Remote work has become an increasingly widespread organizational arrangement, profoundly transforming working conditions and the relationship between employees, organizations, and digital technologies. In this context, the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) Theory provides an effective theoretical framework for understanding how job characteristics influence employee well-being and motivation. The aim of this dissertation is to analyze remote work through the lens of the JD-R Theory, with particular attention to the phenomenon of technostress and the role of individual and organizational resources in managing its effects. To this end, a literature review was conducted on the JD-R Theory, remote work, and technostress, with a particular focus on evidence emerging in the post-pandemic context. The findings indicate that remote work is characterized by specific job demands, including social isolation, expectations of constant availability, the blurring of boundaries between work and private life, and technostress. At the same time, it offers significant job resources, such as autonomy, flexibility, and organizational support. Furthermore, the effects of digital technologies appear to depend on the interaction between job demands, job resources, and individual characteristics. Personal resources and job crafting are associated with greater adaptability and a reduced impact of technostress. Overall, the JD-R Theory proves to be a valuable framework for understanding the dynamics of remote work and for guiding interventions aimed at promoting well-being, work engagement, and sustainable working conditions in increasingly digitalized organizational contexts.
Il lavoro da remoto si è affermato come una modalità organizzativa sempre più diffusa, trasformando profondamente le condizioni di lavoro e il rapporto tra lavoratore, organizzazione e tecnologie digitali. In questo contesto, la Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) Theory rappresenta una cornice teorica efficace per analizzare gli effetti delle caratteristiche lavorative sul benessere e sulla motivazione. L'obiettivo del presente elaborato è analizzare il lavoro da remoto attraverso la prospettiva della JD-R Theory, approfondendo in particolare il fenomeno del technostress e il ruolo delle risorse individuali e organizzative nella sua gestione. A tal fine è stata condotta un'analisi della letteratura scientifica relativa alla JD-R Theory, al lavoro da remoto e al technostress, con particolare attenzione alle evidenze emerse nel contesto post-pandemico. I risultati evidenziano come il lavoro da remoto presenti specifiche job demands, tra cui isolamento sociale, aspettative di disponibilità continua, sovrapposizione tra vita privata e lavorativa e technostress, ma anche significative job resources, quali autonomia, flessibilità e supporto organizzativo. Inoltre, emerge come gli effetti delle tecnologie digitali dipendano dall'interazione tra richieste, risorse e caratteristiche individuali. Personal resources e job crafting risultano associati a una maggiore capacità di adattamento e a una riduzione degli effetti negativi del technostress. Nel complesso, la JD-R Theory si conferma uno strumento utile per comprendere le dinamiche del lavoro da remoto e per orientare interventi finalizzati a promuovere benessere, engagement e sostenibilità lavorativa nei contesti organizzativi digitalizzati.
Applicare la Teoria Job Demands-Resources al lavoro da remoto: un'analisi della letteratura
GAVIOLI, MARCO
2025/2026
Abstract
Remote work has become an increasingly widespread organizational arrangement, profoundly transforming working conditions and the relationship between employees, organizations, and digital technologies. In this context, the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) Theory provides an effective theoretical framework for understanding how job characteristics influence employee well-being and motivation. The aim of this dissertation is to analyze remote work through the lens of the JD-R Theory, with particular attention to the phenomenon of technostress and the role of individual and organizational resources in managing its effects. To this end, a literature review was conducted on the JD-R Theory, remote work, and technostress, with a particular focus on evidence emerging in the post-pandemic context. The findings indicate that remote work is characterized by specific job demands, including social isolation, expectations of constant availability, the blurring of boundaries between work and private life, and technostress. At the same time, it offers significant job resources, such as autonomy, flexibility, and organizational support. Furthermore, the effects of digital technologies appear to depend on the interaction between job demands, job resources, and individual characteristics. Personal resources and job crafting are associated with greater adaptability and a reduced impact of technostress. Overall, the JD-R Theory proves to be a valuable framework for understanding the dynamics of remote work and for guiding interventions aimed at promoting well-being, work engagement, and sustainable working conditions in increasingly digitalized organizational contexts.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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