Hemma bra, men borta bäst? - En kvantitativ studie om individers prestation och motivation relaterat till en ökad frekvens av hemarbete
(2020) FEKH19 20201Department of Business Administration
- Abstract
- Title: Home is good, but away is best? - A quantitative study about individuals’ performance and motivation related to an increased frequency of working remotely
Seminar date: 2020-06-03
Course: FEKH19, Business Administration: Bachelor’s degree Project in Strategic Management, Undergraduate level, 15 credits
Authors: Julia Anderberg, Jessica Lind and Malin Olsson
Advisor: Devrim Göktepe-Hultén
Key words: Working remotely, Performance, Motivation, Gender, Agency theory
Purpose: Working remotely results in loss of control for the company, which leads to an increased opportunistic behaviour among employees. Insights in this area of problem, could be used as a tool for companies to make the employees work consistently with... (More) - Title: Home is good, but away is best? - A quantitative study about individuals’ performance and motivation related to an increased frequency of working remotely
Seminar date: 2020-06-03
Course: FEKH19, Business Administration: Bachelor’s degree Project in Strategic Management, Undergraduate level, 15 credits
Authors: Julia Anderberg, Jessica Lind and Malin Olsson
Advisor: Devrim Göktepe-Hultén
Key words: Working remotely, Performance, Motivation, Gender, Agency theory
Purpose: Working remotely results in loss of control for the company, which leads to an increased opportunistic behaviour among employees. Insights in this area of problem, could be used as a tool for companies to make the employees work consistently with the interest of the company. Thus, the purpose of the study is to create a broader understanding of the relationship between working remotely and performance, as well as how it is affected by an increased frequency of working remotely.
Theoretical perspectives: Eisenhardt’s (1989) agency theory and alternative frameworks including altruism are presented with emphasis brought on control mechanisms. Furthermore, a connection is drawn between control and motivational factors. These internal and external motivational factors are derived from Herzberg’s (1968) motivational factors, as well as Maslow’s (1943) hierarchy of needs. These are supplemented with benefits and drawbacks with remote work.
Methodology: The study is based on a cross-sectional design and is of an explorative character, where the methodology is hypothetico-deductive. Quantitative primary data has been gathered by surveys. The study has formulated three hypotheses, which have been tested with Pearson's r correlation test. The data gathered through this study has been processed in SPSS.
Result and analysis: The study’s gathered data come from 239 respondents, which are all working remotely five days a week. The respondents are operating in ten different sectors, where the distribution of gender is relatively even. The result of the study indicates that (1) the possibility to monitor the employees’ actions does not seem to change when working remotely, (2) there is a negative connection between an increased level of working remotely and motivation, as well as efficiency, and (3) the relationship between working remotely and motivation differs between genders. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- Examensarbetets titel: Hemma bra, men borta bäst? - En kvantitativ studie om individers prestation och motivation relaterat till en ökad frekvens av hemarbete
Seminariedatum: 2020-06-03
Ämne/kurs: FEKH19, Företagsekonomi: Examensarbete på kandidatnivå i Strategic Management, 15 hp
Författare: Julia Anderberg, Jessica Lind och Malin Olsson
Handledare: Devrim Göktepe-Hultén
Nyckelord: Hemarbete, Prestation, Motivation, Kön, Agentteorin
Syfte: Hemarbete leder till en minskad kontroll för företag, vilket kan leda till ett ökat egenintresse hos de anställda. Insikter kring denna problematik kan bidra till att företag säkerställer att de anställda agerar utifrån deras önskan. Därmed syftar studien till att skapa en bredare... (More) - Examensarbetets titel: Hemma bra, men borta bäst? - En kvantitativ studie om individers prestation och motivation relaterat till en ökad frekvens av hemarbete
Seminariedatum: 2020-06-03
Ämne/kurs: FEKH19, Företagsekonomi: Examensarbete på kandidatnivå i Strategic Management, 15 hp
Författare: Julia Anderberg, Jessica Lind och Malin Olsson
Handledare: Devrim Göktepe-Hultén
Nyckelord: Hemarbete, Prestation, Motivation, Kön, Agentteorin
Syfte: Hemarbete leder till en minskad kontroll för företag, vilket kan leda till ett ökat egenintresse hos de anställda. Insikter kring denna problematik kan bidra till att företag säkerställer att de anställda agerar utifrån deras önskan. Därmed syftar studien till att skapa en bredare förståelse för relationen mellan hemarbete och individens prestation, samt hur denna påverkas av ett ökat hemarbete.
Teoretiska perspektiv: Eisenhardts (1989) agentteori och alternativa ramverk innefattande altruism presenteras med fokus på kontrollmekanismer. Vidare dras en koppling mellan kontroll och motivationsfaktorer. Dessa yttre och inre motivationsfaktorer härstammar från Herzbergs (1968) motivationsfaktorer, samt Maslows (1943) behovspyramid. Detta kompletteras med för- och nackdelar gällande hemarbete.
Metod: Studien utgår från en tvärsnittsdesign och är av explorativ karaktär, där utgångspunkten för metoden är hypotetisk-deduktiv. Kvantitativa primärdata har samlats in med hjälp av en enkätundersökning. I studien har tre hypoteser formulerats, vilka vidare har testats med hjälp av Pearsons r korrelationstest. Studiens insamlade data bearbetades i SPSS.
Resultat och analys: Studiens insamlade data kommer från 239 respondenter som alla arbetar hemifrån fem dagar i veckan. Respondenterna är verksamma inom tio olika branscher, där fördelningen är relativt jämn mellan könen. Studiens resultat indikerar på (1) att möjligheten till övervakning inte verkar förändras vid hemarbete, (2) att det föreligger ett negativt samband mellan ökad frekvens av hemarbete och motivation, såväl som effektivitet, samt (3) att relationen mellan hemarbete och motivation skiljer sig beroende på de anställdas kön. (Less)
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Seminar date: 2020-06-03
Course: FEKH19, Business Administration: Bachelor’s degree Project in Strategic Management, Undergraduate level, 15 credits
Authors: Julia Anderberg, Jessica Lind and Malin Olsson
Advisor: Devrim Göktepe-Hultén
Key words: Working remotely, Performance, Motivation, Gender, Agency theory
Purpose: Working remotely results in loss of control for the company, which leads to an increased opportunistic behaviour among employees. Insights in this area of problem, could be used as a tool for companies to make the employees work consistently with the interest of the company. Thus, the purpose of the study is to create a broader understanding of the relationship between working remotely and performance, as well as how it is affected by an increased frequency of working remotely.
Theoretical perspectives: Eisenhardt’s (1989) agency theory and alternative frameworks including altruism are presented with emphasis brought on control mechanisms. Furthermore, a connection is drawn between control and motivational factors. These internal and external motivational factors are derived from Herzberg’s (1968) motivational factors, as well as Maslow’s (1943) hierarchy of needs. These are supplemented with benefits and drawbacks with remote work.
Methodology: The study is based on a cross-sectional design and is of an explorative character, where the methodology is hypothetico-deductive. Quantitative primary data has been gathered by surveys. The study has formulated three hypotheses, which have been tested with Pearson's r correlation test. The data gathered through this study has been processed in SPSS.
Result and analysis: The study’s gathered data come from 239 respondents, which are all working remotely five days a week. The respondents are operating in ten different sectors, where the distribution of gender is relatively even. The result of the study indicates that (1) the possibility to monitor the employees’ actions does not seem to change when working remotely, (2) there is a negative connection between an increased level of working remotely and motivation, as well as efficiency, and (3) the relationship between working remotely and motivation differs between genders.}},
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