Remote meaningful work through the lens of social workers
(2022) BUSN49 20221Department of Business Administration
- Abstract (Swedish)
- This research aims to enhance the current literature on meaningful work by gaining a deeper understanding of the effects of remote working on the perception of meaningful work.
Set in the interpretive tradition, our research includes a qualitative case study in a single organisation and pursues an abductive approach. To understand how meaningful work is affected when working remotely, we collected qualitative data by the usage of semi-structured interviews. Concluding from our findings, meaningfulness derives from the type of work, drive of work and relationships within the work. Here, the relationships with clients are seen as key and the foundation for meaningfulness as this allows social workers to impact the client which,... (More) - This research aims to enhance the current literature on meaningful work by gaining a deeper understanding of the effects of remote working on the perception of meaningful work.
Set in the interpretive tradition, our research includes a qualitative case study in a single organisation and pursues an abductive approach. To understand how meaningful work is affected when working remotely, we collected qualitative data by the usage of semi-structured interviews. Concluding from our findings, meaningfulness derives from the type of work, drive of work and relationships within the work. Here, the relationships with clients are seen as key and the foundation for meaningfulness as this allows social workers to impact the client which, consequently, positively impacts other meaningful factors of the social worker. However, this relationship with the client is negatively influenced by remote working. Other relations and factors have remained stabilised or have only been influenced slightly which influenced the meaningfulness less significantly. (Less)
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- author
- Fontein, Noé LU and van der Ven, Fleur LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- An exploration on how the perception of meaningful work changed whilst working remotely
- course
- BUSN49 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Meaningful Work, Remote Work, Social Workers, Relationships, Clients
- language
- English
- id
- 9083653
- date added to LUP
- 2022-06-21 09:19:49
- date last changed
- 2022-06-21 09:19:49
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abstract = {{This research aims to enhance the current literature on meaningful work by gaining a deeper understanding of the effects of remote working on the perception of meaningful work.
Set in the interpretive tradition, our research includes a qualitative case study in a single organisation and pursues an abductive approach. To understand how meaningful work is affected when working remotely, we collected qualitative data by the usage of semi-structured interviews. Concluding from our findings, meaningfulness derives from the type of work, drive of work and relationships within the work. Here, the relationships with clients are seen as key and the foundation for meaningfulness as this allows social workers to impact the client which, consequently, positively impacts other meaningful factors of the social worker. However, this relationship with the client is negatively influenced by remote working. Other relations and factors have remained stabilised or have only been influenced slightly which influenced the meaningfulness less significantly.}},
author = {{Fontein, Noé and van der Ven, Fleur}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Remote meaningful work through the lens of social workers}},
year = {{2022}},
}