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Exploring the Impact of Hybrid and Remote Work Models on Business Efficiency and Employee Well-being: A Scoping Review

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The pandemic of COVID-19 has drastically emphasized the importance of hybrid/remote work arrangements even though these have existed in the market beforehand. The aim of this scoping review is to investigate and analyze the impact of hybrid and remote work models on both business efficiency and employee well-being across various industries and organizational settings. By mapping the existing literature. A total of 17 published papers with inclusion and exclusion criterias. To assess the quality of the articles, the author used Methodological Quality Questionnaire (MQQ) scoring. The findings indicate that there are positive significant relationships among hybrid and remote work models on business efficiency and employee well-being.
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Appendices
1. The 333 collected articles: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FtGJ9fJyPMkj0PaZRG0r5dNQucR2eQY7/view?usp=drive_link
2. Title screening : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10noWxmK5Sd5wFrmgpCK3tQixrhKtCqN8apKP6shbcj0/edit?usp=drive_link
3. Abstract screening: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lG5VAnILgk9hCw6M7oKz6bHu-2THshRDI0quzktjgzU/edit?usp=drive_link
4. Full text screening: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12x6YUtUy60K-DC5xpbCJnZRhMbdbQ3q39a5O2svX58I/edit?usp=drive_link
5. Data tabulation: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hdslTWc-mzRwDA8WhnP2V9xOlgF-nfu9eQQAjXvUBP4/edit?usp=sharing
6. MQQ Assessment and Scoring: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Z91ZysHhkTdBUbthSb80LdIY15dKCvqj?usp=drive_link
(Selvaraju & Anuar, 2024)
Selvaraju, P., & Anuar, M. A. M. (2024). Exploring the Impact of Hybrid and Remote Work Models on Business Efficiency and Employee Well-being: A Scoping Review. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 14(6), 1508–1520.