Work From Home : Evaluating the impact of work from home on innovation ability of employees

Abstract

As we navigated through the COVID-19 pandemic driven by technological advancements and societal changes, the professional landscape has experienced a paradigm change. The most significant shifts has been the broad acceptance of work from home, which enables employees to perform their professional work from their homes rather than traditional office locations . Employees are considered assets for organizations and their innovative and creative skills are crucial for gaining long term competitive advantages.

This research analysis the direct effect of working from home on the innovative and creative abilities of employees considering work motivation and work environment as mediating variables. This research utilizes primary data collection source . A questionnaire was conducted with respondents who have experienced work from home and the results were analyzed and interpreted.

Findings revealed that work motivation and the working environment as mediating variables between work from home and innovative skills of employees , positively as well as negatively impacts the employees , thus this arrangement both promotes and hampers employee performance . Some employees might find working from home conducive to their creativity particularly if they are self motivated and posses good skills ,some find their working environment not supportive in nature due to work life conflicts and other reasons. The study also highlights that working from home delivers different combinations of advantages and difficulties throughout employee work experience. Remote work provides employees with liberty, versatility and undisturbed time to generate ideas , nonetheless it may also give a feeling of loneliness, excessive workload and less chances for impromptu sharing of  ideas.

This research fills an important research gap related to employee understanding. By enhancing the current knowledge based the findings offers variable perspective for both organizations and policy makers . These insights can contribute in shaping strategies for remote work  and leaders must implement these policies which sustain creative collaboration among the employees .

As the world talk for  empowering change and innovation for a transformative future, it is important to see how this transformation from office work to working from home impacts employee's innovation and creativity. This article focuses on weather we should empower or support this change to foster organisational growth in the future.