Psychosocial Work Environment and Learning Opportunities in Remote Work – A hermeneutical study about managers´ and employees´ experiences
Abstract: Remote work is becoming more and more common among employees on today´s labour market. Previous research show that remote work both have positive and negative effects on the psychosocial work environment and learning opportunities. This study aims to generate deeper knowledge of how managers and employees are affected by and deal with remote work in relation to the psychosocial work environment and learning opportunities. The focus has been on the leader-member relationship, the work situation and learning opportunities. The investigation has been conducted from a hermeneutical perspective and with an abductive approach. To collect data, semi-structured interviews with participants at Tetra Pak have been done. The result of the study shows that remote work leads to decreased social and informal interactions which seem to influence the leader-member relationship, the feeling of belongingness, cooperation, and informal learning. It appears that it is particularly important to support and motivate employees in these new conditions and establishing a clear communication strategy as well as strong relationships. Also, some employees tend to work more when doing remote work, thus, managers must reconcile the workload of employees regularly. Future research could investigate how digital tools can be utilised in remote work to create social cohesiveness and informal learning.
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