Impacts of COVID-19 on Future Preferences Toward Telework

ABSTRACT: This paper presents a study in capturing the impacts of the mandatory pandemic-induced telework practice on workers’ perceptions of the benefits, challenges, and difficulties associated with telecommuting and how those might influence their preference for telework in the future. Data was collected through an online survey conducted in South Florida in May 2020. Survey data showed that telework indices (either measured through actual behavior or stated preference) before, during, and after the pandemic were heterogeneous across socio-economic, demographic, and attitudinal segments. Before the outbreak, males, full-time students, those with PhD degrees, and high-income people showed higher percentages of involvement in jobs with a telework option. They also had higher pro-technology, pro-onl

SUBMITTER: Asgari H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9412144 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature