Work At Home Research Articles

Situational ethnicity and identity negotiation: “indifference” as an identity negotiation mechanism

PurposeWhile the literature on migration highlights the reshaping of host and immigrant population in countries, there is a paucity of research in marketing investigating the evolving dynamics for acculturation. The purpose of this study is to further the understanding of the emerging phenomenon of acculturation and identity negotiation.Design/methodology/approachThree experiments examined situational ethnicity, self-construal and identity negotiation in home and host culture work and social settings. Study 1 and Study 2 were conducted in the United Kingdom (UK), where the host country is the majority population. Study 3 was conducted in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where the host country is the minority population. Study 4 utilized qualitative interviews in both countries.FindingsResults from all four studies show that ethnic consumers deploy “indifference” as an identity negotiation mechanism when the host society is the majority population (UK) and when the host society has the minority population (UAE).Originality/valueThe authors offer new insights into identity negotiation by ethnic consumers when the host society is the majority population as well as the minority population. “Indifference”, i.e. preferring to neither fit in nor stand out as an identity negotiation mechanism, is deployed in work and social settings of home and host societies. The authors also advance the existing literature on acculturation by examining whether independent and interdependent self-construal influence identity negotiation.

Working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic: What is the Impact on Employees’ Psychological Meaningfulness, Safety and Availability?

The research aimed to explore the relation of work-home and home-work interactions on employees’ psychological condition while working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had led various organizations to implement work-from-home measures. This rapid change in working arrangements might affect employees’ psychological condition as they navigate both their work and home responsibilities at the same time and place. The research involved 2.288 employees at one government institution in Indonesia. Data were collected in April 2020, using the web-based tool Survey Monkey. The data were analyzed by logistic regression analysis. The results show that Negative Work–Home Interactions (NWHI) are significantly associated with psychological meaningfulness and psychological safety, while Negative Home–Work Interactions (NHWI) are significantly associated with the three psychological dimensions. Positive Work–Home Interactions (PWHI) are significantly associated with psychological safety, while Positive Home–Work Interactions (PHWI) are significantly associated with the three psychological dimensions. Based on the results, it can be concluded that positive and negative experience that happens at work spill over to the home domain and vice versa, which could, in turn, impact on employee sense of meaningful, safety, and sense of having the physical, emotional, and psychological resources to perform tasks at work during working from home. Therefore, organizational support is important in maintaining employees’ psychological condition while working from home during the pandemic.

Beyond energy services: A multidimensional and cross-disciplinary agenda for home energy management research

Home Energy Management (HEM) has a significantly growing impact on strategic energy policy, digital equity, as well as housing development and transport issues. With the proliferation of home working, reliance on electricity for heating and cooling and the increasing needs for electric charging for transportation, there is an urgent need to develop novel ways for efficient management of home energy use. Current efforts focus on HEM technologies at individual household levels, without considering the social or spatial context or their collective community-wide interrelated dependencies.We propose a multifaceted agenda at the intersection of disciplinary domains to tackle this problem by using a multidimensional lens that draws on energy behaviour, architectural research, biomimetics, and computational design, simultaneously. Optimal and effective behavioural patterns can be extracted and abstracted from nature, informing a more collective and interrelated behavioural dependencies approach that considers the complex multidimensional energy use patterns of different housing typologies. This paper discusses the analytical benefits of this new research approach through a study of home energy management behaviour. The approach though could be expanded to consider other similar empirical contexts whereby sustainable multidimensional resource management is sought such as water use, food distribution as well as transport and mobility.

Endometriosis and the workplace: Lessons from Australia's response to COVID-19.

Endometriosis is known to impact work productivity. The COVID‐19 pandemic resulted in a shift in working practices for many, with an increase in working from home and/or flexible working hours. The aim of this online cross‐sectional study was to determine if these changes resulted in changes in symptom management and productivity in Australian people with endometriosis. Three hundred and eighty‐nine people responded to the survey. The majority of respondents found that their endometriosis symptoms were much easier to manage, and they were more productive. A key factor was flexibility in work hours and the increased ability to self‐manage their time.

Dinamika Kebijakan Pembelajaran Daring di Era Pandemi Covid-19

The purpose of the research is to find out how the dynamics of online learning policies are in the Covid-19 pandemic era. The increasingly widespread spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has become one of the inhibiting factors in the world of education. The government's policy is to implement the Work from Home work pattern, namely all teaching and learning activities must be carried out at home, online learning to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The research method is a qualitative research, this research uses the library method, namely tracing documents, reports such as; books, journals, proceedings, articles, activity reports, news media and other written sources. Online learning activities can not be separated from problems such as; limited facilities, cultural changes, family support, not all students have laptops, cellphones. Applications that are often used in online learning such as; zoom, google classroom, teacher room and whatssap group . The researchers' conclusion; The dynamics of online learning policies in the Covid-19 pandemic era can be carried out well, according to creativity, lecturers, teachers in providing material and practice questions. The weakness of online learning such as internet network factors are uneven, not all proficient use of technology applications, lack of cultural understanding of digital media communication, cost limitations (quota internet).

Mental Health Problems Among School-Aged Children After School Reopening: A Cross-Sectional Study During the COVID-19 Post-pandemic in East China.

Background: Most studies on mental health problems caused by COVID-19 crisis in children were limited to the period of home quarantine. It remained unclear what adverse impact of the psychosocial stressors caused by school reopening, as well as the transitions in daily activities and social interactions had on mental health in children.Methods: A total of 6400 students in primary schools were enrolled in a cross-sectional study conducted in East China, between June 26 and July 6, 2020, when schools reopened. Children’s mental health status was assessed by the parent version of Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Ultimately, data on a total of 6017 children with completed information on mental health, psychosocial stressors, daily activities, and social interactions were eligible for analysis. The associations of mental health with psychosocial stressors, daily activities, and social interactions were determined by ordinal logistic regression models. Stratified analyses were conducted according to grade, gender, school level, area, and caregiver–child relationship to further observe the effects of stressors on mental status.Results: The prevalence of borderline, moderately abnormal, and prominently abnormal scores were 7.16, 3.34, and 1.96% for total difficulties, and 13.83, 13.45, and 17.85% for prosocial behavior, respectively. Children with psychological stressors had a significantly higher risk of being in a worse category of mental health status, with the maximum adjusted OR of 7.90 (95% CI 3.33–18.75) in those definitely afraid of inadaptation to study and life styles. Time used in home work and computer games was positively related to mental health problems, while physical exercises and frequency of communication with others was negatively related. The effects of psychological stressors on total difficulties were more evident in middle-high grade students (OR = 7.52, 95% CI 4.16–8.61), boys (OR = 6.95, 95% CI 4.83–8.55), those who lived in Taizhou (OR = 7.62, 95% CI 4.72–8.61) and with poor caregiver–child relationship (OR = 7.79, 95% CI 2.26–8.65).Conclusion: Emotional and behavioral difficulties, especially less prosocial behavior, were prevalent in primary school children after schools reopened. The Chinese government, communities, schools, and families need to provide more effective support for students’ transition back into the school building and address emotional and behavioral problems for children with difficulties.

Traditions, graffiti, identities, and the future: an interview with comic artist Dawud Osaze Kamau Anyabwile

ABSTRACT Dawud Anyabwile (previously known as David Sims) is best-known as the comic book illustrator for the Black family-owned independent series Brotherman: Dictator of Discipline. This interview is a compilation of edited excerpts from two recorded interview sessions conducted shortly after the 2020 Schomburg Center’s Annual Black Comic Book Festival in Harlem, New York. The conversation focuses on how Dawud’s early home experiences and work as an airbrush artist inspired the world illustrated on each page of his Brotherman comic books. We also discuss his artistic influences, how he learned to make comic books, and the inspirations behind his name change.

Overview of Stress Levels Factors in Students During Online Learning During The Covid-19 Pandemic in 2021

The government orders all learning activities to be carried out at home (learning from home) and working from home (Work From Home/WFH). because online learning has been going on for more than a year in Indonesia, therefore, this study aims to analyze the factors that affect the level of stress in students during online learning during the 2021 Covid-19 pandemic. This study aims to analyze the factors that influence the stress level of students during online learning. This research was conducted for 1 month, namely June 2021. This study uses a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach. Data collection comes from in-depth interviews with 6th-semester students and a sample of 4 students is taken. During online or online learning that students do during the Covid-19 pandemic, it affects the stress level of 6th-semester students who will soon graduate. Factors that affect the level of stress in students include internal stressors, external stressors, and stress symptom factors (psychological symptoms, physical symptoms, and behavioral symptoms). The factors that affect the level of stress in students during online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic are internal stressors, external stressors, and stress symptom factors.

Manfaat dan Dampak Digitalisasi Pada Bisnis Logistik Di Era New Normal

The new normal is an attempt to normalize everything new. A number of new things during the Covid-19 pandemic are related to the use of digital technology to sustain community activities during lockdowns in a number of countries. Information technology that has been used by the public to obtain and manage information is a major need in the face of this new normal. Previously people have been familiar with the pattern of work from home (work from home) that requires internet at high speed. The purpose of this research is first to find out the benefits and impacts of digitalization in the Indonesian logistics business sector and secondly to know the constraints of the use of digitalization of Indonesian logistics business. Methods of reasoning are thought processes derived from empirical observations that produce a number of concepts and understandings. The conclusions obtained in this study showed that the impact of technology helped logistics industry players to manage inventory, order processing, control supplier status. The obstacle faced is the problem of the possibility of goods experiencing damage on the road or worse not reaching the destination, and payments made by customers are not verified.

Evaluasi User Experience Platform Video Communication dengan User Experience Questionaire (UEQ)

The learning from home (home-based learning) and working from home (work from home) policy which has been going on for more than 1 year since March 2020 after being set by the Minister of Education and Culture (Kemendikbud) has brought many changes in the way to work and study for the academic community, especially students and lecturers. This is also felt by the academic community at STMIK Mikroskil, especially in Information Systems study program who changes their learning from offline to online by utilize various available application platforms such as Microsoft Teams and the Zoom application, especially for its video conferencing features as audio-visual media. With the use of both communication platforms in online learning activities, it is necessary to evaluate its user experience as information to support decision making in order to improve learning management and academic activities in university environment. However, this evaluation activity has never been carried out for the two applications that being used. This study aims to measure the user experience of Microsoft Teams and the Zoom application, especially for its video conference to support the lecturers and students in Information Systems Study Program at STMIK Mikroskil. This measurement is intended to predict and compare the ability of technology elements in the form of user experience of those two applications through an analytical study by applying the User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ) method. The target respondents are lecturers and students, especially in the Information Systems study program in the STMIK Mikroskil environment. The results showed that the comparison of the Microsoft Teams means value was superior to the Zoom application. Therefore, Microsoft Teams is a video conferencing and communication platform that is preferred by students and academics of the STMIK Mikroskil Information Systems study program compared to the Zoom application

How Work From Home Has Affected the Occupant's Well-Being in the Residential Built Environment: An International Survey Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract This paper presents the results from an international survey that investigated the impacts of the built environment on occupant well-being during the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic when most professionals were forced to work from home (WFH). The survey was comprised of 81 questions focusing on the respondent's profiles, residences, home indoor environmental quality, health, and home working experiences. A total of 1460 responses were collected from 35 countries, and 1137 of them were considered complete for the analysis. The results suggest that home spatial layout has a significant impact on occupant well-being during WFH since home-life distractions and noises due to the lack of a personal workspace are likely to prevent productive work. Lack of scenic views, inadequate daylighting, and poor acoustics were also reported to be detrimental to occupant productivity and the general WFH experience. It is also revealed from this survey that temperature, relative humidity, and indoor air quality generally have higher satisfaction ratios compared with the indoor lighting and acoustic conditions, and the home layout. Hence, home design for lighting, acoustics, and layout should also receive greater attention in the future.

International legal regulation of remote work as one of the forms of non-standard employment

The article is devoted to the study of telework as one of the forms of non-standard employment. In particular, given the prevalence of remote work as a method of physical distancing to prevent coronavirus infection in the workplace, remote work was considered in the light of international and European standards. It is concluded that the development of national legislation on telework should take into account the provisions of the ILO Conventions “On Home Work” from 1996 № 177, “On Decent Work of Domestic Workers” from 2011 № 189, ILO Recom-mendations “On Home Work” from 1996 4. 184. At the same time, it is important not only to ratify the relevant international legal instruments, but also to adequately reflect in labor law their most important provisions, taking into account the relevant recommendations. It is primarily a matter of ensuring equal labor rights for remote workers compared to traditional workers, as well as protecting them from discrimination. They must be given the opportu-nity to unite in order to protect their interests in trade unions and other organizations, and the right to participate in collective bargaining must be guaranteed. It is proposed to develop an adequate mechanism for monitoring compli-ance with labor legislation during the use of telework.A proposal has been made at the legislative level to implement the provisions of the European Framework Agree-ment on Teleworking, taking into account the peculiarities of the national legal system. In particular, implement the main provisions of the Agreement, which would provide: (1) decent working conditions for remote workers at the expense of the employer (separate room for work, telephone, payment of additional costs); (2) social and legal guarantees of work (leave, clear definition of working hours, advanced training, etc.); (3) compliance with occupa-tional safety requirements (legal liability of the employer for any accident or damage); (4) legislative regulation of the rules, obligations and conditions of concluding a contract with employees of the remote form of employment.

Novelties of the Legislation on Distance (Remote) Work: A Comparative Legal Analysis

The paper analyzes the novelties of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation regarding the regulation of distant (remote) work given the national and foreign experience in application and regulation of remote work, including the coronavirus pandemic situation. The paper gives particular attention to such topical practical issues of distant work as: types of distant (remote) work; the ratio of home and distant work; regulation of the working time ofdistant workers; the rights and obligations of employees and employers in connection with the use of distant work, including the “right to be offline”; issues of combining distant work with family responsibilities; social insurance of distant workers. Given the recommendations of the International Labor Organization, the legislation and judicial practice of the European Union, the experience of foreign countries, the author scrutinizes the novelties of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation and makes some proposals to improve distant work regulation. In particular, the author propose to aim at protecting the rights of distant workers and ensuring a balance of interests of workers and employers when using distant work mode, as well as eliminating gaps in the legal regulation of distant work.

Preventive Patterns of Housewives in Preventing Anxiety as the Impact of Watching Television Movie

During the COVID-19 pandemic, watching television is an alternative choice for entertainment at home. Because activities outside the home are limited. One of the entertainments that are requested by women is television films or soap operas completed in one run. The television film that has the highest rating is Voice of the Wife's Heart which is currently airing on the Indosiar television station. Housewives or career women who work at home (work from home) really like the one-off soap opera, Suara Hati Istri (SHI). Stories that contain the concerns of women, especially housewives, have managed to attract attention, so the show has a high rating. Television films or so-called soap operas, which air every day on the Indosiar television station, raise conflicts and problems in the household. The specific purpose of this research is to see how the preventive pattern of housewives in preventing anxiety as a result of watching television movies. In determining the sample, which is used in this study is Multistage Random Sampling. The sample selection technique uses the Slovin formula approach. The number of samples in this study was 400 people. The subject of this study involved housewives who had watched soap operas the voice of their wives' hearts for the past 1 year. The results showed that the preventive pattern of housewives in preventing anxiety as a result of watching television can be seen from several aspects. First, the participation of children in watching this program, children are not allowed to watch. This can result in children being able to imitate scenes both messages and behavior seen on the Suara Hati Istri FTV program, both contents were delivered by the actor on the Suara Hati Istri FTV broadcast. This can have a negative effect on family life. This requires educational education in preventing anxiety caused by broadcast programs.

Efficient Human Capital Investment in the ICT Industry in Indonesia

The purpose of this study is to investigate the development of human capital in industry and the involvement of information technology in improving company performance in Indonesia. This research is based on the theory of human capital and the influence of computer and information technology in influencing industries in various economic fields.This research was conducted in 2021 using a survey method using an online questionnaire that was sent to 125 IT companies in Indonesia, from 125 IT companies who were sent a questionnaire. There were 105 IT companies that participated in this research. For each company, we sent 10 questionnaires to 10 different people, so there were 1250 questionnaires sent to 125 companies and there were 677 respondents who answered the questions in this survey. The results of all the answers to this questionnaire were checked with each other and mutually triangulated with each other so as to give rise to a complete hypothesis because the purpose of this study was to investigate and analyze a hypothesis as a finding using descriptive qualitative methods. This study finds two important results in the development of studies of human and computer capital and information technology in business and economics. The first finding builds on the hypothesis that managers feel it is important to involve commuters and information technology in their companies and support other companies that are their corporate partners to use computers and information technology for more effective and efficient business operations and support their increased competitiveness. Regarding human capital, most of the directors have the same opinion which is triangulated from the manager's answer which leads to the need for training and development of human resources and the need to create a comfortable and healthy working environment for the purpose of competitiveness and increasing employee productivity. The second finding forms the hypothesis that employees feel more comfortable and at home working with the application of human resource development in their work environment.

The Health and wellbeing impacts of Home and agile working in Wales: A HIA Approach

Abstract The SARS-COV-02 pandemic has globally resulted in a number of policies and interventions to address and reduce the transmission of the disease throughout the population. Mitigation measures have ranged from ‘Staying at Home' or ‘Lockdowns' to social distancing policies and requirements to work from home when you can. Whilst there are a number of papers which discuss the effects of home or remote working on employees and their families the large scale shift, accelerated pace and wider impacts of such a shift has not been well explored in the literature or has been focussed on specific topics, for example, productivity. HIA is promoted as a beneficial tool to identify the wider impacts of a policy, plan or intervention across a population and as such is well placed to examine and articulate who in a population may be affected and how, and the inequalities that may be created by an intervention such as home working. Using the lens of social determinants and equity focussed-HIA, this work examines the wider impact of home working in Wales during the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides a coherent overview of the major impacts on health and the particular populations affected. It articulates the process followed, the key evidence based findings, discusses the gaps in the evidence base that require further exploration and the impact and influence it has had to date. Finally, it shares the transferable learning, which will be of use to researchers, policy and decision makers, organisations and public health agencies.

Reflections on the presentations from the rapid Health Impact Assessment perspective

Abstract Liz Green is Consultant in Public Health, Policy and International Health / Programme Director for Health Impact Assessment at Public Health Wales. She co-authored a HIA report on the potential impacts from home and agile working on public health. https://whiasu.publichealthnetwork.cymru/en/hia-reports/

The Human Capital of the Freelancers and Their Satisfaction with the Quality of Life

Digital technologies are underpinning a wide range of products, services, processes, and business model innovations that are significantly transforming industries, organizations, and society. They are increasingly permeating every aspect of our daily lives. In this paper, we looked at the challenges of digitalization, leading to a new way of working in the market and new business models, such as the gig economy. Individuals are becoming more mobile and self-directed in their careers, as opposed to traditional careers. We investigated the demographic characteristics of the new, growing group of self-employed, so-called freelancers, at the national level in Slovenia and investigated the relationships between human capital and their subjective (job and career satisfaction, life satisfaction) and objective success (income satisfaction). The survey was conducted among 200 freelancers (respondents). The empirical results show that most Slovenian freelancers working from home work in professional, scientific, and technical occupations; are between 35 and 44 years old; have completed the second level of tertiary education; work more than 40 hours per week; and have 16 years or more of work experience. To explore the quality of life of freelancers, empirical analysis showed that human capital factors are important for the success of a new career as a freelancer. The results show that freelancers’ human capital factors (education and experience, skills, and training) positively influence subjective and objective success. Using structural equation modeling, we also confirmed that human capital has a greater impact on freelancers’ subjective success (life satisfaction, career satisfaction) than on objective success (income satisfaction), suggesting that job and life satisfaction should be considered an important resource that freelancers rely on to determine their quality of life.

Design Strategies for Multi-Unit Residential Buildings During the Post-pandemic Era in China.

Objective: The sudden outbreak of COVID-19 has greatly endangered public health and life safety, leading to new changes in people's housing needs. The purpose of this study is to establish design strategies that are suitable for China's Multi-Unit Residential Buildings (MURBs) in the post-pandemic era, and to identify the users' preferences for these strategies.Methods: This study compiles a set of design requirements by means of a literature review and expert interviews. Three hundred ninety-five online and on-site questionnaires, based on the refined Kano model, were distributed to respondents to reveal their preferences for these strategies. The relationship between the different demographic variables, the preferences of design strategies, as well as the housing unit preferences of home-buyers were also verified by means of an actual project.Results: This study summarizes the four dimensions and 26 design strategies of MURBs in China during the post-pandemic era. These strategies are further extracted into 6 highly attractive, 5 high-value-added and 4 critical quality attributes. In terms of demographic variables, males need more social space, and the elderly need less office space and separate bathrooms in the master bedroom. Due to the impact of the epidemic, people with higher education levels are more required to work at home, and the overall demand for a home working environment is also higher.Conclusion: The home-buyers' preference survey reveals that the housing unit designed based on the refined Kano model is more attractive to home-buyers. The proposed approach can help to provide important and customized decisions to design firms, housing developers, and the government for MURBs planning and strategy formulation in the post-pandemic era in China. More in-depth user surveys in other regions and investigations into the cost assessment of these strategies might be further conducted in the future.

What Are Work-Related Predictors of Post-COVID-19 Home and Family Work Roles? A Cross-Sectional Survey.

Objective:To determine the extent to which pre-and post-COVID-19 work-related factors can explain post-COVID-19 home and family work roles.Methods:This study was a cross-sectional survey. The primary outcome measure was the Home and Family Work Roles Questionnaire. Descriptive statistical methods and multiple regression analyses were run. The significant predictors were further probed in a one-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) model with a Tukey posthoc correction.Results:In our sample of 1447 participants, the two significant predictors of post-COVID-19 home and family work roles were pre-pandemic paid job status (F [3, 1401] = 5.66, P < 0.001), and pre-COVID-19 home and family work roles (F [1, 1401] = 2509.26, P < 0.001).Conclusion:Greater pre-pandemic home and family role responsibilities, full-time and part-time employment pre-COVID-19 were associated with greater post-COVID-19 home and family responsibilities.