Does employee management influence the continued use of telework after the COVID-19 pandemic?

  1. Inés González González
  2. María Pilar Martínez Ruiz
  3. José Antonio Clemente-Almendros
Revista:
Small Business International Review

ISSN: 2531-0046

Año de publicación: 2022

Volumen: 6

Número: 2

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.26784/SBIR.V6I2.537 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openRepositorio Digital de la UPCT editor

Otras publicaciones en: Small Business International Review

Resumen

his paper analyses the intention of Spanish companies to continue using telework after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. With this aim, we consider the influence that the management of several variables related to one of the key stakeholders, employees, has on this intention. This line of study is of great interest, given the implications not only for the management of companies, but also for key aspects such as the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. To this end, we start with a review of the relevant literature on this topic, which allows us to raise various research hypotheses. This is followed by an analysis of a sample of 1,879 Spanish SMEs though a binary logistic regression model, which shows the positive influence of managers’ university education and companies’ orientation towards innovation on the use of telework after the pandemic.

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