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Employee well-being during remote work is shaped by perceived resource gains and losses, and positive well-being outcomes are achieved when both employees and human resource management actively invest in building and maintaining new resources. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To examine how perceived resource losses and gains during the transition to remote work affect employee well-being and identify implications for sustainable human resource management.

August 22, 2026Journal of Organizational Effectiveness People and Performance

Sustaining employee well-being in remote work: a sustainable human resource management perspective

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BHBritta. H. Heidl ABAndrew Bratton JOJennifer J. O’Neil

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Qualitative interview study reveals resource gains and losses shaping workplace well-being in remote counsellors, highlighting the need for sustainable human resource management practices.

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To examine how perceived resource losses and gains during the transition to remote work affect employee well-being and identify implications for sustainable human resource management.
Conducted semi-structured interviews with 27 UK-based counsellors transitioning from face-to-face to remote work.
Utilized conservation of resources theory to assess lived experiences, changes in resources, and workplace well-being dimensions.
Remote working altered multiple facets of employee well-being through perceived and actual resource gains and losses.
Personal investment in new resources combined with human resource management practices focused on resource accumulation and maintenance supported employee well-being and workforce sustainability.

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Heidl et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895fe4ca7ade938187ede5 https://doi.org/10.1108/joepp-12-2025-1128

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August 22, 2026Journal of Organizational Effectiveness People and Performance

Sustaining employee well-being in remote work: a sustainable human resource management perspective

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Authors

BHBritta. H. Heidl ABAndrew Bratton JOJennifer J. O’Neil

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Overview

Qualitative interview study reveals resource gains and losses shaping workplace well-being in remote counsellors, highlighting the need for sustainable human resource management practices.

Key Points

To examine how perceived resource losses and gains during the transition to remote work affect employee well-being and identify implications for sustainable human resource management.
Conducted semi-structured interviews with 27 UK-based counsellors transitioning from face-to-face to remote work.
Utilized conservation of resources theory to assess lived experiences, changes in resources, and workplace well-being dimensions.
Remote working altered multiple facets of employee well-being through perceived and actual resource gains and losses.
Personal investment in new resources combined with human resource management practices focused on resource accumulation and maintenance supported employee well-being and workforce sustainability.

Cite This Study

Heidl et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895fe4ca7ade938187ede5 https://doi.org/10.1108/joepp-12-2025-1128

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