Title: Experiences and attitudes toward working remotely from home in a time of pandemic: A snapshot from a New Zealand-based online survey Show Chinese title

Title: 在家远程工作的经验和态度：来自新西兰在线调查的快照

Abstract: Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, employees from around the world were compelled to work remotely from home and, in many cases, without much preparation. A substantial body of international research has been conducted on the experiences and attitudes of remote workers as well as the implications of this phenomenon for organisations. While New Zealand research evidence is growing, most existing inquiry is qualitative. This paper provides a quantitative snapshot of remote working using survey data from participants whose jobs can be done from home (n=415). Data collection took place when the country was facing Covid-related measures. Based on descriptive and inferential statistics, it was found that, not only was remote working common, but that hybrid working arrangements were also more prevalent. While half of the participants wanted to work from home more frequently, age, but not gender, was significantly associated with this preference. Another relevant finding is that perceived change in the workplace culture due to flexible work arrangements was significantly associated with preference for working remotely more often. Finally, the most common perceived barriers to working from home were slow internet speed, the need to attend face-to-face meetings, and limited space at home to work. The implications of the results are discussed and some directions for future research are proposed. Show Chinese abstract

Abstract: 由于新冠疫情，全球员工被迫在家远程工作，在许多情况下，准备工作不足。 大量国际研究已经针对远程工作者的经历和态度以及这一现象对组织的影响进行了研究。 虽然新西兰的研究证据正在增加，但现有的大部分研究是定性的。 本文使用来自可以居家工作的参与者（n=415）的调查数据，提供了一个定量的远程工作快照。 数据收集发生在该国面临与新冠相关的措施期间。 基于描述性和推断性统计，发现不仅远程工作很普遍，而且混合工作安排也更为常见。 尽管一半的参与者希望更频繁地在家工作，但年龄而非性别与这种偏好显著相关。 另一个相关发现是，由于灵活的工作安排导致的工作场所文化变化的感知与更频繁地远程工作的偏好显著相关。 最后，最常见的在家工作的障碍是网络速度慢、需要参加面对面会议以及家中可用于工作的空间有限。 讨论了结果的含义，并提出了未来研究的一些方向。