Social relations and employees' rejection of working from home: A social exchange perspective
基于德国4448名员工的调查数据，研究发现同事和主管的工作氛围质量是员工拒绝居家办公的动机，且独居者比有伴侣或家庭者更明显。
Abstract Why do employees prefer working on‐site rather than working from home (WfH)? This article examines how personal concerns at the level of social relationships affect rejection of WfH. Using a large‐scale representative survey of employees in Germany ( N = 4448), we apply logistic regression analyses to examine, first, the association between employees' social relationships at work and rejection of WfH and, second, the moderating effects of social relations in the private sphere. Results indicate that the quality of the working atmosphere with colleagues and the supervisor is a motive for rejecting WfH, more so for people living alone than for couples and families. Changes in working culture due to widespread use of new technology and digital mobile devices and, not least, the extensive experiences with WfH during the Covid‐19 pandemic, highlight the relevance of considering employees' workplace preferences in future research.