Für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen besteht ein anhaltender Veränderungsdruck hin zu agilen und flexiblen Arbeitsweisen, um die Kundenbedarfe schneller zu decken. Verstärkt wird dieser Druck durch den Fachkräftemangel, denn qualifiziertes Personal erwartet moderne Arbeitsbedingungen. Um...

"Work from Home" is not a new phenomenon and has been discussed in the relevant literature in recent years. Nowadays, Work from Home arouses a special interest not only for researchers but also for organizations and society as a whole. Various research disciplines have investigated the effects...

Coronavirus (COVID-19), which hit in early 2020, changed the way people live and work, and affected industries and organizations all over the world. Many organizations have begun to deliver a new way of working to adapt to these shifts effectively using teleworking or a work from home policy....

The main function of hierarchies is to coordinate activities within an organisation, but a hierarchical structure also provides work incentives, by offering the prospect of hierarchical mobility. An alternative way for organisations to motivate workers is through job design. In organisations...

The majority of todays workforce demands work to be meaningful and not solely a paycheck. Realizing this demand may be the key to positive and lasting outcomes including higher motivation, improved performance, and lower absenteeism. These outcomes surpass those of common extrinsic incentives....

Eine weitreichende Flexibilisierung der Arbeitszeit wird von verschiedenen politischen Akteuren gefordert. Anhand des nationalen und internationalen Forschungsstandes zeigt dieser Report, welche positiven, aber auch negativen Folgen flexible Arbeitszeiten (inklusive Homeoffice bzw. mobile...