Scheffler, Mathilde (2024) The Effect of Telework Intensity on Employees’ Sense of Belongingness: The Moderating Role of Interactive Tasks. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Nowadays, most employees prefer a hybrid working arrangement (part-time teleworking), allowing them to work from home and the office. Although part-time teleworking has many advantages, like choosing your work location, it is associated with challenges such as social isolation and relationship difficulties with co-workers. However, little telework research focuses on employees' sense of belongingness at work: how they feel connected to their organizations and colleagues. Furthermore, it is unknown whether the type of work tasks, such as interactive tasks, could help hybrid workers reconnect with their colleagues. Therefore, we hypothesised that telework intensity negatively predicts employees’ sense of belongingness. Furthermore, we expected that interactive tasks moderate this relationship by reducing the negative impact of telework intensity on belongingness. We conducted a daily diary study with forty hybrid workers measuring the variables three times a day for ten working days. The results showed no effect of telework intensity on belongingness. Further, the moderation effect of interactive tasks was nonsignificant, hence our hypotheses were not supported. We conclude the paper by discussing alternative explanations and making suggestions for future research. Keywords: telework, hybrid work, belongingness theory, interactive tasks, telework intensity
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Giannakoudi, E. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Feb 2024 15:04 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Feb 2024 15:04 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3106 |
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