The experiences of academics working remotely during the Covid-19 Pandemic in South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorJaga, Ameeta
dc.contributor.authorZwelibanzi, Thembakazi
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-21T11:55:51Z
dc.date.available2023-02-21T11:55:51Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.date.updated2023-02-21T07:34:06Z
dc.description.abstractAcademics needed to urgently move to remote working from their homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and develop new ways of teaching and research, to ensure the continuity of the academic project. The purpose of the study was to explore this experience during this uncertain time. Using an interpretive research design, fifteen in-depth semi structured interviews were conducted with academics at a South African university. Following the COVID-19 rules and regulations, all interviews were conducted virtually using Microsoft Teams. Thematic analyses of the data yielded four key themes: (1) Managing work-family boundaries, (2) Exhaustion and institutional support, (3) Remote work as a transition exercise, and (4) The balance between greater flexibility and loss of human interaction. Implications for universities in retaining academics and future research ideas are presented.
dc.identifier.apacitationZwelibanzi, T. (2022). <i>The experiences of academics working remotely during the Covid-19 Pandemic in South Africa</i>. (). ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Management Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36928en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationZwelibanzi, Thembakazi. <i>"The experiences of academics working remotely during the Covid-19 Pandemic in South Africa."</i> ., ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Management Studies, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36928en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationZwelibanzi, T. 2022. The experiences of academics working remotely during the Covid-19 Pandemic in South Africa. . ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Management Studies. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36928en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Master Thesis AU - Zwelibanzi, Thembakazi AB - Academics needed to urgently move to remote working from their homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and develop new ways of teaching and research, to ensure the continuity of the academic project. The purpose of the study was to explore this experience during this uncertain time. Using an interpretive research design, fifteen in-depth semi structured interviews were conducted with academics at a South African university. Following the COVID-19 rules and regulations, all interviews were conducted virtually using Microsoft Teams. Thematic analyses of the data yielded four key themes: (1) Managing work-family boundaries, (2) Exhaustion and institutional support, (3) Remote work as a transition exercise, and (4) The balance between greater flexibility and loss of human interaction. Implications for universities in retaining academics and future research ideas are presented. DA - 2022_ DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Boundary theory KW - academics KW - work-family balance KW - work-family conflict KW - COVID-19 KW - remote working LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2022 T1 - The experiences of academics working remotely during the Covid-19 Pandemic in South Africa TI - The experiences of academics working remotely during the Covid-19 Pandemic in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36928 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/36928
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationZwelibanzi T. The experiences of academics working remotely during the Covid-19 Pandemic in South Africa. []. ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Management Studies, 2022 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36928en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Management Studies
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerce
dc.subjectBoundary theory
dc.subjectacademics
dc.subjectwork-family balance
dc.subjectwork-family conflict
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectremote working
dc.titleThe experiences of academics working remotely during the Covid-19 Pandemic in South Africa
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMCom
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