Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effect of working remotely on new professionals' learning and adjustment. Organizational socialization is the process of learning and adjusting to a new professional role. Among new professionals working on-site, this learning and adjustment is indicated by a development of role clarity, task mastery…

Purpose: This study investigates the relationship between telework frequency and knowledge management (KM) activity in Japan and the USA. By examining how telework impacts KM activity differently across these two countries, this study aims to provide insights into the design and implementation of effective telework policies tailored to specific…

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how employees at a midsized public university in the U.S. South experienced working from home during the coronavirus pandemic of 2020-2021. Most employees in higher education settings were affected by the pandemic. Administrative and clerical and support staff had to determine how to provide the…

The problem addressed in this study is most research shows the transition to remote work has negatively affected the well-being of higher education administrators required to work from home since the coronavirus pandemic. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the experiences of higher education administrators working from home…

During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, teachers who are accustomed to teaching and preparing lessons through traditional ways have been forced to move the workplace from school to home and to shift their traditional working method to telecommuting. To understand how teachers are affected by the mandatory telecommuting, this study examined the…

Remote work significantly impacted higher education institutions (HEIs) and the world during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, it became the new normal for organizations and how they operate their workforces. The pandemic created the need to identify emerging practices in remote work that respond to changing circumstances and embrace…

Most colleges and universities were forced to replace their traditional campus operation structures with remote work-from-home environments as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the systems in place to support remote work cultures were limited. The lack of remote work culture systems has caused anxiety, confusion, and attrition at many…

Purpose: This study aims to find out if organizations are still practicing a hybrid workplace arrangement after COVID-19 ease of restrictions, determine the positive and negative sides of a hybrid workplace, ascertain the challenges organizations are currently facing in implementing a hybrid workplace and examine how successful team learning has…

The COVID-19 pandemic (COVID-19), prompted changes in how businesses, schools, and governments around the world operate. One such change has been the widespread shift to virtual environments as a means through which individuals interact. COVID-19 has challenged the work standards of organizations, people, and teams. In doing so, it has also…

This article will review the impact of COVID-19 on the working environment of organisations by critically analysing the following factors: (a) Employee engagement and recruitment; (b) Talent management; and (c) Organisational culture and employees. Communication was identified as an important feature that had to be adapted because of COVID-19.…

Purpose: The purpose of this case study was to explore the strategies regional campus leaders used to engage staff and foster performance while required to work remotely during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Methodology: A qualitative case study design, using semistructured interviews, was used to answer the following research question that guided…

In early March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic changed the situation of thousands of higher education institutions around the world. The spreading virus not only imposed remote education, but it also brought tremendous changes in university management. The introduction of new educational and administrative solutions was a huge logistical and financial…

The purpose of this quantitative non-experimental comparative study was to examine differences within subdimensions of work ethic among Gen X, Gen Y, and Gen Z employees who worked in a remote setting between March 11, 2020, and May 11, 2023, during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The two theories guiding this study, within the…

The COVID-19 pandemic forced organizations into rapid transition to virtual workplace settings. Librarians at the University of South Florida conducted a study to discover trends in team communication dynamics among academic librarians working remotely during this period. This study was motivated by a desire to gauge the perceived degree of…

Higher education institutions have evolved into a more stressful environment. Women have been experiencing higher levels of stress than their male counterparts. With higher education adopting to the onset of the pandemic, this brief report studied women's perceived stress in relation to perceived organizational and supervisory support, and age…