‘It’s all about flexibility!’ A case study on telework in a Portuguese company after the COVID-19 pandemic
Abstract This study aims to understand how teleworking practices are implemented and developed in a Portuguese company after the COVID-19 pandemic, seeking to assess their gender dimension when balancing professional and family dynamics. Based on a case study, including 11 semi-structured interviews...
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| description | Abstract This study aims to understand how teleworking practices are implemented and developed in a Portuguese company after the COVID-19 pandemic, seeking to assess their gender dimension when balancing professional and family dynamics. Based on a case study, including 11 semi-structured interviews with the institution’s managers, four themes emerged: The company’s approach to telework; Telework: From COVID-19 to the ‘new normal’; The cultural conservatism of mistrust; Hybrid regime, matching interests. These results are accompanied by gender inequalities with impacts on women’s well-being due to the added tasks of housework or caregiving. To conclude, telework is here to stay with improvements towards flexwork. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c5ee0b4bb9994766bc3ca9b1f781c32f2025-08-20T02:39:02ZengSpringer NatureHumanities & Social Sciences Communications2662-99922025-05-0112111110.1057/s41599-025-05013-5‘It’s all about flexibility!’ A case study on telework in a Portuguese company after the COVID-19 pandemicRita Grave0Sara Isabel Magalhães1Cátia Pontedeira2Ana Luísa Patrão3Ana R. Pinho4Liliana Rodrigues5Conceição Nogueira6Center for Psychology at the University of Porto, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences at University of PortoCenter for Psychology at the University of Porto, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences at University of PortoCriminology and Behavioural Sciences Research Unit at University of MaiaCenter for Psychology at the University of Porto, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences at University of PortoCenter for Psychology at the University of Porto, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences at University of PortoCenter for Psychology at the University of Porto, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences at University of PortoCenter for Psychology at the University of Porto, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences at University of PortoAbstract This study aims to understand how teleworking practices are implemented and developed in a Portuguese company after the COVID-19 pandemic, seeking to assess their gender dimension when balancing professional and family dynamics. Based on a case study, including 11 semi-structured interviews with the institution’s managers, four themes emerged: The company’s approach to telework; Telework: From COVID-19 to the ‘new normal’; The cultural conservatism of mistrust; Hybrid regime, matching interests. These results are accompanied by gender inequalities with impacts on women’s well-being due to the added tasks of housework or caregiving. To conclude, telework is here to stay with improvements towards flexwork.https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-05013-5 |
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| title | ‘It’s all about flexibility!’ A case study on telework in a Portuguese company after the COVID-19 pandemic |
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| title_short | ‘It’s all about flexibility!’ A case study on telework in a Portuguese company after the COVID-19 pandemic |
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