Alone Together: Organizational Measures to Address Pitfalls of Virtual Collaboration

Abstract

The COVID-19 crisis has made virtual collaboration (VC) an issue across the globe. Employees who once worked in person with their co-workers have had to work from home, relying solely on information and communication technologies to collaborate. This has led to a variety of challenges related to occupational wellbeing (OWB). This study identifies measures organizations have implemented in response. Based on 16 interviews with HR professionals, the findings reveal a number of organizational measures that may help promote OWB in VC.