Work Environment: Leadership, Communication, and Autonomy. The Perception of Work Among Polish Employees During Turbulent Time of COVID-19 Pandemic

Sady, Monika; Sedlak, Piotr

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2022 | 20 | nr 2 (96) | 121-139

Tytuł artykułu

Work Environment: Leadership, Communication, and Autonomy. The Perception of Work Among Polish Employees During Turbulent Time of COVID-19 Pandemic

Autorzy

Monika Sady , Piotr Sedlak

Warianty tytułu

Środowisko pracy: przywództwo, komunikacja i autonomia. Postrzeganie pracy wśród polskich pracowników w burzliwym czasie pandemii COVID-19

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Abstrakty

Cel: artykuł koncentruje się na ocenie relacji pracowników wiedzy z przełożonymi, komunikacji wewnętrznej i postrzeganej autonomii. Celem artykułu jest więc wniesienie nowej wiedzy na temat percepcji współpracy wśród pracowników. Dodatkowo, autorom udało się zidentyfikować współzależności pomiędzy badanymi obszarami oraz to, jak pracownicy ocenili wpływ COVID na ich sytuację zawodową. Metodologia: w artykule przedstawiono wyniki badania CAWI przeprowadzonego na dużej próbie 2778 specjalistów i menedżerów w Polsce. Wykorzystano dobór celowy próby, aby dotrzeć do populacji pracowników umysłowych, którzy z dużym prawdopodobieństwem doświadczyli pracy zdalnej lub współpracy zdalnej z kolegami. Wyniki: badania empiryczne wykazały, że w większości przypadków przełożeni zdali test i byli pozytywnie oceniani przez podwładnych. Analiza korelacji wykazała również, że pewne pozytywne cechy menedżera idą w parze i są pozytywnie skorelowane z oceną sytuacji zawodowej w okresie COVID-19. Ograniczenia/implikacje badawcze: choć badanie zrealizowano na bardzo dużej próbie, należy wskazać, że był to dobór nieprobabilistyczny, w związku z czym wnioskowanie co do całości populacji może opierać się na jakościowej opinii, a nie na dorobku wnioskowania statystycznego. Oryginalność/wartość: wartością artykułu jest przedstawienie aktualnej opinii prawie trzech tysięcy specjalistów zatrudnionych w Polsce. Tekst odgrywa ważną rolę w rejestrowaniu wpływu pandemii na polskich pracowników. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Purpose: The article focuses on the assessment of knowledge workers' relation with superiors, internal communication, perceived autonomy and feeling of appreciation. The goal of the article is also to extend current knowledge of the perception of cooperation between employees. The authors were able to identify interdependencies among the researched variables and the impact of COVID-19 on peoples' professional situation. Design/methodology/approach: The article presents the results of a CAWI survey conducted on a large sample of 2778 specialists and managers in Poland. The researchers used the purposive sampling method to reach the population of white-collar workers who experienced remote work or remote cooperation with their colleagues. Findings: The empirical study showed that in most cases superiors passed the test and were positively evaluated by their subordinates. The correlation analysis also showed that certain positive qualities of a manager go together and are positively correlated with professional situation assessment during the COVID-19 period. Research limitations/implications: The study describes the results in a large sample; however, the sampling method was not probabilistic and therefore we cannot use statistical inference for the general population of working specialists in Poland. Originality/value: The value of the article is the presentation of the up-to-date opinion of almost 3 thousands specialists employed in Poland. The text plays an important role in recording the influence of the pandemic on Polish employees. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

Środowisko pracy Przywództwo Komunikowanie w przedsiębiorstwie Pandemia COVID-19 Relacje pracodawca-pracownik

Working environment Leadership Communication in organisation Pandemic COVID-19 Employer-employee relationships

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Problemy Zarządzania

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2022

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Numer

nr 2 (96)

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121-139

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autor

Monika Sady

Cracow University of Economics, Poland

autor

Piotr Sedlak

Cracow University of Economics, Poland

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