Offices after the COVID-19 Pandemic and Changes in Perception of Flexible Office Space

Matus Barath () and Dusana Alshatti Schmidt
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Matus Barath: Department of International Management, Faculty of Management, Comenius University, 820 05 Bratislava, Slovakia
Dusana Alshatti Schmidt: Faculty of Management, Comenius University, 820 05 Bratislava, Slovakia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 18, 1-17

Abstract: The pandemic is fast-moving, accelerating rapid changes that lead to new challenges and impacting organizations. A big mark has been left on the workplaces—places where we do business—because the ongoing change to remote work challenges the role of the office. It is highly possible that as the change progresses, the workplace will not only change its design but also the way in which work will be planned, organized, performed and controlled. However, as the restrictions ease up, questions arise: What is the potential of office sustainability? How has the perception of flexible office space changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic? This paper used an online survey as a quantitative research method. In this paper, we looked at the employer’s vision of the office. We investigated employers’ perspectives of where and in what settings the work will be performed in the post-pandemic time. Specifically, we discussed the changes employers will apply in terms of the work environment and office layout. The findings suggest that an increasing mobile workforce and expansion of the new work style will not mean an office exodus but will certainly have an impact on office utilization.

Keywords: work environment; employers; office space; remote work; 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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