Flexible hybrid work / Matti Vartiainen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction to hybrid work -- 2. Flexibility paradigm -- 3. Hybrid work and its elements -- 4. Towards flexible hybrid work -- 5. Potential hindrances and challenges -- 6. Potential benefits and opportunities -- 7. Design, implementation, adjustment, and crafting hybrid work -- 8. Management and leadership -- 9. Future hybrid work – References -- Index

Despite hybrid work becoming increasingly relevant since the COVID-19 pandemic, exactly what the phenomenon entails remains a burgeoning field of research. Matti Vartiainen explores this shift in working culture and what it means for staff wellbeing and performance, as well as how remote work policies can be implemented effectively. This book assesses the flexibility paradigm which hybrid work hinges on, surveying the elements of hybrid work and how it has been addressed in national policy debates in Europe and telework literature overall. Examining the potential hindrances and challenges of hybrid working as well as the benefits and opportunities that it creates, the book presents important findings on the current implementation of this style of work. Finally, Vartiainen looks to the future of hybrid work, and ultimately argues that combining basic work elements and life spaces with trust-based leadership styles will generate functional organisational solutions for diverse purposes, aims, and contexts. Studying past remote and telework experiences to inform future research and policy development, this book will prove a valuable read to organisational researchers, consultants and human resource practitioners. It will also appeal to scholars of organisational psychology and management studies.