Location
Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawaii
Event Website
https://hicss.hawaii.edu/
Start Date
7-1-2025 12:00 AM
End Date
10-1-2025 12:00 AM
Description
This study investigates how meeting accessibility and social participation influence organizational commitment in virtual offices. While remote work offers benefits like increased flexibility, it also presents challenges such as isolation and lack of social interaction. Physical offices enhance communication and team spirit, which can be weakened in digital environments. Video conferencing tools like Zoom and Teams help but lack spontaneous interactions. Digital offices and immersive technologies aim to mimic physical offices to improve social presence and interaction. However, these solutions are still developing, and organizations face challenges in adopting them. We conducted an experiment that examines the effects of social inclusion and meeting accessibility on ostracism, isolation, and team commitment. Using social presence theory, we explore the relationships between these factors and organizational commitment. The study provides theoretical insights into how different meeting conditions and accessibility can support organizational commitment. Practically, it offers implications for creating digital work environments that better support social interactions among employees.
Recommended Citation
Gleich, Tristan and Schöbel, Sofia, "Avoiding Loneliness in Digital Work Environments – An Experimental Approach to Analyze the Role of Meeting Accessibility and Participation" (2025). Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2025 (HICSS-58). 4.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/hicss-58/cl/distributed_collaboration/4
Avoiding Loneliness in Digital Work Environments – An Experimental Approach to Analyze the Role of Meeting Accessibility and Participation
Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawaii
This study investigates how meeting accessibility and social participation influence organizational commitment in virtual offices. While remote work offers benefits like increased flexibility, it also presents challenges such as isolation and lack of social interaction. Physical offices enhance communication and team spirit, which can be weakened in digital environments. Video conferencing tools like Zoom and Teams help but lack spontaneous interactions. Digital offices and immersive technologies aim to mimic physical offices to improve social presence and interaction. However, these solutions are still developing, and organizations face challenges in adopting them. We conducted an experiment that examines the effects of social inclusion and meeting accessibility on ostracism, isolation, and team commitment. Using social presence theory, we explore the relationships between these factors and organizational commitment. The study provides theoretical insights into how different meeting conditions and accessibility can support organizational commitment. Practically, it offers implications for creating digital work environments that better support social interactions among employees.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/hicss-58/cl/distributed_collaboration/4