Does employee management influence the continued use of telework after the COVID-19 pandemic?

Inés González-González (), María Pilar Martínez-Ruiz () and José Antonio Clemente-Almendros ()
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Inés González-González: Universidad Internacional de La Rioja - Logroño - La Rioja, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0435-8435
María Pilar Martínez-Ruiz: Universidad de Castilla La Mancha - Albacete - Castilla la Mancha, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5890-5174
José Antonio Clemente-Almendros: Universidad Internacional de La Rioja - Logroño - La Rioja, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8934-471X

Small Business International Review, 2022, vol. 6, issue 2, e537

Abstract: This paper analyses the intention of Spanish companies to continue using telework after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. With this aim, we consider the influence that the management of several variables related to one of the key stakeholders, employees, has on this intention. This line of study is of great interest, given the implications not only for the management of companies, but also for key aspects such as the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. To this end, we start with a review of the relevant literature on this topic, which allows us to raise various research hypotheses. This is followed by an analysis of a sample of 1,879 Spanish SMEs though a binary logistic regression model, which shows the positive influence of managers' university education and companies' orientation towards innovation on the use of telework after the pandemic.

Keywords: SMEs; stakeholders; employees; telework; COVID-19 pandemic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M12 M54 O31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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