Effects of the residential built environment on remote work productivity and satisfaction during COVID-19 lockdowns: An analysis of workers’ perceptions
Tleuken A. Turkyilmaz A. Sovetbek M. Durdyev S. Guney M. Tokazhanov G. Wiechetek L. Pastuszak Z. Draghici A. Boatca M.E. Dermol V. Trunk N. Tokbolat S. Dolidze T. Yola L. Avcu E. Kim J. Karaca F.
1 July 2022Elsevier Ltd
Building and Environment
2022#219
COVID-19 pandemic has forced people to stay home and switch to the remote working mode, which – reportedly - affect job satisfaction and productivity. The present study investigates the relationship between the residential environment and workers job satisfaction and productivity in the remote working mode during the COVID-19 pandemic. A hypothetical structural equation model (SEM) of the influencing factors is constructed based on a literature review and experts opinions. A survey-based respondents opinions (n = 2276) were then used to test and analyze the model. The model results reveal that a residential built environment has an indirect effect on both remote work satisfaction and productivity. However, among all the factors, comfortable space (separate space and ergonomic furniture) is found to be the most important. This study presents the importance of adopting a residential built environment to respond to a crisis like a pandemic in achieving the desired comfort level of remote work. Although this study provides a holistic approach, it also proposes a base for the future country-specific analysis by providing some possible countries differences.
Job satisfaction , Pandemic , Productivity , Remote work , Structural equation model (SEM) , Teleworking
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay Batyr Av., Nur-Sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
Master of Engineering Management Program, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
Department of Architectural and Engineering Studies, Ara Institute of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
The Environment & Resource Efficiency Cluster (EREC), Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
Department of Information Systems and Logistics, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, 5 20-031, Lublin, Poland
Department of Management, Faculty of Management in Production and Transportation, Politehnica University of Timisoara, 14 Remus str., Timisoara, 300191, Romania
International School for Social and Business Studies, Celje, 3000, Slovenia
University of Primorska, Koper, 6000, Slovenia
School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ, United Kingdom
Batumi State Maritime Academy, Batumi, 6010, Georgia
School of Strategic and Global Studies, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, 10430, Indonesia
Ford Otosan Ihsaniye Automotive Vocational School, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, 41650, Turkey
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Master of Engineering Management Program
Department of Architectural and Engineering Studies
The Environment & Resource Efficiency Cluster (EREC)
Department of Information Systems and Logistics
Department of Management
International School for Social and Business Studies
University of Primorska
School of Architecture
Batumi State Maritime Academy
School of Strategic and Global Studies
Ford Otosan Ihsaniye Automotive Vocational School
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