Title: Exploring the relationship between work from home and employee wellbeing: an SLR and cross-country perspective

Authors: Zainab Fatima; Amanpreet Kaur Mishra; Rahela Farooqi; Mohd Abdul Moid Siddiqui

Addresses: Department of Management Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India ' Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, Delhi, India ' Department of Management Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India ' School of Management, IILM University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract: Work from home (WFH) is a transition from the physical world to digital platforms. This transition enables employees to work remotely from anywhere. The spread of COVID-19 few years ago introduced this concept to many organisations for the first time. This transition was smooth for some employees while for many it was tough and stressful. This paper tries to explore the overall effect of WFH on employee well-being, in terms of various aspects like productivity, cost, stress, loyalty, satisfaction, etc., by drawing on a comprehensive systematic review of the literature. This paper gives a holistic overview of the literature specifically related to the effect of WFH on employee wellbeing. The SLR has been done in the paper including the PRISMA and bibliographic analysis. The paper also presents the cross-country analysis of WFH in 13 severely affected countries due to COVID-19 worldwide and TCCM framework for future research.

Keywords: work from home; WFH; COVID-19; employee well-being; remote work; employee performance; PRISMA; SLR; bibliometric analysis.

DOI: 10.1504/IJWOE.2025.144494

International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion, 2025 Vol.16 No.1, pp.1 - 30

Received: 27 Oct 2023
Accepted: 11 May 2024
Published online: 17 Feb 2025 *

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