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Medarbetarengagemang vid arbete på distans

Bergström, Johanna LU and Gildebrand Franzkeit, Elina (2021) PSYK11 20211
Department of Psychology
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis was to investigate factors impacting employee
engagement, with a focus on the recent increased trend of working remotely.
We raised the question: How is the individual employee engagement impacted by the degree of remote work? Are the mediating factors gender, age, commuting time, number of adults and children in household and home office satisfaction related to employee engagement?
We chose a quantitative research method to conduct an internet survey with a
convenience sample (N = 138) where the survey was distributed to our connections on social media, primarily LinkedIn and Facebook, and two selected companies. To ensure reliability and validity the survey was performed with well-established tests based on... (More)
The purpose of this thesis was to investigate factors impacting employee
engagement, with a focus on the recent increased trend of working remotely.
We raised the question: How is the individual employee engagement impacted by the degree of remote work? Are the mediating factors gender, age, commuting time, number of adults and children in household and home office satisfaction related to employee engagement?
We chose a quantitative research method to conduct an internet survey with a
convenience sample (N = 138) where the survey was distributed to our connections on social media, primarily LinkedIn and Facebook, and two selected companies. To ensure reliability and validity the survey was performed with well-established tests based on the trait theorists McCrae & Costas’ five factor theory, and the employee engagement was measured by using Gallup’s Q’12 Employee Engagement Survey.
The study shows no clear relationship between the degree of work that is
conducted remotely and the engagement level. Neither are the mediating conditions such as home environment, commuting time and remote work. However, it does show that one trait, conscientiousness, does have a significant link to the level of engagement reported. This trait can be interpreted as beneficial in the context ofworking from home. (Less)
Popular Abstract (Swedish)
Syftet med denna uppsats var att undersöka om och hur medarbetarengagemang
påverkas vid arbete på distans.
Vi ställde följande frågor. Hur har det individuella medarbetarengagemanget blivit påverkat i relation till distansarbete? Är medierande faktorer så som kön, ålder, pendlingstid, antal vuxna och barn i hushållet samt trivsel av arbetsplats hemma relaterade till medarbetarengagemang? Är personlighetsdrag relaterade till medarbetarengagemang?
Vi använde oss av en kvantitativ forskningsmetod och genomförde en internetenkät med ett bekvämlighetsurval (N=138) där enkäten distribuerades till våra kontakter i sociala medier, primärt LinkedIn och Facebook samt två utvalda företag. För att genomföra undersökningen med hög reliabilitet och... (More)
Syftet med denna uppsats var att undersöka om och hur medarbetarengagemang
påverkas vid arbete på distans.
Vi ställde följande frågor. Hur har det individuella medarbetarengagemanget blivit påverkat i relation till distansarbete? Är medierande faktorer så som kön, ålder, pendlingstid, antal vuxna och barn i hushållet samt trivsel av arbetsplats hemma relaterade till medarbetarengagemang? Är personlighetsdrag relaterade till medarbetarengagemang?
Vi använde oss av en kvantitativ forskningsmetod och genomförde en internetenkät med ett bekvämlighetsurval (N=138) där enkäten distribuerades till våra kontakter i sociala medier, primärt LinkedIn och Facebook samt två utvalda företag. För att genomföra undersökningen med hög reliabilitet och validitet använde vi oss av väletablerade tester i enkäten. Testerna var baserade på traitteoretikerna McCrae & Costas femfaktorsteori och
medarbetarengagemang mättes med Gallups Q’12 Employee Engagement Survey.
Studien visar inget samband mellan graden av distansarbete och engagemangsnivå. Medierande faktorer påvisar inte heller något samband med
engagemangsnivå. Emellertid påvisades ett statistiskt signifikant samband för
personlighetsdraget conscientiousness (samvetsgrannhet) kopplat till rapporterat medarbetarengagemang. Ett signifikant samband hittades för personlighetsdraget conscientiousness Detta personlighetsdrag kan tolkas som en fördelaktig kvalitet i kontexten av hemarbete. (Less)
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author
Bergström, Johanna LU and Gildebrand Franzkeit, Elina
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Employee engagement and remote work
course
PSYK11 20211
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Employee engagement, remote work, personality traits, pandemic, medarbetarengagemang, distansarbet, personlighetsdrag, pandemi
language
English
id
9065597
date added to LUP
2021-09-30 13:13:49
date last changed
2021-09-30 13:13:49
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engagement, with a focus on the recent increased trend of working remotely.
We raised the question: How is the individual employee engagement impacted by the degree of remote work? Are the mediating factors gender, age, commuting time, number of adults and children in household and home office satisfaction related to employee engagement?
We chose a quantitative research method to conduct an internet survey with a
convenience sample (N = 138) where the survey was distributed to our connections on social media, primarily LinkedIn and Facebook, and two selected companies. To ensure reliability and validity the survey was performed with well-established tests based on the trait theorists McCrae & Costas’ five factor theory, and the employee engagement was measured by using Gallup’s Q’12 Employee Engagement Survey.
The study shows no clear relationship between the degree of work that is
conducted remotely and the engagement level. Neither are the mediating conditions such as home environment, commuting time and remote work. However, it does show that one trait, conscientiousness, does have a significant link to the level of engagement reported. This trait can be interpreted as beneficial in the context ofworking from home.}},
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