THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN HYBRID WORK, EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AT THE WORKPLACE: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK HUBUNGAN DIANTARA KERJA HIBRID, PRESTASI PEKERJA DAN BUDAYA ORGANISASI DI TEMPAT KERJA: SATU RANGKA KONSEPTUAL

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Sharifah Zaanatu Zainab Syed Zakaria
Khairulneezam Mohd Noor
Mashitah Sulaiman

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The aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic has sparked an interest towards the interrelationship between hybrid work, employee performance and organizational culture. The implementation of hybrid work is force during the pandemic to ensure the survival of business entities. Initially, company was forced to adopt the work from home model for safety and survival reasons up till when the recovery phases set in, which brings employee the option of working from home experience also known as the hybrid work model.  Hybrid work arrangements have gained significant popularity in recent years, enabling employees to work in a flexible manner by alternating between remote and on-site work. The adoption of hybrid work arrangements can provide organizations with a competitive edge in the contemporary workforce. Nevertheless, previous research suggest emphasizes shortcomings in the execution phase of hybrid work which causes digital exhaustion, disinterest, and inconsistent performance by the workforce. Thus, the objective of this paper is to analyse the effect of hybrid work on employee performance, to examine the effect of hybrid work on organizational culture and to investigate the effect of organizational culture on employee performance.

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