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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Working From Home"”.
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Translational Design Guide for Working from Home with Children
Recent studies have found that women working from home are less likely to be promoted. Another issue is that studies have found women spend nearly three times as many hours on childcare activities compared to their male counterpart, and nearly two times as many hours on chores. There are currently …
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Working from Home in the Clinical Trials Sector: A Case Study of Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) in the UK
This study explores Working from Home (WFH) as a model of work in a public organisation in London, which operates in the clinical-trials sector. It argues that WFH is used as a strategy that offers benefits both to the organisation and its employees. WFH is offered to all Clinical Research …
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Home Office Expenditure: A critical analysis of the applicable law governing the deductibility of home workspace expenses incurred by persons in employment - given the shift to working from home
… law governing the income tax deductibility of home workspace expenses incurred by persons in employment has remained contentious and inconclusive. This has been heightened given the accelerated shift toward employees working from home in recent years. It is therefore necessary for there to be …
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Unconscious Emission Reductions Through Psychological Safety and Flexible Work
… are rarely a primary motivation for remote work, working from home reduces commuting frequency and therefore fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. Psychological safety functions within the flexible work system as both an enabler and a constraint. Respondents reported generally supportive …
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Personality as a predictor of adherence to public health measures for controlling COVID-19 viral spread: The mediating roles of problem drinking and pandemic-related distress
… were not a parent (70.9%), and that they were working from home (56.9%). Individuals higher in impulsivity left home more frequently for non-essential reasons, due to greater problem drinking. Elevated sensation seeking and hopelessness did not predict higher nonadherence. In contrast, higher …
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The fluidity of the psychological contract during times of change
Organisations were forced to let employees work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, a hybrid work environment became the new normal. This paper sets forth to determine how an abrupt transition into a hybrid work environment altered employee’s psychological contracts in terms of …
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Breastfeeding experiences of call centre agents
… experiences of call centre agents when returning from maternity leave. This study employed a qualitative research method where seven semi-structured interviews were conducted with women who had a baby in the past two years and working in a call centre environment. Thematic analysis conducted on …
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Effects of telecommuting on employee motivation and productivity during COVID-19 pandemic: A case of New Era Publication Corporation, Namibia
… study also found that telecommuting, also called working from home (WFH), raised staff morale and motivated employees. This increased productivity among employees. This research concluded that telecommuting is the best mitigating approach to pandemics such as the Covid-19. The study also concluded …
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Exploring family support and job satisfaction on work-life balance among academic staff at a South African university
… maintaining work-life balance, particularly as home and work responsibilities became increasingly blurred. This study examines the impact of family support and job satisfaction on work-life balance of academics at a South African university in the post-pandemic era. An exploratory study using …
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Data-driven Home Workspace Design: Interactive DIY Platform Mediating the User and Expert Literature
… COVID-19, some employees have opted to continue working from home (WFH) or have chosen a hybrid working mode. Previous research has shown that satisfaction with the physical environment and characteristics of home workspaces are directly related to mental health, which can affect productivity and …
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Remote Working During the Pandemic: MAPW Graduates in the Workforce
<p>From early 2020 to 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic forced millions of employers across the globe to abruptly shift to virtual workspaces to both facilitate safe work environments and offset operational costs in a time of economic uncertainty. This sudden change accelerated the already growing trend …
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Co-Working in Seoul: Integrating Public Infrastructure into the Metaverse
Hybrid working has now become the new normal. Besides working from home, there is an increasing demand for a space that is neither home nor the traditional office. While the home office has many benefits such as flexibility, work-like balance, and reduced transportation costs, employees still need …
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The Value of Urban Amenities: Analyzing the Changing Dynamics of Consumer Goods, Mobility, and Green Spaces in Cities
Urban amenities, ranging from diverse consumer goods and services to pleasant environmental settings, reliable public services, and convenient mobility options, make cities appealing places to live. The evolution of these amenities has been a dynamic process influenced by technological …
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Business creation. A platform for remote workers. GenieTool.
… the inherent advantages and comfort of the "Work From Home" (WFH) model. Compared to traditional office-based work, remote work offers distinct benefits. One notable advantage is the freedom to work from the comfort of one's own home. Individuals working remotely have the flexibility to attend to …
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The influence of COVID-19 contextual factors on information security policy compliance
… The most significant change resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has been a shift to working from home. Hence, this study aims to understand the impact that telecommuting has had on organisations' information security rules and procedures and how these rules and procedures have impacted …
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Work/Life Boundary Management in an Integrative Environment: A Study of Residence Life Professionals Who Live at their Place of Work
… they live at the place they work, as opposed to working from home, is a gap in both work/life literature and in higher education literature. An obvious example from higher education is the resident life professional that lives in the residential facility that she or he oversees. Living in a …
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Building Energy Consumption in New York City
… in New York City (NYC), since most employees are working from home and schools are online which implies that most commercial buildings are vacant. Also due to the high rate of COVID-19 cases in NYC, some people relocated to other places with lower cases. Therefore, I considered how this affects …
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The Current State of the Commercial Real Estate Office Sector
… 13% of full-time U.S employees work entirely from home, while 28% work a hybrid model. The Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on commercial real estate, particularly the office sector, is still being felt three years later. Due to the 2020 outbreak of the coronavirus, regulators worldwide implemented …
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Things that go ‘round: A rhythmanalysis of the relationship between a ceramics practice and domesticity using the form of the vessel
… the form of the vessel This research starts from a hypothesis that a ceramics practice undertaken within the home is interwoven with other, everyday domestic obligations. The practitioner must also function as a person, this means some of their time must be allocated to domestic tasks such as …
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