The Covid-19 pandemic meant a sudden adjustment for many Swedish employees which resulted in them being forced to work remotely. The purpose of this qualitative, interview-based study was to investigate, from a sociological perspective, how collaboration between colleagues changed when working from home began and what significance it has for the perceived effectiveness, both for the individual and for the work group. As many employees wish to work more from home in the future, knowledge about how the collaboration with colleagues is changing and how the individual is affected by this change is important. Using interaction rituals and individualization, the respondents' descriptions of their working days have been analyzed. It's harder to connect with colleagues when the unfocused interaction is no longer there. It is also difficult to know when a colleague is available when you no longer visually see the colleague. The respondents also describe what they do to become more efficient by avoiding interactions with colleagues and thus can work undisturbed. There are signs of individualization among the respondents and collective thinking has decreased.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-130959 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Leiwert, Sabine |
| Publisher | Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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