Development and validation of the e-Work Self-Efficacy Scale to assess digital competencies in remote working

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of remote working practices worldwide. This has focussed attention on the need to identify the competencies employers and employees should train and develop to build digital resilience, enabling the benefits of remote working to be realised while mitiga...

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Autores principales:	Carlo Tramontano, Christine Grant, Carl Clarke
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	E-Work Remote work Self-efficacy Digital competencies COVID-19 Wellbeing Electronic computers. Computer science QA75.5-76.95 Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a42af562e3314245a8826d98a53363622021-12-01T05:04:38ZDevelopment and validation of the e-Work Self-Efficacy Scale to assess digital competencies in remote working2451-958810.1016/j.chbr.2021.100129https://doaj.org/article/a42af562e3314245a8826d98a53363622021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451958821000774https://doaj.org/toc/2451-9588The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of remote working practices worldwide. This has focussed attention on the need to identify the competencies employers and employees should train and develop to build digital resilience, enabling the benefits of remote working to be realised while mitigating potential risks. This contribution presents a multifaceted e-Work Self-Efficacy Scale, which supports a recently developed Digital Resilience Competency Framework (DRCF), assessing e-skills, trust building, self-care, remote social skills, and remote emotional self-efficacy beliefs. Data from 670 non-managerial employees (54.0% males) from a telecommunications company based in the Czech Republic were analysed, providing support for a bi-factor model. Latent Profile Analysis identified three clusters, characterised by different profiles: the Well-adjusted (with a reasonably good balance in engagement, satisfaction, and productivity), the Unhealthily dedicated (suffering some difficulties in setting boundaries), and the Distrustful self-shielding (the most compromised) remote workers. The results reinforce the importance of focusing on digital resilience competencies to promote sustainable, productive, engaging and healthy remote working. The e-Work Self-Efficacy Scale is a practical and effective organisational tool for managers and employees to use to assess and build digital resilience and sits alongside the Digital Resilience Competency Framework.Carlo TramontanoChristine GrantCarl ClarkeElsevierarticleE-WorkRemote workSelf-efficacyDigital competenciesCOVID-19WellbeingElectronic computers. Computer scienceQA75.5-76.95PsychologyBF1-990ENComputers in Human Behavior Reports, Vol 4, Iss , Pp 100129- (2021)
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spellingShingle	E-Work Remote work Self-efficacy Digital competencies COVID-19 Wellbeing Electronic computers. Computer science QA75.5-76.95 Psychology BF1-990 Carlo Tramontano Christine Grant Carl Clarke Development and validation of the e-Work Self-Efficacy Scale to assess digital competencies in remote working
description	The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of remote working practices worldwide. This has focussed attention on the need to identify the competencies employers and employees should train and develop to build digital resilience, enabling the benefits of remote working to be realised while mitigating potential risks. This contribution presents a multifaceted e-Work Self-Efficacy Scale, which supports a recently developed Digital Resilience Competency Framework (DRCF), assessing e-skills, trust building, self-care, remote social skills, and remote emotional self-efficacy beliefs. Data from 670 non-managerial employees (54.0% males) from a telecommunications company based in the Czech Republic were analysed, providing support for a bi-factor model. Latent Profile Analysis identified three clusters, characterised by different profiles: the Well-adjusted (with a reasonably good balance in engagement, satisfaction, and productivity), the Unhealthily dedicated (suffering some difficulties in setting boundaries), and the Distrustful self-shielding (the most compromised) remote workers. The results reinforce the importance of focusing on digital resilience competencies to promote sustainable, productive, engaging and healthy remote working. The e-Work Self-Efficacy Scale is a practical and effective organisational tool for managers and employees to use to assess and build digital resilience and sits alongside the Digital Resilience Competency Framework.
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title	Development and validation of the e-Work Self-Efficacy Scale to assess digital competencies in remote working
title_short	Development and validation of the e-Work Self-Efficacy Scale to assess digital competencies in remote working
title_full	Development and validation of the e-Work Self-Efficacy Scale to assess digital competencies in remote working
title_fullStr	Development and validation of the e-Work Self-Efficacy Scale to assess digital competencies in remote working
title_full_unstemmed	Development and validation of the e-Work Self-Efficacy Scale to assess digital competencies in remote working
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Development and validation of the e-Work Self-Efficacy Scale to assess digital competencies in remote working

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