Ph.d.-forsvar
Ph.d.-forsvar ved Anne Pedersen
Hybrid work, in which employees alternate between remote and on-site work, has become widespread after the COVID-19 pandemic. While prior research has largely focused on individual outcomes, less attention has been given to its impact on team relations, despite ongoing concerns about collaboration that has, in some cases, prompted return-to-office policies.
This PhD examines how hybrid work shapes team relations and how hybrid work practices can be developed. The dissertation comprises four studies, three empirical and one conceptual. Applying a survey methodology, a longitudinal case study, and short-time-boxed experiments, the research investigates how relations are affected by hybrid work, and how team practices can be developed. All studies take place in a Danish context.
The findings challenge the prevailing emphasis on the number of remote workdays, but instead highlight the importance of predictable practices and shared understandings of how work is organized. Overall, the dissertation contributes to a more nuanced understanding of how hybrid teams and managers can sustain and shape team relations in a dynamic work environment.
Principal Supervisor: Professor Christine Ipsen, DTU
Co-Supervisors: Associate Professors Kasper Edwards (DTU), Kathrin Kirchner (DTU), and Dina Tsybulsky (Technion)
Chairperson at Defence: Associate Professor Mahmoud Al-Subaihi, DTU
Examiners:
Ass. Prof. Sara Grex, DTU
Ass. Prof. Tatiana Andreeva, Maynooth University
Ass. Prof. Christian Dyrlund Wåhlin-Jacobsen, CBS
You can also follow the defence online here: https://dtudk.zoom.us/j/66310626793