Part manufacturing is a key element of industrial production, in which a variety of manufacturing processes can be performed without manual human activities due to automation. However, human tasks (e.g., machine setup and monitoring) are still required ...

This paper investigates the impact of information management on telework effectiveness and the role of leadership in facilitating successful telework arrangements within the context of Portuguese organizations. Telework, enabled by advanced ...

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between implementing a higher level of telework and operational performance and explore the role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capability and Management Control (MC) ...

The paper investigated insights of telecommuting practices and trends in the digital transformation. Critical objectives were to find the priorities behind telecommuting developments, examine disruption technologies and trends to transform and advance ...

The COVID-19 pandemic and mandatory lockdowns have forced businesses to look more enthusiastically at telework issues in order to maintain some activity during this difficult time. But, depending on the nature of the work, teleworking is not ...

The COVID-19 outbreak has admittedly caused interruptions to production, transportation, and mobility, therefore, having a significant impact on the global supply and demand chain’s well-functioning. But what happened to companies ...

• Behind the average “no change” lays a large variation of experiences.
• WFH has ...

As a consequence of advances in Information and Communication Technologies, teleworking is becoming more and more common in organizations. These new ways of working create new challenges for companies such as team cohesion despite working in ...

When COVID-19 led to mandatory working from home, significant blind spots in supporting the sociality of working life—in the moment and over time—were revealed in enterprise video meetings, and these were a key factor in reports about ...

Telecommuting Trailed During COVID-19 Pandemic In order to make telecommuting the new normal, it is essential not only to change the legal system and employment contracts, but also to reform organizational processes. This paper focuses on "perceived ...

This study investigates antecedents to and outcomes of two stress reactions, telework distress (detrimental stress), and telework eustress (beneficial stress) using a model derived from an integration of the transactional model of stress with the job-...

The study proposes an instrument to evaluate the work performance of teleworkers (JOPERTE), identifying 19 items, which makes it an easy-to-apply instrument for the evaluation of work performance. The pilot test consisted of 312 participants who stated ...

Previous research into telework and job stress is characterized by inconsistent findings and reported beneficial, nonsignificant, and dysfunctional effects of telework on employees’ job stress levels and well-being. To investigate when ...

• The results provide evidence against the universality of telework effectiveness.

For most people, telework during the COVID-19 pandemic necessitates the increased use of digital tools. Although working from home can enhance flexibility, it comes with various psychological challenges, all of which can be ...

• Online survey (N = 403) conducted during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Germany.

Interest in, and implementation of telework, mainly working from home using ICT, has dramatically expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic due to government enforced lockdowns. This paper points to both earlier and current research as well as empirical ...

The COVID 19 pandemic has affected the daily routine of all people, both in their family and work environments, globally. As a result, many companies in practically all the productive sectors of the countries have required to rethink several ...

Telework or telecommuting – a concept of flexible work arrangements predominantly driven by the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) community – has vastly increased in recent months due to lockdowns and other measures in response to the COVID-19 ...

Abstract: The COVID-19 crisis has forced public sector organizations to implement teleworking as the only option to continue their daily activities and stop the spread of the virus. However, it is still too early to know in a full context how public ...

The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 saw governments across the world mandating telework for entire populations thereby bringing the topic of telework into sharp focus. Telework is a well-researched topic which dates as far back as five decades ago. While ...

Modern corporate activities are increasingly moving from the traditional way to teleworking. However, as teleworking spreading, the problem of declining employee engagement among teleworkers also comes to the fore. To address this issue, we ...