Author: Purva Raorane
Lisha Sawant
Swapnil Lagade
Jaswant Singh Rathod
Introduction:
Hybrid work culture is a flexible work model that combines remote and in-office work, allowing employees to choose where they perform their tasks. While this model enhances work-life balance and can boost productivity, it also introduces challenges related to communication, team cohesion, and equitable access to resources.
Objective:
To understand the underlined phenomena of Hybrid work culture.
Literature Review:
Article 1– Research suggests that hybrid work can significantly enhance work-life balance. Improved work-life balance can lead to reduced stress, increased job satisfaction, and higher overall well-being.
Article 2– Hybrid work can reduce commuting and flexible schedules benefitting the physical health, sedentary lifestyles and social isolation challenges. Encouraging physical activity, maintaining a healthy work environment, and promoting social connections can mitigate potential negative effects on physical health.
Data Collection:
To understand the problem 5 questions were framed on Likert Scale. Google forms were used and students of ITM were surveyed. For each question mean, standard deviation, standard error and z was calculated.
Data Analysis:
|
|
Mean |
Standard Deviation |
Standard Error |
Z |
Results |
|
Q1 |
3.89 |
0.90697 |
0.090697 |
9.812897 |
Agree |
|
Q2 |
3.59 |
0.789798 |
0.07898 |
7.470265 |
Agree |
|
Q3 |
3.57 |
0.752626 |
0.075263 |
7.57348 |
Agree |
|
Q4 |
3.74 |
1.002424 |
0.100242 |
7.382104 |
Agree |
|
Q5 |
3.53 |
0.817273 |
0.081727 |
6.484983 |
Agree |
Conclusion:
- Students like hybrid work culture.
- Students have improved work-life balance.
- Students have improved their productivity.
- Hybrid work culture has helped students to focus on physical health.
- Hybrid work culture has helped students to communicate conveniently
References:
FlexJobs. (2023). The State of Remote Work: 2023 Annual Survey. https://staffinghub.com/press-releases/flexjobs-releases-2024-remote-work-stats-trends-report/
Raju, N. S., & Kumar, A. (2020). The future of work: A study of hybrid work arrangements in India. International Journal of Human Resource Management.