Transition from Office to Home Office: Lessons from Romania during COVID-19 Pandemic

Roxana Săvescu, Ștefania Kifor, Raluca Dănuț and Raluca Rusu
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Roxana Săvescu: The Research Center for Sustainable Products and Processes, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, 550024 Sibiu, Romania
Ștefania Kifor: Teacher Education Department, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, 550024 Sibiu, Romania
Raluca Dănuț: The Research Center for Sustainable Products and Processes, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, 550024 Sibiu, Romania
Raluca Rusu: Department of Applied Social Sciences and Humanities, Land Forces Academy “Nicolae Bălcescu” Sibiu, 550170 Sibiu, Romania

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 10, 1-14

Abstract: The paper investigates experiences of employees and middle managers in relation to the transition from working from office to working from home in the context of COVID-19 pandemic in Romania. Three online focus groups were conducted to explore working experience in the new mode of work. The conclusions are multifaceted, covering four dimensions: time, spatial, social and technical, and point out how employees and middle managers understand the transition and what impact telework had on their job satisfaction and work productivity.

Keywords: teleworking; work from home; job satisfaction; work–life balance; work productivity; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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