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Tleuken A, Turkyilmaz A, Sovetbek M, Durdyev S, Guney M, Tokazhanov G, Wiechetek L, Pastuszak Z, Draghici A, Boatca ME, Dermol V, Trunk N, Tokbolat S, Dolidze T, Yola L, Avcu E, Kim J, Karaca F. Effects of the residential built environment on remote work productivity and satisfaction during COVID-19 lockdowns: An analysis of workers' perceptions. Build Environ 2022; 219:109234. [PMID: 35645453 PMCID: PMC9131446 DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 05/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
COVID-19 pandemic has forced people to stay home and switch to the remote working mode, which - reportedly - affect job satisfaction and productivity. The present study investigates the relationship between the residential environment and worker's job satisfaction and productivity in the remote working mode during the COVID-19 pandemic. A hypothetical structural equation model (SEM) of the influencing factors is constructed based on a literature review and experts' opinions. A survey-based respondents' opinions (n = 2276) were then used to test and analyze the model. The model results reveal that a residential built environment has an indirect effect on both remote work satisfaction and productivity. However, among all the factors, comfortable space (separate space and ergonomic furniture) is found to be the most important. This study presents the importance of adopting a residential built environment to respond to a crisis like a pandemic in achieving the desired comfort level of remote work. Although this study provides a holistic approach, it also proposes a base for the future country-specific analysis by providing some possible countries' differences.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aidana Tleuken
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay Batyr Av., Nur-Sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay Batyr Av., Nur-Sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
- Master of Engineering Management Program, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay Batyr Av., Nur-Sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Architectural and Engineering Studies, Ara Institute of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay Batyr Av., Nur-Sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
- The Environment & Resource Efficiency Cluster (EREC), Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay Batyr Av., Nur-Sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Information Systems and Logistics, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, 5 20-031, Poland
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- Department of Information Systems and Logistics, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, 5 20-031, Poland
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- Department of Management, Faculty of Management in Production and Transportation, Politehnica University of Timisoara, 14 Remus str., Timisoara, 300191, Romania
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- Department of Management, Faculty of Management in Production and Transportation, Politehnica University of Timisoara, 14 Remus str., Timisoara, 300191, Romania
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- International School for Social and Business Studies, Celje, 3000, Slovenia
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- International School for Social and Business Studies, Celje, 3000, Slovenia
- University of Primorska, Koper, 6000, Slovenia
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- School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ, UK
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- Batumi State Maritime Academy, Batumi, 6010, Georgia
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- School of Strategic and Global Studies, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, 10430, Indonesia
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- The Environment & Resource Efficiency Cluster (EREC), Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
- Ford Otosan Ihsaniye Automotive Vocational School, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, 41650, Turkey
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay Batyr Av., Nur-Sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay Batyr Av., Nur-Sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
- The Environment & Resource Efficiency Cluster (EREC), Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
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Zhou Y, Draghici A, Abbas J, Mubeen R, Boatca ME, Salam MA. Social Media Efficacy in Crisis Management: Effectiveness of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions to Manage COVID-19 Challenges. Front Psychiatry 2022; 12:626134. [PMID: 35197870 PMCID: PMC8859332 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.626134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
The new identified virus COVID-19 has become one of the most contagious diseases in human history. The ongoing coronavirus has created severe threats to global mental health, which have resulted in crisis management challenges and international concerns related to health issues. As of September 9, 2021, there were over 223.4 million patients with COVID-19, including 4.6 million deaths and over 200 million recovered patients reported worldwide, which has made the COVID-19 outbreak one of the deadliest pandemics in human history. The aggressive public health implementations endorsed various precautionary safety and preventive strategies to suppress and minimize COVID-19 disease transmission. The second, third, and fourth waves of COVID-19 continue to pose global challenges to crisis management, as its evolution and implications are still unfolding. This study posits that examining the strategic ripostes and pandemic experiences sheds light on combatting this global emergency. This study recommends two model strategies that help reduce the adverse effects of the pandemic on the immune systems of the general population. This present paper recommends NPI interventions (non-pharmaceutical intervention) to combine various measures, such as the suppression strategy (lockdown and restrictions) and mitigation model to decrease the burden on health systems. The current COVID-19 health crisis has influenced all vital economic sectors and developed crisis management problems. The global supply of vaccines is still not sufficient to manage this global health emergency. In this crisis, NPIs are helpful to manage the spillover impacts of the pandemic. It articulates the prominence of resilience and economic and strategic agility to resume economic activities and resolve healthcare issues. This study primarily focuses on the role of social media to tackle challenges and crises posed by COVID-19 on economies, business activities, healthcare burdens, and government support for societies to resume businesses, and implications for global economic and healthcare provision disruptions. This study suggests that intervention strategies can control the rapid spread of COVID-19 with hands-on crisis management measures, and the healthcare system will resume normal conditions quickly. Global economies will revitalize scientific contributions and collaborations, including social science and business industries, through government support.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yunye Zhou
- Law School, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Faculty of Management in Production and Transportation, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
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- School of Media and Communication, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
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- Faculty of Management in Production and Transportation, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
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- Faculty of Economics and Administration, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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