Current effects of transferring from remote to hybrid work and the future of hybrid work
Rantanen, Aleksiina (2022)
2022
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022092220367
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022092220367
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This thesis examines the hybrid way of working and how it has affected the case company X. The aim was to research how moving from a mainly remote working to hybrid working has affected employee motivation, time management, and general wellbeing. This was done by answering the research question How could hybrid way of working be improved for company X airfreight team?
To answer the main research question a survey was created and distributed to the company employees. This survey and research into hybrid workstyle aimed to answer the following sub-questions Are the employees content with the current workstyle? and How hybrid work might change in the future and what changes could be done already? There is only a limited amount of research into hybrid workstyle since it was not popularised until the Covid-19 pandemic. That is why this thesis relies heavily on recent articles on the subject and different case studies reported on other companies.
This thesis hopes to bring forth both the benefits and disadvantages of hybrid work. In addition, it hopes to give the case company some areas to focus on to take advantage of this workstyle and build a better relationship with its employees by hearing their feedback.
To answer the main research question a survey was created and distributed to the company employees. This survey and research into hybrid workstyle aimed to answer the following sub-questions Are the employees content with the current workstyle? and How hybrid work might change in the future and what changes could be done already? There is only a limited amount of research into hybrid workstyle since it was not popularised until the Covid-19 pandemic. That is why this thesis relies heavily on recent articles on the subject and different case studies reported on other companies.
This thesis hopes to bring forth both the benefits and disadvantages of hybrid work. In addition, it hopes to give the case company some areas to focus on to take advantage of this workstyle and build a better relationship with its employees by hearing their feedback.