Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Transformations and Innovations in Business and Education (ICTIBE 2021)

The Impact of Working Remotely from Home on Employee Performance During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case of Batam City, Indonesia

Authors
Nia Fitria, Qingmei Tan
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Nia Fitria
Available Online 9 August 2021.
DOI
10.2991/aebmr.k.210809.016How to use a DOI?
Keywords
time flexibility, cost, relationship, working productivity
Abstract

Many workers, both in government and private companies in Batam City, Indonesia, are required to Working from Home as recommended by the government to comply with the established protocol. This research has followed the methodology from Agus Purwanto (2020) and uses the productivity of Working from Home as benchmarks. It aims to identify and obtain information on the advantages and disadvantages of Working from Home (WFH) during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Researchers used quantitative research, in-depth data analysis in numerical form. The questionnaire was distributed in the form of online support by Google form and received 102 respondents. The study results were that time flexibility, and relationship harmed work productivity while at home. However, the cost and relationship have a positive impact on work productivity. The more costs incurred for transportation, the higher the stress level of workers. This study found that relationships with family and colleagues also influence productivity. Virtual communication often causes miscommunication, so that work is inefficient at home.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Transformations and Innovations in Business and Education (ICTIBE 2021)
Series
Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research
Publication Date
9 August 2021
ISBN
10.2991/aebmr.k.210809.016
ISSN
2352-5428
DOI
10.2991/aebmr.k.210809.016How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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