Navigating the Hybrid Workplace: Insights from the Literature for Leaders

DOI: https://doie.org/10.10399/APER.2025485445

Authors:

Ms. Ritika Khurana, Dr. Sangeeta Shukla

Keywords:

Hybrid Workplace, Flexibility, Digital Transformation, Mental Wellbeing, Learning Agility, Affective Commitment

Abstract:

The last few years have witnessed a dramatic shift in the way we work with the adaptation of a technology-driven and people-focused: hybrid work model. Realizing the unparalleled advantages for both employees and employers, organizations have globally transformed their business processes to incorporate hybridity. The emerging inclination toward this contemporary work model demands robust research to understand its implications and measures of effective implementation. This review article aims to identify the recent trends in the related research by analyzing the growth of year-on-year publications, the top five contributing countries, the research methodologies utilized, the dominant themes, and suggested directions for future research. The five prevalent themes identified were: flexibility, technology, mental wellbeing, learning agility, and affective commitment. Overall hybrid workplace once anticipated as the future is today a reality that has burdened managers with the responsibility of effectively managing and utilizing a dispersed workforce.

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