Purpose

Not only since the Corona pandemic, working from home has become an important part of the modern workplace. The purpose of this study is to identify environmental as well as psychological factors that could predict employees’ weekly desired home office.

Design/methodology/approach

Two cross-sectional online surveys were conducted during April and July 2022 at a German company for digital services (Study 1: N1 = 1,912; Study 2: N2 = 1,132). In Study 1, the authors developed a multiple linear regression model with backward selection for employees’ weekly desired home office. Predictor variables were sociodemographic as well as psychological variables. After that, the authors validated the exploratory found model in Study 2.

Findings

In the final prediction model, the weekly desired home office was positively affected by two age groups (26 to 35 years and 36 to 45 years) and commuting distance (from 10 km upwards). In addition, it was also negatively affected by leader status (i.e. being a leader), stress experience at work and identification with the company.

Research limitations/implications

Some sociodemographic variables that should be relevant for employees’ choice to work from home were not measured in this study.

Practical implications

The paper contributes to both theory and practice. The validated prediction model may guide personnel managers in finding the best-fitting working solution for their employees.

Originality/value

A newly developed model for predicting employees’ weekly desired home office is presented.

中文翻译：

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现代新工作：预测员工在家工作的选择

目的

不仅自新冠大流行以来，在家工作已成为现代工作场所的重要组成部分。本研究的目的是确定可以预测员工每周理想的家庭办公室的环境和心理因素。

设计/方法论/途径

2022 年 4 月和 7 月期间，一家德国数字服务公司进行了两项横断面在线调查（研究 1：N1 = 1,912；研究 2：N2 = 1,132）。在研究 1 中，作者开发了一个多元线性回归模型，通过向后选择员工每周期望的家庭办公室。预测变量包括社会人口统计变量和心理变量。之后，作者验证了研究 2 中的探索性发现模型。

发现

在最终的预测模型中，每周期望的家庭办公受到两个年龄组（26 至 35 岁和 36 至 45 岁）和通勤距离（10 公里以上）的正向影响。此外，它还受到领导地位（即作为领导者）、工作压力经历和对公司的认同的负面影响。

研究局限性/影响

本研究没有测量一些与员工选择在家工作相关的社会人口统计学变量。

实际影响

本文对理论和实践都有贡献。经过验证的预测模型可以指导人事经理为其员工找到最合适的工作解决方案。

原创性/价值

提出了一种新开发的模型，用于预测员工每周期望的家庭办公室。