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Det påtvingade distansarbetets påverkan på medarbetare: En kvalitativ studie om medarbetares upplevda arbetstillfredsställelse och arbetsmotivation under Covid-19
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
University of Borås, Faculty of Textiles, Engineering and Business.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 180 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The obligated telework and its effect on employees : A qualitative study about employees perceived work satisfaction and work motivation during Covid-19 (English)
Abstract [sv]

Covid-19 pandemin har lett till flera förändringar i det svenska samhället och organisationer har behövt anpassa sig till de rådande rekommendationerna som folkhälsomyndigheten har gått ut med. Det har inneburit att flera medarbetare runt om i landet har tvingats arbeta på distans. Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka medarbetares upplevda arbetstillfredsställelse och arbetsmotivation under det påtvingade distansarbetet. Studien har sin teoretiska utgångspunkt i Herzbergs tvåfaktor teori för att förklara samt analysera respondenternas upplevda arbetstillfredsställelse och self-determination theory för att förklara samt analysera respondenternas upplevda arbetsmotivation. Det har genomförts en kvalitativ studie där insamlingen av empiri gjordes genom fjorton semistrukturerade intervjuer. Det genomfördes ett icke-sannolikhetsurval och avgränsades till svenska medarbetare som arbetar på kontor. Resultatet visar på att den största förändringen som respondenterna upplever är kommunikationen mellan arbetskollegor och chefer. En gemensam upplevelse framträdde där respondenterna beskrev att den sociala kontakten har påverkats negativt och att den fysiska kontakten med sina arbetskollegor och chefer minskat. Resultatet visar på att respondenterna upplever en större autonomi till upplägget av deras arbetsdag samt att de upplever en mer flexibilitet i att arbeta hemifrån. Det dras inte en generell slutsats men det konstateras att arbetsmotivationen förbättras kopplat till respondenters autonomi, arbetsmotivationen försämras kopplat till samhörighet och arbetsmissnöjet ökar kopplat till respondenternas relation till kollegor och chefer. 

Abstract [en]

The purpose of this study is to investigate employees perceived work satisfaction and work motivation during the obligated teleworking that has emerged due to Covid-19. The study has its theoretical basis in Herzberg two-factor theory to explain and analyse the respondents perceived work satisfaction, and self-determination theory to explain and analyse the respondents work motivation. A qualitative study was conducted where fourteen semi structured interviews took place. The selection of participants was limited to Swedish employees who work in an office. The results shows that the biggest change respondents perceived was communication between co-workers and managers. The respondents describe a decline in social contact, and they perceive a negative effect regarding their relationship between co-workers and managers. The result shows a greater perceived autonomy and flexibility linked to work arrangement. The study does not draw a general conclusion but what can be stated is that the work motivation is lower due to a negative effect on relatedness and that the autonomy leads to a higher work motivation. The negative effect on respondent’s relationship between co-workers and managers leads to a higher dissatisfaction. The study is written in Swedish.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021.
Keywords [en]
Obligated telework, telework, work motivation, work satisfaction, employees, Covid-19
Keywords [sv]
Påtvingat distansarbete, distansarbete, arbetsmotivation, arbetstillfredsställelse, medarbetare, Covid-19
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Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-26624OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-26624DiVA, id: diva2:1601032
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Business Administration
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