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.

Kendala Pustakawan UPT Perpustakaan Universitas Hasanuddin Ketika Work from Home Selama Pandemi COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-156
Author(s):  
Iskandar Iskandar ◽  
Trimurtiati Trimurtiati
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Ability To Work ◽  
University Library ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Working From Home ◽  
Leadership Support ◽  
Processing Service ◽  
Made In ◽  
At Home

This study aims to identify and describe the constraints faced by librarians of the Hasanuddin University Library when working from home (WFH) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research is descriptive. Respondents of this study were librarians of the Hasanuddin University Library who carried out official duties in the field of librarianship at home including doing WFH during the COVID-19 pandemic, starting from the Procurement, Processing, Service, and Information and Technology units. There were two librarians representing each unit as informants, so that eight informants were obtained. Data collection was carried out by distributing questionnaires and documentations. Data were analyzed using qualitative analysis. The results of the study illustrate that the constraints faced by librarians of the Hasanuddin University Library when WFH during the COVID-19 pandemic occurred when: the librarian's view of librarian duties was ineffective; the librarian's ability to work from home was not in accordance with the ability to work in an office; there is no motivation to work at home because the librarian work is supposed to be done offline; the need for facilities and infrastructure is inadequate;and there is no leadership support while working from home. In conclusion, the constraints faced by librarians of Hasanuddin University Library when WFH during the COVID-19 pandemic need to be followed up by providing solutions. The solutions can be made in accordance with the obstacles faced, for example the completeness of facilities and infrastructure and avoiding offline work.

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 The effect of training and workstation adjustability on teleworker discomfort during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan J McAllister ◽  
Patrick A Costigan ◽  
Joshua P Davies ◽  
Tara L Diesbourg
Keyword(s):  
Home Environment ◽  
University Faculty ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Working From Home ◽  
Faculty And Staff ◽  
Ergonomic Interventions ◽  
At Home

Advancements in telework have increased occupational flexibility for employees and employers alike. However, while effective telework requires planning, the COVID-19 pandemic required many employees to quickly shift to working from home without making sure the requirements for telework were in place beforehand. This study evaluated the transition to telework on university faculty and staff and investigated the effect of telework setup and ergonomics training on work-related discomfort in the at-home environment. Respondents reported increases in new or worsening pain since working from home of 24% and 51%, respectively, suggesting an immediate need for ergonomic interventions, including workstation evaluations, ergonomic training, and individual ergonomic assessments, for those who work from home.

scholarly journals Who cannot work from home? Characterizing occupations facing increased risk during the COVID-19 pandemic using 2018 BLS data

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marissa G. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
Job Displacement ◽  
Public Health Emergencies ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Working From Home ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
The U.S ◽  
At Home

AbstractObjectivesNot all workers are employed in occupations in which working from home is possible. These workers are at an increased risk for exposure to infectious disease during a pandemic event, and are more likely to experience events of job displacement and disruption during all types of public health emergencies. Here, I characterized which occupational sectors in the United States are most able to work from home during a public health emergency such as COVID-19.Methods2018 national employment and wage data maintained by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) was merged with measures from the BLS O*NET survey data. The measures utilized rank the importance of using a computer at work, and the importance of working with or performing for the public, which relate to the ability to complete work at home.ResultsAbout 25% (35.6 M) of the U.S. workforce are employed in occupations which could be done from home, primarily in sectors such as technology, computer, management, administrative, financial, and engineering. The remaining 75% of U.S. workers (including healthcare, manufacturing, retail and food services, et al.) are employed in occupations where working from home would be difficult.ConclusionsThe majority of U.S. workers are employed in occupations that cannot be done at home, putting 108.4 M U.S. workers at increased risk for adverse health outcomes related to working during a public health emergency. These workers tend to be lower paid than workers who can work from home. During COVID-19, this could result in a large increase in the burden of mental health disorders in the U.S., in addition to increased cases of COVID-19 due to workplace transmission. Public health guidance to “work from home” is not applicable to the majority of the U.S. workforce, emphasizing the need for additional guidance for workers during public health emergencies.

Informal overtime at home instead of telework: increase in negative work-family interface

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 69-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satu Ojala ◽  
Jouko Nätti ◽  
Timo Anttila
Keyword(s):  
Family Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Informal Work ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Overtime Work ◽  
Schedule Flexibility ◽  
Work At Home ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Using Data ◽  
At Home

Purpose – The authors aim to compare how formal flexibility, such as telework, differs from informal overtime work at home regarding the work-family interface. Design/methodology/approach – By using data from the Finnish Quality of Work Life Surveys from 2003 and 2008, the positive and negative measures concerning the work-family interface are examined through logistic regression analysis. Findings – Employees doing informal overtime at home are more likely to be affected by negative emotions concerning work disrupting family lives. Additionally, negotiations between couples over the allocation of time become areas of conflict. Only weak evidence is provided for both telework and informal work at home supporting family life. Research limitations/implications – In studying homeworking, it is important to separate between formal and informal flexibility at work. The data exceptionally enable that. The limitations of the data are cross-sectionality and only a few measures for assessing the positive work-family interface. Originality/value – The contribution of the study is to show how informal overtime at home is related with stronger negative implications for work-family interface, when separated from telework. The article discusses how well-intentioned working schedule flexibility results in family life being infringed upon. Informal work may help attain a better work-family interface, but, with dual-earner employment being predominant in Finland, informal overtime work can increase pressures on families. The authors encourage the policy- and organisation-level recognition of informal overtime risks.

scholarly journals Predictors of Employees’ Preference for Working from Home Post-Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Paula M. Caligiuri ◽  
Helen De Cieri
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Need Fulfillment ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Working From Home ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The Future ◽  
First Time ◽  
Work Life Conflict ◽  
At Home

The global pandemic of 2020-21 has enabled an examination of the conditions under which working from home is preferred. We examine whether work-life conflict (both work interfering with family and family interfering with work) and need fulfillment (autonomy, relatedness, competence) can be used to predict employees’ preference for working from home in the future, post-pandemic. With a sample of 944 employees working from home for the first time, this study found that work-life conflict was negatively related and need fulfillment was positively related to employees’ preference for working from home post-pandemic. The experience of having children at home or a partner who was also working from home did not affect employees’ long-term preference for working from home; however, being female did. Women were less likely to want to work from home post-pandemic. The implications for ways to maximize the experience of working from home in the future are discussed.

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.

scholarly journals Why Working From Home Will Stick

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Maria Barrero ◽  
Nick Bloom ◽  
Steven J. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
High Income ◽  
Social Experiment ◽  
Major City ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Working From Home ◽  
Better Than ◽  
At Home

We survey 15,000 Americans over several waves to investigate whether, how, and whyworking from home will stick after COVID-19. The pandemic drove a mass social experiment in which half of all paid hours were provided from home between May and October 2020. Our survey evidence says that 22 percent of all full work days will be supplied from home after the pandemic ends, compared with just 5 percent before. We provide evidence on five mechanisms behind this persistent shift to working from home: diminished stigma, better-than-expected experiences working from home, investments in physical and human capital enabling working from home, reluctance to return to pre-pandemic activities, and innovation supporting working from home. We also examine some implications of a persistent shift in working arrangements: First, high-income workers, especially, will enjoy the perks of working from home. Second, we forecast that the post-pandemic shift to working from home will lower worker spending in major city centers by 5 to 10 percent. Third, many workers report being more productive at home than on business premises, so post-pandemic work from home plans offer the potential to raise productivity as much as 2.4 percent.

scholarly journals Implications of COVID-19: The Effect of Working From Home on Financial and Mental Well-Being in the UK

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleftherios Giovanis ◽  
Oznur Ozdamar
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Financial Situation ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Working From Home ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mental Well Being

In response to the threat posed by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the UK prime minister announced on the 23rd of March strict lockdowns and introduced a new way of living and working, at least temporarily. This included working from home (WHF) wherever possible. Many experts from the IT industry were long arguing about the potential for WFH, which suddenly now became indisputable. The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of WFH on the individuals’ perception about their future financial situation and their mental well-being. We apply a difference-in-differences (DiD) framework using data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) combined with the UKHLS COVID-19 survey conducted in April 2020. Our findings suggest that those who have not experienced a shift from working at the employer’s premises to WFH became more concerned about their future financial situation. However, we find that WFH has a negative impact on mental well-being. On the other hand, we find no difference in the mental well-being when we consider those who work from home on occasion. The findings of this study have policy implications for government, firms and health practitioners. In particular, a balance between WFH and at the employer’s premises may provide both financial security and maintain the mental and psychological well-being at satisfying levels.

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