Impact of Remote Work on Individual and Organizational Performance Constructs

The rapidly growing field of organizational psychology has over the last few years become one of the fastest growing branches of psychology. Particularly, research relating to the behaviors and outputs of individuals, groups, and organizations which relate to performance, productivity, and development, has produced some significant results and furthered our understanding of this subsection of the organizational psychology field. The evolvement of the way we work has also gained traction in the organizational psychology field in relation to remote working. Since the Covid-19 pandemic, many workforces have adapted permanently to this form of working. However, controversy about its effects on performance and the individual constructs that influence or moderate these relations persists. This editorial initiative of particular relevance led by Professor José Peiró, Specialty Chief Editor of the Performance and Development section, alongside Dr. Ron Landis, is focused on individual performance-related constructs in relation to remote working. Additionally, how these individual constructs then apply to organizational performance and development. Where performance constructs are diverse and often multifaceted at the organizational level, this Research Topic solicits high-quality submissions that address the impact or implications of remote work and workers’ characteristics and environmental conditions, on performance constructs.

This research topic aims to inspire, inform, and provide direction and guidance to researchers in the field who are particularly interested in the remote workforce. The main objectives include understanding the impact of remote work on various performance constructs, identifying the individual characteristics and environmental conditions that influence these constructs, and exploring how these factors collectively affect organizational performance and development. Specific questions to be answered include: How does remote work influence task or in-role performance? What are the effects on extra-role and adaptive performance? How do individual characteristics moderate these relationships?

To gather further insights into the implications of remote work on worker performance, we welcome articles addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:
- Task or in-role performance
- Extra-role performance
- Adaptive and creative performance
- Counterproductive behavior
- Absenteeism (especially sick-leave), ‘presenteeism’, turnover, and related topics
- Initiatives to learn and grow to improve performance or development opportunities in their jobs
- Behaviors and strategies for career development

Authors are encouraged to identify the greatest challenges in organizational performance, development, and productivity from an individual-level construct, and how to address those challenges.

Keywords: remote workforce, hybrid working, performance, counterproductive work behaviour, turnover, absenteeism, home working, remote work

Important note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.