Purpose

This study aims to investigate the impact of working from home and its duration on job satisfaction.

Design/methodology/approach

The analysis was conducted on a representative panel data set from the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey - Higher School of Economics (RLMS-HSE) for 2016–2021 using endogenous regression models. The impact of working from home on job satisfaction before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and separately for men and women, was analysed.

Findings

Working from home was found to positively affect job satisfaction in the Russian labour market. From 2016 to 2021, men and women who worked from home were more satisfied with their jobs than their counterparts who did not work from home. The positive impact of working from home on job satisfaction was observed before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, remote workers (RWR) putting in more than eight hours per day reported lower job satisfaction.

Research limitations/implications

Working from home can be considered as a measure to combat unemployment, increase employment and improve the utilisation (distribution) of human resources. Further research is required to analyse the impact of health issues and the need to care for young children or infirm persons on job satisfaction in remote work. A more detailed analysis is required of the factors that affect the job satisfaction of women who work remotely.

Practical implications

To ensure that labour productivity increases and not decreases, employers are advised to develop more detailed working arrangements and labour management for RWRs. Especially for such assigned workers, task control regulations must be developed. To increase the motivation of individuals to work remotely, overtime should be paid at a higher rate.

Social implications

Unclear working time regulations lead to overwork, irregular working hours and burnout. For RWRs, this leads to lower job satisfaction and a consequent drop in productivity.

Originality/value

The empirical investigation is based on a representative panel of Russian data with six waves. Wide ranges of job characteristics were incorporated as determinants. The problem of causality was investigated. For models with an endogenous regressor, instrumental variables were tested and selected.

中文翻译：

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在家工作和工作满意度：来自俄罗斯的证据

目的

本研究旨在调查在家工作及其持续时间对工作满意度的影响。

设计/方法论/途径

该分析是使用内生回归模型对俄罗斯高等经济学院纵向监测调查 (RLMS-HSE) 2016-2021 年代表性面板数据集进行的。分析了 2019 年冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 大流行之前和期间在家工作对工作满意度的影响，并分别对男性和女性进行了分析。

发现

研究发现，在家工作对俄罗斯劳动力市场的工作满意度产生积极影响。从 2016 年到 2021 年，在家工作的男性和女性比不在家工作的男性和女性对工作的满意度更高。在 COVID-19 大流行之前和期间，观察到在家工作对工作满意度的积极影响。然而，每天工作超过八小时的远程工作者 (RWR) 的工作满意度较低。

研究局限性/影响

在家工作可以被视为应对失业、增加就业、改善人力资源利用（分配）的一项措施。需要进一步研究来分析健康问题以及照顾幼儿或体弱者的需要对远程工作的工作满意度的影响。需要对影响远程工作女性工作满意度的因素进行更详细的分析。

实际影响

为确保劳动生产率提高而不是降低，建议用人单位为RWR制定更详细的工作安排和劳动管理。特别是对于此类分配的工人，必须制定任务控制规定。为了提高个人远程工作的积极性，应该支付更高的加班费。

社会影响

工作时间规定不明确会导致过度劳累、工作时间不规律和倦怠。对于 RWR 来说，这会导致工作满意度下降，进而导致生产力下降。

原创性/价值

实证调查基于俄罗斯六波代表性数据。广泛的工作特征被纳入作为决定因素。研究了因果关系问题。对于具有内生回归量的模型，测试并选择了工具变量。