Teleworking and sustainable behaviour in the context of COVID-19: the case of Lithuania

• Autorzy: Čiarnienė Ramunė , Vienažindienė Milita , Adamonienė Rūta

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/emj-2023-0001

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

COVID-19 played a significant role in the spread of telework worldwide, changing people’s lives and behaviour. The paper aims to identify how teleworking affected the sustainable behaviour of employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research design applies a multi-method approach, combining systematic and comparative scientific literature analysis and a semi-structured interview. The authors of the paper present the theoretical conceptual model, which illustrates links between teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic and the sustainable behaviour of employees. The results of empirical research revealed that teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic changed employee behaviour in economic, environmental and social dimensions. Positive changes were identified due to reduced commuting and shopping; decreased costs for transport, food, clothing, and beauty services; better access to healthy and nutritious food; better opportunities for professional development. On the contrary, costs for home energy and household waste increased. Adverse effects on employees’ physical and mental health have been identified due to teleworking and COVID-19. Despite the identified negative effects, employees would like to continue teleworking even after the pandemic.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

teleworking; sustainable behaviour; COVID-19

PL

telepraca; zrównoważone zachowanie; COVID-19

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Białostockiej
• Czasopismo: Engineering Management in Production and Services
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 15, no. 1
• Strony: 1--11
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 30 poz., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Čiarnienė Ramunė

• Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6349-5352

autor

Vienažindienė Milita

• Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9894-6811

autor

Adamonienė Rūta

• Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7716-8093

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).