Telework preference: an understanding from theory of planned behavior
IntroductionThe massive implementation of teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted its advantages for employees and organizations. Afterwards, transitioning back to the office, some companies are considering hybrid arrangements to sustain the positive effects of teleworking on job perfor...
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| author | Pedro I. Leiva Edgar E. Kausel Hector P. Madrid Rodrigo A. Alday |
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| description | IntroductionThe massive implementation of teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted its advantages for employees and organizations. Afterwards, transitioning back to the office, some companies are considering hybrid arrangements to sustain the positive effects of teleworking on job performance. This study, performed during the COVID-19 pandemic, argues that effective telework depends not only on organizational support but also on employees' preferences for telework.ObjectiveThe purpose of the study was to examine predictors of employee telework preference. Drawing on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), we propose that employees' telework preference is influenced by their attitudes and subjective norms regarding teleworking, moderated by their perceptions of telework behavioral control.MethodsData was collected with a two-wave survey from 162 employees of two service organizations in Chile, South America.ResultsOur findings reveal that positive attitudes toward teleworking significantly predict telework preference. Additionally, the subjective norm positively influences telework preference when employees perceive high behavioral control.ConclusionThese findings contribute to TPB and telework management literature broadening the scope of TPB on telework and offering practical insights for enhancing telework management. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c0097b096f4b439b95d45c6e262590232025-02-06T07:09:46ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Organizational Psychology2813-771X2025-02-01310.3389/forgp.2025.14315391431539Telework preference: an understanding from theory of planned behaviorPedro I. Leiva0Edgar E. Kausel1Hector P. Madrid2Rodrigo A. Alday3Departamento de Administración, Facultad de Economía y Negocios, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, ChileSchool of Management, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, ChileSchool of Business, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, ChileEscuela de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de O'Higgins, Rancagua, ChileIntroductionThe massive implementation of teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted its advantages for employees and organizations. Afterwards, transitioning back to the office, some companies are considering hybrid arrangements to sustain the positive effects of teleworking on job performance. This study, performed during the COVID-19 pandemic, argues that effective telework depends not only on organizational support but also on employees' preferences for telework.ObjectiveThe purpose of the study was to examine predictors of employee telework preference. Drawing on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), we propose that employees' telework preference is influenced by their attitudes and subjective norms regarding teleworking, moderated by their perceptions of telework behavioral control.MethodsData was collected with a two-wave survey from 162 employees of two service organizations in Chile, South America.ResultsOur findings reveal that positive attitudes toward teleworking significantly predict telework preference. Additionally, the subjective norm positively influences telework preference when employees perceive high behavioral control.ConclusionThese findings contribute to TPB and telework management literature broadening the scope of TPB on telework and offering practical insights for enhancing telework management.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/forgp.2025.1431539/fullteleworkpreferencesattitudesTheory of Planned Behavior (TBP)remote work |
| spellingShingle | Pedro I. Leiva Edgar E. Kausel Hector P. Madrid Rodrigo A. Alday Telework preference: an understanding from theory of planned behavior Frontiers in Organizational Psychology telework preferences attitudes Theory of Planned Behavior (TBP) remote work |
| title | Telework preference: an understanding from theory of planned behavior |
| title_full | Telework preference: an understanding from theory of planned behavior |
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| title_short | Telework preference: an understanding from theory of planned behavior |
| title_sort | telework preference an understanding from theory of planned behavior |
| topic | telework preferences attitudes Theory of Planned Behavior (TBP) remote work |
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