Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Journal (SHE Journal)
Vol 3, No 3 (2022)

REMOTE WORKING AND COVID-19: DETERMINANTS OF PRODUCTIVITY OUTPUT IN SERVICE FIRMS

Oluyemi Theophilus Adeosun (Department of Economics, University of Lagos, Nigeria)
Waliu Mulero Adegbite (Department of Industrial Psychology & People Management, University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
Temitope J. Owolabi (Department of Sociology, University of Lagos, Nigeria)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Sep 2022

Abstract

The covid-19 pandemic has greatly impacted business operations, economic activities, working structures, and employee productivity globally. This has led to carefully thought out measures and panic-triggered guidelines to limit the virus's spread. This paper aims to examine key determinants of productivity in the service firms during the pandemic and how these factors could be sustained after the lockdown for optimal productivity. Using primary data collected from a questionnaire administered to 411 workers, a binary logistic regression was conducted to ascertain whether these determinants are of significance or not. The empirical results revealed that remote working would only be productive in service firms if working tools are available to workers; thus, productivity can be measured regularly irrespective of the worker's location. This paper responds to the need to evaluate the drivers of employee productivity during remote working, especially during the lockdown, and to understand better these drivers for organizations planning after the pandemic.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

SHE

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Environmental Science Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

Aim SHE Journal aims to promote interdisciplinary studies in social sciences, Humanities and Education and become the leading journal in social science, Humanities and Education in the world. Scope The scope of the journal includes but not limited to: Anthropology Archaeology Criminology Business ...