Abstract
Introduction: The conditions of the corona virus epidemic have had an undeniable impact on the career process of employees and especially academic staff members and have affected their teaching and activities. Telework is a form of changing the procedure in doing work that has potential and serious effects on the performance of the organization, so the present study was conducted with the aim of explaining the experiences of faculty members during telework due to the coronavirus.
Methods: This qualitative study was conducted in one of the universities of medical sciences in 2022 using the contractual content analysis method. 15 faculty members who had telework experience during the Covid-19 era were selected in a targeted way and data were collected using semi-structured in-depth individual and group interviews. Analysis was done using Granheim and Lundman approach.
Result: Interviews with the participants were conducted during a period of 4 months. 15 interviews were conducted face to face. The average duration of the interview was 30 minutes. Interviews continued until data saturation and when no new themes or categories were obtained. The findings included one theme (Continuous and effective presence), five categories (professor's professional commitment, institutionalized conscientiousness, usefulness in telework, Continuous monitoring and supervision,
Conditions and atmosphere of the work environment).
Conclusion: The increase in the organizational commitment of academic staff members and their conscientiousness is formed due to the feeling of job satisfaction and usefulness in remote work, as well as the atmosphere governing the organization, and as a result of these things, it improves the activities of the members.
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