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How to Maintain Employee Motivation Amid The Covid-19 Virus Pandemic

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  • Christian Wiradendi Wolor
  • Solikhah
  • Dewi Susita
  • S. Martono

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Purpose: The main aim of this article is to broaden insights on how to keep motivating employees in working amid dangerous conditions, especially now with the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus by reviewing various existing literature and using qualitative methodologies to support this research.. Design/Methodology/Approach: This research is a systematic review using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis) method which is carried out systematically by following the correct stages or research protocols. Findings: The results of our analysis are in the form of recommendations related to maintaining employee work motivation, namely work from home and work shifts. Practical Implications: All organizations affected by the Covid-19 pandemic can take different approaches to maintain employee motivation in the workplace as working from home and working shifts. Originality Value: This is the first paper which has analyzed employee motivation amid the Covid-19 virus pandemic

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  • Christian Wiradendi Wolor & Solikhah & Dewi Susita & S. Martono, 2020. "How to Maintain Employee Motivation Amid The Covid-19 Virus Pandemic," International Journal of Economics & Business Administration (IJEBA), International Journal of Economics & Business Administration (IJEBA), vol. 0(4), pages 78-86.
    • Handle: RePEc:ers:ijebaa:v:viii:y:2020:i:4:p:78-86
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    2. Nicoleta ISAC & Cosmin DOBRIN & Busra Karahan CELIK & Mazdak Hooshyar AZAR, 2021. "Does Working from Home Influence Motivational Level of Employees? The Analysis of Gender Differences in Turkey," REVISTA DE MANAGEMENT COMPARAT INTERNATIONAL/REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE MANAGEMENT, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 22(4), pages 458-469, October.

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    Keywords

    Employee motivation; work from home; work shift; Covid-19.;
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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