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Work-from-home intention during the COVID-19 pandemic: a perspective integrating inclusive leadership and protection motivation theory

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  • Seng-Su Tsang
  • Zhih Lin Liu
  • Thi Vinh Tran Nguyen

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Purpose - The present study integrates inclusive leadership and protection motivation theory to propose a new model predicting employees' intention to work from home during an emergency situation such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach - A questionnaire was developed to collect data from 939 Taiwanese and Vietnamese office employees using a non-probability convenience sampling method. A total of 887 valid questionnaires were used for further analysis. The data were analysed following a two-stage structural equation modelling using SPSS 22 and AMOS 20 software. The validity and reliability of the instrument were tested and ensured. Findings - The results revealed that inclusive leadership and factors related to protection motivation theory– including perceived severity and perceived vulnerability – have positive direct and indirect effects on employees' work-from-home intentions through the mediating role of employees' work-from-home-related attitudes. Protection motivation theory factors were found to have a stronger effect on employees' work-from-home intention than inclusive leadership. Differences in the relationship between perceived vulnerability, perceived severity and employees' intentions towards working from home were also discovered among participants from the two studied countries. Practical implications - The integration of inclusive leadership and protection motivation theory brings into light what will drive employees' intention to work from home during an emergency situation. The present study has several theoretical and practical implications for scholars, governments, managers and policymakers that can help them improve management policies for working from home in the future. Originality/value - Based on integrating inclusive leadership and protection motivation theory to explore employees' intention to work from home during an emergency situation, the present study demonstrated that inclusive leadership and protection motivation theory should be considered for studies on working from home in a pandemic setting.

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  • Seng-Su Tsang & Zhih Lin Liu & Thi Vinh Tran Nguyen, 2023. "Work-from-home intention during the COVID-19 pandemic: a perspective integrating inclusive leadership and protection motivation theory," International Journal of Manpower, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 45(2), pages 279-298, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijmpps:ijm-11-2022-0541
    DOI: 10.1108/IJM-11-2022-0541
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