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Managers and telework in public sector organizations during a crisis

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Through the use of a narrative-interview approach and contingency theory as research methods, this study explores the teleworking behaviors of N = 41 public managers when remotely managing and leading their organizations as virtual bureaucracies during the Covid-19 lockdown. Its findings suggest that their role set was underscored by communal and supervisory tasks. Managers were confronted with environmental challenges of emotional nature (e.g., anxieties). But they also associated teleworking with improving their work-life balance and staffing work process. Simply put, teleworking was perceived with having both positive and negative organizational outcomes. Drawing from the implications of these findings, this study proposes recommendations for future research.

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  • Dandalt, Ed, 2021. "Managers and telework in public sector organizations during a crisis," Journal of Management & Organization, Cambridge University Press, vol. 27(6), pages 1169-1182, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jomorg:v:27:y:2021:i:6:p:1169-1182_10
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