CHANGES IN BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS: TRANSFORMATION OF WORK SETTINGS AND HABITS AS POST-PANDEMIC EFFECTS
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https://doi.org/10.56177/11icmie2023.45Keywords:
Post-pandemic effects, Work settings and habits, Business location, Business organizations, Productivity, Strategic decisions, Artificial intelligence (AI)Abstract
The corona-virus pandemic has changed the business environment course, significantly and irreversibly. In this regard the purpose of this paper is to investigate and highlight one of the effects of the pandemic in a limited business area: work settings and habits within business organizations. As methodology this explorative paper is basically qualitative. However, both qualitative and quantitative data were collected, from pandemic start to-date (2020–2023). It is based on secondary research (literature survey, studies and statistical data) as well as primary research (observation completed with examples).
The results are selectively presented in two sections: (i) pandemic’s transformative effects on productivity; and (ii) changes in work settings and habits as a result of productivity-linked, strategic decisions on business location. The main findings are formulated as four propositions meant at inviting to deeper studies. In addition, research limitations and further research paths conclude this piece of work.
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