Team Members-Leader Relationship and the Meaning of Remote Work
Abstract
The aim of the article is to identify key elements of organizational culture – specifically, relationships with leaders and team members – that contribute to the meaning of work among remote employees. Two hypotheses were formulated and tested through quantitative research conducted on a sample of 254 employees. Standardized self-report questionnaires were used to measure the variables. The results demonstrated that both the relationships with leaders and coworkers have a positive correlation with the sense of meaning of work. Simultaneously, the more individuals worked remotely, the stronger the positive correlation between the relationship with leaders and the sense of meaning of work, while the correlation with coworker relationships became weaker. The findings provide a basis for recommendations on how to shape organizational culture to enhance the sense of meaning of work for employees in remote teams.
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