Department of Business & Managementhttps://research.thea.ie/handle/20.500.12065/24582024-03-29T10:01:16Z2024-03-29T10:01:16ZRemote work marks the path to a greener futureMakowski, Patrykhttps://research.thea.ie/handle/20.500.12065/45992023-09-16T03:01:09Z2023-09-13T00:00:00ZRemote work marks the path to a greener future
Makowski, Patryk
There is more to working from home than skipping the traffic and getting to wear pyjamas all day. In fact, for a lot of people it’s becoming the new normal.
According to a recent report, 12.7% of full-time employees in the US are now working from home, with another 28.2% enjoying a mix of home and office work. This shift is far from temporary – it’s expected to nearly triple compared to what it was before the pandemic.
But what does all this mean for our cities and our planet? It’s not just about changing how our cities look and feel; it could be a big step toward a cleaner, more eco-friendly future. Want to know what doing Zoom calls in your living room (or wherever you like to work) means for the Earth? Let’s look at how this trend is affecting our planet, and how it can make changes for the better.
2023-09-13T00:00:00ZThe relationship between transformational leadership and follower employee work engagement in a remote environment. Doctoral Colloquium SubmissionMakowski, Patrykhttps://research.thea.ie/handle/20.500.12065/45982023-09-16T03:00:29Z2022-08-24T00:00:00ZThe relationship between transformational leadership and follower employee work engagement in a remote environment. Doctoral Colloquium Submission
Makowski, Patryk
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused many organizations to change their strategies and shift into the remote working environment due to health and safety precautions (Bartsch et al., 2020). Such a shift happened to be a great challenge for organizations, managers, and employees. For many, such a working environment is challenging. Kniffin et al. (2021) state that: "Covid-19 makes a clear vulnerability that employers and employees face". They argue that people need to learn to work differently like no previous generation ever did. For instance, leaders may run into further difficulties of not overseeing everyone’s work and avoiding employee burnout and workforce disengagement. For this reason, the study aims to investigate whether transformational leadership is effective
2022-08-24T00:00:00ZThe relationship between transformational leadership and follower employee work engagement in a remote working environmentMakowski, Patrykhttps://research.thea.ie/handle/20.500.12065/45972023-09-16T03:00:50Z2022-10-21T00:00:00ZThe relationship between transformational leadership and follower employee work engagement in a remote working environment
Makowski, Patryk
In recent years, the move to remote work has provided benefits and challenges. One challenge
is the ability of leaders to keep their employees engaged through remote working. Therefore,
the proposed study investigates how transformational leadership relates to employee work
engagement in a remote environment. The relationship between transformational leadership
and follower work engagement will be measured using the Multifactor Leadership
Questionnaire (MLQ) and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES). For this reason, the
study aims to investigate whether transformational leadership is effective in such a challenging
working environment while increasing employees’ engagement levels. An explanatory
sequential mixed-method case study design is proposed. The mixed-methods design will follow
a pragmatist philosophy that will contribute to practical solutions and future work practices.
Using non-probability sampling strategies (purposive and voluntary), the data will be collected
in two phases: phase one, a quantitative approach and the use of measures such as the MLQ
and UWES along with multivariate analysis and IBM SPSS; and phase two, a qualitative
approach consisting of semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis using NVivo software.
Conducting this research is expected to provide relevant knowledge and contribute to
organisations' successes in increasing employee engagement and related benefits such as
reduced staff turnover, unity of purpose, and psychological well-being, to mention a few. Such
initiatives may be achieved by providing recommendations in the private sector on practical
solutions and future proceedings to increase employee engagement within remote
environments.
2022-10-21T00:00:00ZRemote leadership and work engagement: a critical review and future directionsMakowski, Patrykhttps://research.thea.ie/handle/20.500.12065/45962023-09-16T03:01:06Z2023-07-18T00:00:00ZRemote leadership and work engagement: a critical review and future directions
Makowski, Patryk
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic shook the entire world. All sectors, industries, organisations, and more importantly, people were affected by multiple restrictions implemented by their respective governing bodies. Federal lockdowns and all the emerging laws and regulations associated with them have forced organisations worldwide to transition their operations to remote environments. The implications from the organisations’ perspective vary from leadership to management, structure to operations, and training and development to policy making. However, from the employees’ perspective, the implications vary from general well-being to work engagement, satisfaction to motivation, and followership to trust. Nonetheless, remote work has other implications, such as productivity, the impact of social distancing, work-life balance, and isolation concerns. Therefore, this article aims to present critical thinking and comprehensively analyse the existing literature on remote working, transformational leadership, and work engagement contexts. Theoretical and practical gaps are discussed, and recommendations for future research could contribute to our better understanding of remote leadership and its practical elements. Remote working environments are believed to be permanent working arrangements for many organisations and employees; hence, scholars and practitioners must explore them to further depths.
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