System disruptions
There are recurring service disruptions on some of the search portals due to high traffic. We are working to resolve the issue, you may temporarily encounter an error message.
Change search
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf
How does remote work influence employees' feeling of belonging in the organization?
Jönköping University, Jönköping International Business School.
Jönköping University, Jönköping International Business School.
2024 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

The purpose of this research is to investigate the influence of remote work on employees’ sense of belonging to the organization they work in. The study explores several aspects of remote work and organizational belonging to understand what lies beneath. To reach saturated findings we conducted a qualitative study. The method that this research applies, follows a grounded theory approach which is operated through a combination of an inductive and abductive method for developing theory. The research applicants were located in the Netherlands and Sweden with the context being given as post-COVID-19, with relation to COVID-19. The study has a total of 10 participants, all who were asked identical interview questions. The questions were designed for employees in organizations to capture their insights and recommendations on the effects of remote work on organizational belonging. Our key findings suggest that communication, managerial support, and organizational initiatives are significant in fostering organizational belonging for employees. The implications touch on managers’ responsibility and highlight their ability to promote unity, collaboration, and work-life balance for employees. The conclusion incorporates the findings to give a concise presentation of the importance of remote work dynamics, the effect of remote work on organizational belonging, and lastly, the participant’s recommendation of approaches to enhance employee sense of organizational belonging. The study contributes to understanding the complexities around remote work and its implications for organizational facility and practice, employee well-being and produced efficiency. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024. , p. 88
Keywords [en]
Remote work, Virtual work, Virtual work environment, Organization, Influence, Employees, Belonging, Organizational belonging
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-64478OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-64478DiVA, id: diva2:1863526
Subject / course
JIBS, Business Administration
Supervisors
Examiners
Available from: 2024-06-18 Created: 2024-05-31 Last updated: 2025-10-13Bibliographically approved

Open Access in DiVA

fulltext(2662 kB)1603 downloads
File information
File name FULLTEXT01.pdfFile size 2662 kBChecksum SHA-512
1820af0d7101393557542bbc130583ddfde4411a7e54121c961449701b81a526d83630121107f22b318694c68ac0ad26eead2599ebbf723c413746bc505cb5db
Type fulltextMimetype application/pdf

By organisation
Jönköping International Business School
Business Administration

Search outside of DiVA

GoogleGoogle Scholar
Total: 1617 downloads
The number of downloads is the sum of all downloads of full texts. It may include eg previous versions that are now no longer available

urn-nbn

Altmetric score

urn-nbn
Total: 1346 hits
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf