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Has the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the future of work or changed its course? Implications for research and practice
Ng, Matthew A. Naranjo, Anthony Schlotzhauer, Ann E. Shoss, Mindy K. Kartvelishvili, Nika Bartek, Matthew Ingraham, Kenneth Rodriguez, Alexis Schneider, Sara Kira Silverlieb-Seltzer, Lauren
Ng, Matthew A.
Naranjo, Anthony
Schlotzhauer, Ann E.
Shoss, Mindy K.
Kartvelishvili, Nika
Bartek, Matthew
Ingraham, Kenneth
Rodriguez, Alexis
Schneider, Sara Kira
Silverlieb-Seltzer, Lauren
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic is a unique transboundary crisis which has disrupted people’s way of life more dramatically than any event in generations. Given the ambiguity surrounding the end of the COVID-19 pandemic and its enduring negative effects, it is important to understand how this has affected important future of work trends. The aim of the current paper is to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commonly discussed future of work trends relevant to occupational safety and health priority areas. These topics include work arrangements, compensation and benefits, and the organization of work. For each topic, we assess trends leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, discuss the impact of the pandemic on these trends, and conclude with implications for research and practice. Overall, the pandemic appears to have both accelerated and disrupted various trends associated with future of work topic areas. These effects are discussed in terms of implications for both policymakers and organizations.
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Date
2021
Type
Journal article
Journal
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Book
Volume
18
Issue
19
Page Range
1-28
Article Number
Article 10199
ACU Department
Collections
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Open Access Status
Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
License
CC BY 4.0
File Access
Open