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Remote Work in Peru during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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  • Alexander Frank Pasquel Cajas

    (Escuela de Posgrado, Universidad Nacional Hermilio Valdizán, Huánuco 10003, Peru)

  • Verónica Tomasa Cajas Bravo

    (Escuela de Turismo y Hotelería, Facultad de Ciencias Administrativas y Turismo, Universidad Nacional Hermilio Valdizán, Huánuco 10003, Peru)

  • Roberto Carlos Dávila Morán

    (Escuela de Ingeniería Industrial, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Continental, Huancayo 12001, Peru)

Abstract

The objective of this research is to investigate the characteristics of remote work in Peru during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the study will allow exploring the advantages, disadvantages, challenges and opportunities that Peruvian remote workers face during this crisis scenario. This was a basic-type, descriptive-level study employing a quantitative approach and a non-experimental design. The sample consisted of 275 workers from two companies located in Metropolitan Lima, and the data were collected in the year 2021. A questionnaire with 30 questions was proposed for data collection; it was validated by three experts, and its reliability was α = 0.85. The findings of the remote work variable place it at a medium level with 40.73%; in the flexibility dimension, the medium level prevailed with 42.55%; the autonomy dimension exhibited a high level with 41.09%; and the productivity dimension exhibited a medium level with 43.64%. In the technology dimension, the low level prevailed with 36.36%, while the psychosocial risks dimension exhibited a medium level with 33.18%. In conclusion, the characterization of remote work in Peru during the COVID-19 pandemic allowed us to establish the most relevant aspects that affected workers who migrated to this form of work.

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  • Alexander Frank Pasquel Cajas & Verónica Tomasa Cajas Bravo & Roberto Carlos Dávila Morán, 2023. "Remote Work in Peru during the COVID-19 Pandemic," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-25, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jadmsc:v:13:y:2023:i:2:p:58-:d:1066921
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