Predicting employee telecommuting preferences and job outcomes amid COVID-19 pandemic: a latent profile analysis.

ABSTRACT: In this two-study research using latent profile analysis (LPA), we investigated intra-individual combinations of conscientiousness, autonomy, self-regulation, and extraversion. Based on these combinations, we designed profiles and explored telecommuting preferences and job outcomes of employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Study 1, we recruited 199 participants (77 females, ages ranging from 18 to 65). Results of this study revealed three profiles. One profile scored high on all of the variables and displayed preferences for working on-site more than the other profiles. Additionally, this profile showed higher work engagement, job satisfaction, and perceived productivity than the other two profiles. To validate these findings, we conducted a second study with a sample of 492 participan

SUBMITTER: Bakac C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8602983 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature