Working from Home During Covid-19: How Do We ‘Do’ Social Interaction at a Distance?

Banita Lal; Yogesh K. Dwivedi; Markus Haag

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-64849-7_29

Working from Home During Covid-19: How Do We ‘Do’ Social Interaction at a Distance?

Banita Lal
, Yogesh K. Dwivedi
, Markus Haag^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

With the rapid adoption of homeworking by organisations across the world owing to Covid-19, employees have been separated from their informal, social networks in the traditional office space. This paper explores how individuals maintain social interaction with colleagues when working remotely. A diary study technique was employed and snowball sampling was used. Initial results from the diaries of 29 participants are presented. The findings highlight various challenges that homeworkers face, including task-related inefficiencies relating to technology-enabled communications in the absence of face-to-face interaction. The paper ends by briefly highlighting how the study analysis will proceed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Re-imagining Diffusion and Adoption of Information Technology and Systems
Subtitle of host publication	A Continuing Conversation - IFIP WG 8.6 International Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2020, Proceedings
Editors	Sujeet K. Sharma, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Bhimaraya Metri, Nripendra P. Rana
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	320-328
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9783030648480
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64849-7_29
State	Published - 2020
Externally published	Yes
Event	IFIP WG 8.6 International Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2020 - Tiruchirappalli, India Duration: 18 Dec 2020 → 19 Dec 2020

Publication series

Name	IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume	617
ISSN (Print)	1868-4238
ISSN (Electronic)	1868-422X

Conference

Conference	IFIP WG 8.6 International Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2020
Country/Territory	India
City	Tiruchirappalli
Period	18/12/20 → 19/12/20

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, IFIP International Federation for Information Processing.

Keywords

Distance working
Homeworking
Social interaction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Information Systems
Computer Networks and Communications
Information Systems and Management

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Lal, B., Dwivedi, Y. K., & Haag, M. (2020). Working from Home During Covid-19: How Do We ‘Do’ Social Interaction at a Distance? In S. K. Sharma, Y. K. Dwivedi, B. Metri, & N. P. Rana (Eds.), Re-imagining Diffusion and Adoption of Information Technology and Systems: A Continuing Conversation - IFIP WG 8.6 International Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2020, Proceedings (pp. 320-328). (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 617). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64849-7_29

Lal, Banita ; Dwivedi, Yogesh K. ; Haag, Markus. / Working from Home During Covid-19 : How Do We ‘Do’ Social Interaction at a Distance?. Re-imagining Diffusion and Adoption of Information Technology and Systems: A Continuing Conversation - IFIP WG 8.6 International Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2020, Proceedings. editor / Sujeet K. Sharma ; Yogesh K. Dwivedi ; Bhimaraya Metri ; Nripendra P. Rana. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2020. pp. 320-328 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology).

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Lal, B, Dwivedi, YK & Haag, M 2020, Working from Home During Covid-19: How Do We ‘Do’ Social Interaction at a Distance? in SK Sharma, YK Dwivedi, B Metri & NP Rana (eds), Re-imagining Diffusion and Adoption of Information Technology and Systems: A Continuing Conversation - IFIP WG 8.6 International Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2020, Proceedings. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol. 617, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 320-328, IFIP WG 8.6 International Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2020, Tiruchirappalli, India, 18/12/20. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64849-7_29

Working from Home During Covid-19: How Do We ‘Do’ Social Interaction at a Distance? / Lal, Banita; Dwivedi, Yogesh K.; Haag, Markus.
Re-imagining Diffusion and Adoption of Information Technology and Systems: A Continuing Conversation - IFIP WG 8.6 International Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2020, Proceedings. ed. / Sujeet K. Sharma; Yogesh K. Dwivedi; Bhimaraya Metri; Nripendra P. Rana. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2020. p. 320-328 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 617).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Lal B, Dwivedi YK, Haag M. Working from Home During Covid-19: How Do We ‘Do’ Social Interaction at a Distance? In Sharma SK, Dwivedi YK, Metri B, Rana NP, editors, Re-imagining Diffusion and Adoption of Information Technology and Systems: A Continuing Conversation - IFIP WG 8.6 International Conference on Transfer and Diffusion of IT, TDIT 2020, Proceedings. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2020. p. 320-328. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-64849-7_29

Working from Home During Covid-19: How Do We ‘Do’ Social Interaction at a Distance?

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