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The employee wellbeing in face-to-face and virtual work: an exploration of the role of SMART work design
The purpose of this study was to assess to what degree SMART work design and its individual dimensions can predict wellbeing, and the relative importance of the five dimensions (stimulation, mastery, agency, relationship, tolerable demands) in predicting wellbeing, amongst individuals working either...
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| description | The purpose of this study was to assess to what degree SMART work design and its individual dimensions can predict wellbeing, and the relative importance of the five dimensions (stimulation, mastery, agency, relationship, tolerable demands) in predicting wellbeing, amongst individuals working either mostly face-to-face or virtually. The descriptive, online survey study recruited participants (N = 160) with purposive and snowball sampling techniques. Regression results, as expected, revealed that SMART work design was a significant predictor for wellbeing in both working modes. Only mastery and tolerable demands predicted unique variance in the wellbeing of employees working mostly face-to-face (N = 109) and tolerable demands was the only predictor explaining unique variance in mostly virtually working employees' wellbeing (N = 51). Relative weight analysis revealed that these differences resulted from the different sample sizes as the relative importance of the five SMART work design dimensions did not differ significantly across the two working modes. The study results suggested that it might be beneficial for organisations to allocate appropriate resources to create work which meets SMART work design standards regardless of employees' working mode to improve employee wellbeing. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/41384 The employee wellbeing in face-to-face and virtual work: an exploration of the role of SMART work design Tsai, Ashley Yi-Chen Meyer, Ines organisational psychology The purpose of this study was to assess to what degree SMART work design and its individual dimensions can predict wellbeing, and the relative importance of the five dimensions (stimulation, mastery, agency, relationship, tolerable demands) in predicting wellbeing, amongst individuals working either mostly face-to-face or virtually. The descriptive, online survey study recruited participants (N = 160) with purposive and snowball sampling techniques. Regression results, as expected, revealed that SMART work design was a significant predictor for wellbeing in both working modes. Only mastery and tolerable demands predicted unique variance in the wellbeing of employees working mostly face-to-face (N = 109) and tolerable demands was the only predictor explaining unique variance in mostly virtually working employees' wellbeing (N = 51). Relative weight analysis revealed that these differences resulted from the different sample sizes as the relative importance of the five SMART work design dimensions did not differ significantly across the two working modes. The study results suggested that it might be beneficial for organisations to allocate appropriate resources to create work which meets SMART work design standards regardless of employees' working mode to improve employee wellbeing. 2025-04-10T09:58:38Z 2025-04-10T09:58:38Z 2024 2025-04-09T12:22:40Z Thesis / Dissertation Masters MA http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41384 en eng application/pdf Organisational Psychology Faculty of Commerce University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | organisational psychology Tsai, Ashley Yi-Chen The employee wellbeing in face-to-face and virtual work: an exploration of the role of SMART work design |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | The employee wellbeing in face-to-face and virtual work: an exploration of the role of SMART work design |
| title_full | The employee wellbeing in face-to-face and virtual work: an exploration of the role of SMART work design |
| title_fullStr | The employee wellbeing in face-to-face and virtual work: an exploration of the role of SMART work design |
| title_full_unstemmed | The employee wellbeing in face-to-face and virtual work: an exploration of the role of SMART work design |
| title_short | The employee wellbeing in face-to-face and virtual work: an exploration of the role of SMART work design |
| title_sort | employee wellbeing in face to face and virtual work an exploration of the role of smart work design |
| topic | organisational psychology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41384 |
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