This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between flexible work arrangements and employee performance by leveraging bibliometric and content analysis of 106 publications from the Scopus database spanning from 1989 to 2023. The research particularly focuses on the impact of various flexible work arrangements, including telecommuting, flextime, job sharing, and compressed work weeks, with a significant emphasis on telecommuting. This study highlights leading sectors in the topic of study namely IT, healthcare and industrials, as well as key contributors, countries, and authors in the field. The study maps research trends, gaps, and discourse thematic evolution using VOSviewer bibliometric analysis. Using a systematic content analysis, this study examines how flexible work arrangements affect employee performance, considering research methods, area, and sector. Flexible work arrangements and employee performance are shown to be positively correlated, and it highlights the need for diverse methods to study this relationship, especially given the pandemic's impact on work practices.
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