. As the majority of the organizations have adapted to this new normal, it is important to understand the productivity of the employees in such a scenario. The major reasons interrupting the workflow are technical issues, other distractions at home. On the other hand, it has a positive impact such as an increase in work-life balance. In this paper, the authors have tried to establish a relationship between work from home and employee well-being of IT employees, with the outcome as productivity. The purpose of this research is to find out if productivity is increased or decreased as a result of work from home. Design/ Methodology/ Approach – This is a conceptual research method used to identify work from home’s effect on employee well-being and productivity in the pandemic situation. This study is based on secondary data. Findings – This paper tries to study the relationship between work from home, which is the new normal situation, and productivity. Most research shows that work from home has led to an increase in productivity. This is also influenced by mediating effects of leadership style and demographics. Practical Implications – Based on this conceptual paper, an empirical study will be done on entry-level IT employees to test the relationship between work from home and employee well-being. Originality/value – It gives us a framework for building a model to depict the relationship between work from home and productivity.
Keywords: Work from Home, Pandemic, Healthy Workplace, Organizational Productivity, Employee Well-Being.
Scope of the Article: Economics