A mixed-method of the happy-productive: wellbeing and performance patterns of remote workers in Brazil

TL;DR

This study explores how job wellbeing and performance relate among Brazilian remote workers, identifying four distinct patterns.

Contribution

The study introduces a mixed-method approach to uncover distinct wellbeing-performance patterns in remote work.

Findings

Four clusters (9-to-5, entrenched, engaged, burned-out) were identified in the relationship between job wellbeing and performance.

High-performance patterns correlate with four categories of remote work issues.

Some issues like Trade-off experience and Adaptability process are common across all clusters.

Abstract

The present study aims to examine the relationship between job wellbeing (emotions at work) and job performance (in-role, extra-role) and their connection in remote work using open questions. The sample consists of 297 Brazilian remote workers. Using a mixed-method approach, the findings reveal a 4-cluster pattern associated with the relationship between job wellbeing and job performance (i.e., 9-to-5, entrenched, engaged, and burned-out). Moreover, only high-performance patterns showed a relationship with the four categories of issues associated with remote work. Some issues are transversal to all groups, such as the Trade-off experience and the Adaptability process. However, Social exchange is only important for the entrenched pattern and the Lack of social resources is only linked to the engaged pattern.

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