Working from home and employee engagement in the Covid-19 context

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William Makumbe
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[1] University of Zimbabwe Faculty of Business Management Sciences and Economics, Harare
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SN Business & Economics | / 3卷 / 10期
关键词：
Covid-19; Employee engagement; Working from home;
D O I：
10.1007/s43546-023-00559-5
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of working from home (WFH) on employee engagement in the context of Covid-19. The study developed a model which tested the effect of autonomy, convenience, and psychosocial safety climate on employee engagement from a developing country perspective, where empirical research work barely exists. Data from a total of 170 employees who were conveniently sampled from the public sector were analysed using structural equation modelling. The results indicated that autonomy, convenience, and psychosocial safety climate had a significant positive impact on employee engagement. These results have practical implications for managers as it is envisaged that the WFH concept will be a permanent feature in the foreseeable future. © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023.
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