What is it about?
This empirical study aims to examine and validate the factors influencing productivity among remote academic staff in Jordanian higher education institutions during the Covid-19 crisis.
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Why is it important?
The study’s findings offer both theoretical and practical implications that shed light on the realities of academic productivity during the Covid-19 crisis in Jordan. It becomes clear that organizational factors, such as trust and autonomy, significantly impact the productivity of academics in remote work environments. Similarly, individual characteristics and work habits play a crucial role in shaping their performance. Technological factors are identified as key facilitators of research productivity, providing academics with access to resources and enabling collaboration. However, the relationship between technology and teaching effectiveness is more nuanced, reflecting the challenges posed by reduced student-instructor interaction in virtual settings. Furthermore, student engagement emerges as a vital factor influencing academics’ productivity, particularly in the teaching aspect. Fostering student engagement becomes essential to enhance instructors’ performance effectiveness and productivity. The study confirms the significant impact of academic engagement on productivity while working from home. Academic engagement positively influences teaching effectiveness, research productivity, and community service effectiveness. The availability of resources and the use of technology while working remotely contribute to academic engagement, thereby enhancing productivity in these areas.
Perspectives
This empirical study aims to examine and validate the factors influencing productivity among remote academic staff in Jordanian higher education institutions during the Covid-19 crisis, with a specific focus on the mediating role of employee engagement. A comprehensive conceptual framework is developed by integrating relevant studies on remote work-from-home, productivity, and engagement, along with insights from in-depth interviews. Employing a descriptive correlational survey design, the study explores the relationships among the study factors using a quantitative approach. Data is collected from a random sample of 408 remote academic staff members who worked from home during Covid-19. The findings robustly support the proposition that organizational, individual, technological, and client-related factors significantly and positively influence academic productivity through the mediation of employee engagement. These results emphasize the importance of considering these interrelated factors holistically to enhance productivity and engagement in remote academic work. The study contributes to a deeper understanding of remote work dynamics and provides practical insights for improving productivity and engagement in the Jordanian higher education context.
Professor Wafa Awni Alkhadra
American University of Madaba
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This page is a summary of: Integrated Model for the Factors Determining the Academic’s Remote Working Productivity and Engagement: Empirical Study, SAGE Open, July 2023, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/21582440231194393.
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