The infuence of the physical home work environment on perceived productvity during the COVID-19 pandemic
Monique Arkesteijn (TU Delft - Real Estate Management)
S.J.T. Jansen (Housing Systems)
B.B.T. Kieft (Student TU Delft)
Rianne Appel-Meulenbroek (Eindhoven University of Technology)
Bartele Hoekstra (Center for People and Buildings)
Pity Jongens-Vander Schaaf (Aestate)
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Abstract
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, Dutch employees were told to work from home as much as possible. Homeworking can have benefits both for employees and employers, as some experience a productivity increase and a better work-life balance. However, it is also harder for employers to measure and monitor employees’ performance and for the employee it can cause social and professional isolation. Previous research studied homeworking from a voluntarily perspective assuming that the home work environment was suitable
to conduct homeworking. Little is known about the experience of ‘obliged’ home working. In this research, the suitability of the home work environment is examined by looking at the relationship of physical aspects of the home work environment with perceived individual productivity.