Katsogiannis, Konstantinos

2022-06-07T12:15:28Z

https://repository.ihu.edu.gr//xmlui/handle/11544/29939

collaborative distance working

COVID-19

Greece

masterThesis

en

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0

2022-05

The outbreak of the pandemic of covid-19 virus was an unprecedented situation for the whole world. All sorts of company had to adapt to a completely new situation and apply new management techniques. Even if as a nation Greece was not familiarized with the idea of distance working, and many of the citizens could not even imagine working from home, everyone had to adapt to these new parameters in order to survive. During the first wave of the pandemic none of those businesses was ready to support full time home working. During the second wave though everyone was prepared and many small businesses that were going to be destroyed by this situation developed online stores and managed to survive. Different types of teleworking were applied, and virtual teams were formed, while many of the employers were living in different cities. Software such as Skype, Zoom and MS Teams became part of our everyday life supporting relentlessly online meetings and not only, since even schooling was an online process. These kinds of crisis show to the world of businesses, especially to small local businesses, the importance of having good management team which can immediately coordinate and support the workers of the company. A good manager must be innovative and always one step across in order to support his colleagues during periods of crisis. In this project we will try to clarify the opinion of people about remote working and the consequences of the pandemic in the economy and on the function of businesses in Greece, by analyzing the results of a questionnaire which was distributed to 60 persons. From the research which was conducted, the conclusion was that both men and women, of all ages have similar opinions when it comes to the negative impact of the pandemic on the economy. Their opinions also incline when it comes to the psychology and the relations between workers. Management skills are important for the normal function of the company, and a good manager must be a good leader, well-organized, disciplined, and communicative. According to the participants opinion, most people were made to work from home and half of them will probably keep working from home after the end of the pandemic. Office work is considered higher in quality from most of the people when compared to work done from home, but the latest is considered as an effective measure against covid-19. Finally, teleworking makes people feel more organized and autonomous, with less stress and more personal time. On the other hand, it makes them feel isolated, lacking communication and bored, while they also find it hard to set the limits between their personal life and their career, making them more stressed.

Magnisalis, Ioannis

Papadopoulos

ihu

Greece