Organisational processes and COVID-19 pandemic: implications for job design

Manzurul Alam

Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change, 2020, vol. 16, issue 4, 599-606

Abstract: Purpose - This is a reflective essay on how lockdowns during COVID-19 pandemic have exposed internal organisational processes and work practices. Design/methodology/approach - The essay is based on the author's reflections on organisational work practices during the coronavirus mandatory social distancing period. Findings - This reflective essay shows how COVID-19 pandemic challenges the existing organisational systems and processes. It produces thoughtful considerations of different options for managing organisational activities in the post-COVID-19 period. Research limitations/implications - The reflective essay underscores various issues relating to organisational job design and work practices and the impact on future management accounting research. Originality/value - This essay provides personal insight into how the recent pandemic influences organizational work practices.

Keywords: COVID-19; Job design; Control systems; Autoethnography; Social distancing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1108/JAOC-08-2020-0121

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