NAME OF PROJECT: WORK FROM HOME

SUBJECT: BUSINESS RESERCH METHODS

NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Deepak Ahire, Mansi Bhamre,Pranali Deore,Sanyukta Pawar,

Harshal Jadhav,Chetan Gangurde,Priti Sonawne,Dhanashri Kavare,
Poonam Borade,Gajanan Kale, pradnya patil

GUIDED BY: Prof.Minu Sethi

WORK FROM HOME
 EXECUTIVE SUMMERY

 Work from home (or Working from home) is a modern work approach enabled
through internet and mobility wherein irrespective of the physical location of
an individual work can be done.
 Work From Home is concept where the employee can do his or her job from
home.
 Work From Home gives flexibility in working hours to employees as well as to
company

In this project we discuss about following points-

1. Problems of work from home

2. Background study of work from home
3. Scope of work from home
4. Objectives of work from home
5. Importance and limitation of workfrom home
 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
What is the opinion of Indian’s about Work from Home(WFH)?

WFH is flexible for both employees as well as to company so here are some opinion of Indians
from the point of employee or student company or education institution.

Employees & student point of view-

Learning Digital skills
Getting adaptable to new technologies
Work life balance

Company & Institution point of view-

Customer satisfaction
Changing the way of education system
BACKROUND STUDY

In 2020 India introduced measures to ease registration &compliance requirements to

enable employees of IT & BPO companies to work from anywhere, permanently or
temporarily.
It is very important for all of us to understand that new normal or next normal in post
COVID-19 era will be shaped more definitively by technology than any other force in
global theater today.
Every aspects of our lives, from wellbeing to work, & everything else in between will
be massively disrupted in the coming years.
Specifically, the way people work & interact with their workplaces & the way
companies operate will be tremendous changes.
 OBJECTIVES

To elaborate work from home as a key business function during pandemic era.
To explain the scope of work from home concept.
Scope of work from home

Self management
Communication skills
Openness to change
Planning behavior
Expert knowledge
Energy
 Importance Of WFH

Flexible schedule
Custom environment
No office distraction
Save money
Forget crowds & traffic
Cozy cloths
 Limitation Of WFH

No second monitor

Working slowly
Iffy WiFi
Waiting for an answer
Boredom
Mental frustration
 BIBLIOGRAPHY

www.peoplemattersglobal.com
www.blog.vantagecircle.com
www.walkme.com
www.flexjobs.com
www.economictimes.com
www.thehindu.com
 APPENDIX
Mobility- The ability to move easily from one area.
Compliance- Observance
BPO companies- Business Process Outsourcing Companies (Datamatrix Pvt.ltd, Virgo Pvt.ltd)
 PURPOSE OF RESEARCH

To do the analysis or to know the detailed views of

people who are continuing work from home.
 CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF PRIVIOUS STUDIES

Working from home ? Why detachment is crucial for mental health?

Wladislaw Rivkin, Aston University (The conversation)

Strength model of self control

Self control
Detachment
 OBJECTIVES

RESEARCH DESIGN

QUALITATIVE QUANTITATIVE

Causal
Observation

Depth Interview
Hypothesis 1 :

Psychological health Flexible time

 H 0 : There is no relation between Psychological health and Flexible time

 H 1 : There is relation between Psychological health and Flexible time

 Dependent Variable : Psychological health

 Independent Variable : Flexible time
 Extraneous Variable : Cost , Comfort
Hypothesis 2 :

Psychological health Cost

 H 0 : There is no relation between Psychological health and Cost

 H 1 : There is relation between Psychological health and Cost

 Dependent Variable : Psychological health

 Independent Variable : Cost
 Extraneous Variable : Flexible time , Comfort
Hypothesis 3 :

Psychological health Comfort

 H 0 : There is no relation between Psychological health and Comfort

 H 1 : There is relation between Psychological health and Comfort

 Dependent Variable : Psychological health

 Independent Variable : Comfort
 Extraneous Variable : Cost , Flexible time
 SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH

How can we meet employees growing mental and emotional health needs during
WFH?

When is the right time for employees to return or to stop WFH ?

Do you feel supported and rusted by your team leader while WFH ?
 Data and Measurement
Management Dilemma : Should we continue work from home?

Management Question : Has work from Affected Psychological health?

Research Question : 1) Is comfort the reason to continue?

work from home ?
2) Is cost the reason to continue work from home?

3) Is Time or flexibility of time is the reason to work

continue work from home?
A) Hypothesis 1 :
Work from home Comfort

 H 0 : There is no relation between Work from home and

Comfort

 H1 : There is relation between Work from home and

Comfort

 Dependent Variable : Work from home

 Independent Variable : Comfort
 Extraneous Variable : Cost ,Time

B)Data Collection method: Primary Method (survey method)

A) Hypothesis 2 :
Work from home Cost

 H 0 : There is no relation between Work from home and Cost

 H1 : There is relation between Work from home and

Cost

 Dependent Variable : Work from home

 Independent Variable : Cost
 Extraneous Variable : Comfort , Time

B)Data Collection method: Primary Method (survey method

A)Hypothesis 3 :
Work from home Flexibility of time

 H 0 : There is no relation between Work from home and flexibility of Time

 H1 : There is relation between Work from home and Flexibility of

time

 Dependent Variable : Work from home

 Independent Variable : Flexibility of time
 Extraneous Variable : Cost , Comfort

B)Data Collection method: Primary Method (survey method

 Questionnaire
Format
“Work from home
Name : survey”
Age: Gender:
City:Date:

 Instruction:
 Please enter your details correctly.
 Please tick the correct option according to your preference.
 Please make sure fill all the question.

1) Do you prefer work from (Nominal)

home?
o Yes
o No
2)Have work from home increased your productivity as compared to being in
o Yes
office? (Nominal)
o No

3) If yes then what (Graphical differential

extent? scale)

4)Prior to COVID 19, did you work from (Nominal)

home?
o Yes
o No
(Nominal
5) If Yes, how often? )
o Once a week
o Two or more times a week
o Always
o During limited circumtances
(Nominal)
6)During Covid 19, did you work from home?
o Yes
7)Are you able to balance personal and professional (Nominal)
life?
o Yes
o No
8)What challenges did you face while working from home? (Interview
question)
o Managing your time
o Too much disturbance
o Work load
o Internet connectivity
o Feeling isolated
o Social interaction
o Lack of motivation
9)According to you, what are the positive while working from (Nominal)
home?
o Flexible schedule
o Zero travelling
o Custom environment
o No office politics
o Increased productivity
10)Has working from home affected your (Nominal)
health?
o Yes
o No
11)If yes, what are they? (Checklist)
o Eye irritations
o Backbone pain
o Headache
o Ear problems
o Depression
o Stress
o Anxiety
o Other

12)Rate your experience of working from (Likert scale ordinal)

home?
StronglyAgree I don’t Disagree Strongly
agree know disagree

13)Any suggestions would you like to raise to reduce the problem faced due to work from
home?
(Open Ended question)

Thank You for answering. Your suggestions are important for us

Sampling
 Introduction

 Sampling is the process of selecting a group of individuals from a population to study

them and characterize the population as whole.
The population includes all members from a specified group ,all possible outcomes or
measurements that are of intreest. The exact population will depend on the scope of the
study
 The sample consists of some observations drawn population, so a part of a subset of the
population. The sample is the group of elements who participated in the study.
 Advantages
 Accuracy of data is high

 Low cost of sampling

 Less time consuming in sampling

 Suitable in limited resources

 Intensive and exhaustive data

Sampling Method
 NON PROBABILITY METHOD

 Quota sampling method

 Sampling ensure convenience

 Suitability in limited resources
 Better rapport
 Sample Design
Sampling unit – Nashik
city Sampling size - 20
Sampling method – Quota sampling
method Sampling frame - Gender, age

MALE FEMALE
Young:5 Young:5
(Age:16-35years) (Age:16_35 years)
Middle aged:5 Middle aged :5
(Age:36-50 years) (Age:36-50 years)
 Errors
 Data entry error
1) uncertain data
2) inconsistent data

Responding error
Error while assembling questions

Unit non-response error

Remedies
 Identify the reasons of error
 Wording should be proper
 Avoid bias
 Choose correct sample size , frame and unit
 Reframe questions
 OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
 To know WFH and its impact in employees

 To study the impact of WFH during Covid 19

 Psychological and physical issues employees faces due to WFH

 OBSERVATION

 Gender result

gender

1.4; 7%
male
female
10; 47% other

10; 47%
 1) Do you prefer work from home? (Nominal)
OPTIONS
Y % COUNT
YES 70% 14
NO 30% 6

1600%

1400%

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200%

0%
YES NO

% COUNT
2)Have work from home increased your productivity as compared to being in office? (Nominal)

OPTIONS % COUNT
YES 55% 11
Options
NO 45% 9
%
count

9
NO
45%

11
YES
55%

0% 200% 400% 600% 800% 1000% 1200%

COUNT %
 3) If yes then what extent? (Graphical representation)

10
0
9
0
8
2
7
2
6
3
5
2
4
2
3
1
2
2
1
3
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
Column1 Column2 Column3
 4)Prior to COVID 19, did you work from home? (Nominal)
OPTIONS % COUNT
YES 45 9
NO 55 11

11
NO
55%

9
YES
45%

0% 200% 400% 600% 800% 1000% 1200%

COLUM %
 5) If Yes,how often? (Nominal)
o Once a week
o Two or more times a week
o Always
o During limited circumstanses

5
during limited circumtances
5

always
6

two or more times a week

1

once a week
0

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
 6)During Covid 19, did you work from home? (Nominal)
OPTIONS % COUNT
YES 90% 18
NO 10% 2
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1000%

800%

600%

400%

200%

0%
YES NO

% Series 2
 7)Are you able to balance personal and professional life? (Nominal)

OPTIONS % COUNT
YES 65 13
Options
NO 35 7
%Options
%
1400%
Count
1200%

Count
1000%

800%

600%

400%

200%

0%
YES NO Category 4

% COUNT
8)What challenges did you face while working from home? (Nominal)
o Managing your time
o Too much disturbance
o Work load
o Internet connectivity
o Feeling isolated
o Social interaction other
o Lack of motivation
lack of motivation
7

social interaction
7

feeling isolated
5

internet connectivity
14

work overload
8

too much disturbance

11

managing your time

7
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

Column1 Series 2 Series 1

9)According to you, what are the positive while working from home? (Nominal)
o Flexible schedule
o Zero travelling
o Custom environment
o No office politics
o Increased productivity
o Other

other
3

increased productivity
4

no office politics
7

custom environment
7

zero traveling
17

flexible schedule
10

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
 10)Has working from home affected your health? (Nominal)

OPTIONS % COUNT
YES 75% 15
NO 25% 5

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600%

400%

200%

0%
YES NO Category 4

% COUNT
11)If yes, what are they? (Checklist)
o Eye irritations
o Backbone pain
o Headache
o Ear problems
o Depression other 2
o Stress
o Anxiety anxiety 3
o Other
stress 9

depression 2

ear problem 2

headache 7

backbone pain 13

eye irritations 9

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
12)Rate your experience of working from home? (Likert scale que.)

10

8
0
7
5
6
1
5
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
Category 2
2
1
1
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
 ANALYSIS
Hypothesis 1 :
Work from home Comfort

 H 0 : There is no relation between Work from home and Comfort

 H 1 : There is relation between Work from home and Comfort

Question YES NO Conclusion:

Based on Q.1
Q.1 70% 30% Large no of people prefer working
Q.2 55% 45% from home.
Based on Q.2
large no. of work from home productivity
increases as compare to being in office.

Accept H1: There is relation between work from home and comfort.
 Hypothesis 2 :
Work from home Cost

 H 0 : There is no relation between Work from home and Cost

 H 1 : There is relation between Work from home and Cost

Conclusion:
Question COUNT Based on Q.9
Q.9 17 There are positive advantages while working
from home and most of the people voted
for zero travelling which is related to cost saving.

Accept H1: There is relation between work from home and cost.
 Hypothesis 3 :
Work from home Flexibility of time

 H 0 : There is no relation between Work from home and flexibility of Time

 H 1 : There is relation between Work from home and Flexibility of time

Conclusion:
Question COUNT Based on Q.7
Almost 65% people can balance personal
Q.7 65%
& professional life while doing work from home.
Q.9 70% Based on Q.9
there are some positive response for WFH like
flexible schedule, increase productivity etc.

Accept H1: There is relation between work from home and flexibility of time.
 CONCLUSION

1. In this research we conclude that most of the people prefer or support for working from home.

2. Almost 80% to 90% people feels that it is more comfortable to doing work from home as
compare to doing work at office.

3.According to this pandemic situation doing work from home is a beneficial for all of us.

4.There are some disadvantages to while doing working from home like eye irritation,
backbone pain, stress etc.

5.Work from home is suitable or comfort for all of us because its flexible in time, area etc.
 OTHER FINDINGS
Other suggestions :

 Work from home is not compatible for everyone, as disturbance and prior time schedule get disturbs in home
environment.

 As it's good concept of work from home, But still it should be partially like 2 days working and remaining 3 days
from home.

 As it will be helping to get in touch with our friends and spending some time outside.

 As I am happy with work from home. As it's saves my time and can spend a quality time with our family.

 Increase internet connectivity, activity should take to boost employees health and mood.
 WORK PLAN

TITLE DATE PRESENTER

1.Research proposal 18-02-2021 Mansi Bhamre
Dhanashri Kavare
2.Research design 04-03-2021 Deepak Ahire
Sanyukta Pawar
3.Data collection 20-03-2021 Preety Sonawane
Harshal Jadhav
4.Research sampling 20-03-2021 Pranali Deore
Chetan Gangurde
5.Research report 08-04-2021 Pradnya Patil, Poonam
Borade,
Gajanan Kale.
 BIBLIOGRAPHY

 www.investopedia.com/personal-finance/work-from-home-guide/
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