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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"remote workers"”.
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Business creation. A platform for remote workers. GenieTool.
… a profound transformation. With the necessity of remote work, employees have discovered 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 …
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A Qualitative Phenomenological Study Of Inner Speech Used As A Self-Help Tool Among Adult Remote Workers
<p>The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shift to remote work emphasized the importance of maintaining the well-being of adult remote workers. The problem studied was the awareness, understanding, and acceptance of inner speech/self-talk among adult remote workers. The purpose of this qualitative, …
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The Relationship Between Job Demands and Social Well-Being Among Remote Workers in South Africa: The Moderating Role of Employee Resilience
… variables. A total of 173 employees working remotely or hybrid completed the online questionnaire consisting of six measures (that is workload pressure, task interdependence, professional isolation, family-to-work conflict, social well-being and employee resilience). Participants included …
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The Effects of At-Home Remote Work Environments on Human Cognitive Performance and Work Task Performance Based on Current Societal Conditions
<p>Home-based remote work systems present a unique set of cognitive performance and work task performance challenges to employees without remote work experience. The COVID-19 pandemic forced companies into transforming their work system structures, and their employee roles, without the preparation …
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CONGESTION CHARGE AND REMOTE WORKING: POLICY INSIGHTS FROM SPATIAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELS
… on recent research on congestion charge and remote working across urban economics, urban planning, and transport economics, this thesis investigates key topics related to 1) the spatial effects of congestion charge (single- vs multi-city, with or without travel time saving) and various tax …
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Virtually Alone: Exploring the Effects of Technology and Job Design on Loneliness in Remote Work Arrangements
… high rates of loneliness being experienced by remote workers. Despite more research being conducted on alternative work arrangements, a comparison between the three primary work models (in-person, hybrid, fully virtual) and their subsequent effects on workplace loneliness remains unexplored. To …
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Preparing urban mobility for the future of work: impacts and adaptation
The unexpectedly rapid rise of remote work in recent years has upended longstanding travel patterns. Commuting to work is no longer a routine trip with a fixed destination; millions of people have suddenly been granted the flexibility to choose their own work location and travel schedule when …
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RETHINKING MULTIFAMILY VALUATION IN NEW YORK CITY: THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON APARTMENT PREMIUMS
… affecting the distribution of essential workers and remote workers across the city.
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Staying Engaged During the Remote Work Revolution: An Integrated Job Crafting Perspective
<p>Hybrid and remote workers now comprise nearly one-third of the working population in the U.S. and Canada (Barrero et al., 2021; StatCan, 2021), while employee engagement has dropped to its lowest point in a decade (Harter, 2023). It is now more crucial than ever to identify valuable strategies …
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Web Conference Summarization Through a System of Flags
… individuals all over the world. With the rise of remote workers, the need for quality communication tools has risen significantly. These communication tools come in many forms, and web-conference apps are among the most prominent for the task. Developing a system to automatically summarize the …
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Working from Home in the Clinical Trials Sector: A Case Study of Clinical Research Associates (CRAs) in the UK
… performance of the CRAs and the management of remote workers. In particular, the study identified that WFH had a positive effect on CRAs’ WLB. Moreover, it argues that WFH may offer significant assistance to organisational budgets and may reduce personal expenses. It found that existing ICT …
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The Experience Of Knowledge Workers In Remote Environments During The COVID-19 Pandemic
… 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, knowledge workers were forced to vacate their traditional shared office spaces and transition to remote work environments. This unprecedented mass exodus from traditional in-person physical workplaces was facilitated by existing and new software and …
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Community of Entrepreneurs in Coworking Space
… freelancers, contractors, remote workers, and others. The three essays that form this dissertation collectively highlight the entrepreneurial community in coworking spaces by proposing a novel typology of coworking space based on community, discovering the community building …
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Diagnosing the Distance: An Exploration into Remote and Mobile Employee Viewpoints on Corporate Commitment and Wellbeing using Q Methodology
… understanding of the subjective viewpoints of remote and mobile employees (RMEs) on corporate commitment and wellbeing, and to create a conceptual framework to inform the future strategic plans for a medium sized enterprise in the United Kingdom (UK).<br/><br/>The literature search revealed a …
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Analysis of COVID-19 Effects on Cybersecurity in South African-Based Organizations
… technology, with vulnerabilities arising from remote work, digital infrastructure, and financial strain. This study applied Engström's Activity Theory Framework to explore the effects of the pandemic on cyber-threats, vulnerabilities, and organisational responses. The findings reveal that …
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Video Use in Virtual Meetings and Employee Job Satisfaction: The Moderating Role of Employee Perceived Leadership Style Among Knowledge Workers
The shift to remote and hybrid work environments, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, fundamentally altered how leaders interact through communication with their distributed teams. This quantitative correlational study examined the relationship between the use of video (camera on versus camera …
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Exploring the impact of remote work on the psychological well-being of software professionals in New Zealand
… in familiarising ourselves with the practice of remote working. Remote working interrupted conventional office settings and created a unique working environment that limits social interactions and face-to-face communication. Therefore, there is a concern that remote working has the potential to …
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Leader-Employee Interaction In The Virtual Workspace: The Effect Of Perceived Leadership Communication Quality Across Channels On Employees' Engagement Levels
… McCann, 2020). With a nearinstantaneous shift to remote work during the Covid-19 pandemic, the nature of communication between leaders and followers has changed (Alexander et al., 2020; Braier et al., 2021). In turn, there is uncertainty as to how leader-member communication exchanges and …