Adopting a Purposeful Approach to Hybrid Working: integrating notions of place, space and time
Fiona Buick and colleagues explore the shift from physically present office-based roles to increasingly flexible and hybridised ways of working, and the implications for how we think about the nature of work, teamwork and performance.
Hybrid working is a prevalent way of working, representing a significant change for public sector organisations. The change management literature brings together the notions of place and space; however, little research on hybrid working has used this framing. In this article, we extend this framing to include time, arguing that key to hybrid working effectiveness is the adoption of a purposeful approach to integrating place, space and time. This article has the potential to assist public sector human resource practitioners, managers, employees and policymakers as they navigate their way through these changing times.
Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission commissioned this article for a special issue of Policy Quarterly on the theme ‘international perspectives on the future of public administration.
Adopting a Purposeful Approach to Hybrid Working: integrating notions of place, space and time
Authors: Fiona Buick, Sue Williamson, Vindhya Weeratunga, Helen Taylor
Format: Journal article
Date published: 12 February 2024