Supporting knowledge workers’ health and well-being in the post-lockdown era

Harkiolakis, Tatiana and Komodromos, Marcos (2023) Supporting knowledge workers’ health and well-being in the post-lockdown era. Administrative Sciences, 13 (2). ISSN 2076-3387

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Abstract

The specific problem is that knowledge workers experience high levels of stress and burnout in their professional lives, a trend that increased due to the transition to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic. This integrative literature review addresses this problem by answering the following research questions: (1) How can working in the post-lockdown era allow greater well-being, job satisfaction, and job security to abide?; and (2) How can mental capital be increased in the 21st century to ensure maximum health and positive well-being in the future employment arena and on a global scale? This review contributes to the literature on worker health and wellbeing, hybrid work arrangements, and knowledge workers’ professional experiences. The findings suggest that knowledge workers can only thrive in a hybrid work environment if organizations take an empathetic approach to manage these workers and give them sufficient autonomy and flexibility in determining their work conditions, in addition to ample opportunities for social interaction and professional advancement.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2023 The Author(s).
Divisions:	Media and Communications
Subjects:	H Social Sciences H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Date Deposited:	14 Mar 2023 12:21
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2024 03:38
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/118409

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