Does teleworking affect physical activities, dietary patterns, job stress, and productivity of Indonesian employees? A moderated mediation analysis
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DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.23(2).2025.55
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Article InfoVolume 23 2025, Issue #2, pp. 763-774
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The progression of teleworking in the post-pandemic era and its diverging effects on employees are widely debated among global businesses. This study evaluates the impact of teleworking on employees’ physical activities, dietary patterns, job stress, and productivity through a moderated mediation approach. The research objectives are achieved by collecting data through a survey of 443 employees working in banking, insurance, health, and manufacturing institutions in Indonesia. The selection of these sectors was guided by their growing economic contribution to long-term developmental plans (2025–2045) and existing teleworking regulations for their employees. The findings show that teleworking has a significant positive effect on dietary patterns (SE = 0.481; UE = 6.458) and employee productivity (SE = 0.515; UE = 8.508), a significant negative effect on job stress (SE = –0.220; UE = –5.216) and an insignificant positive effect on physical activities (SE = 0.381; UE = 7.257). The mediation result confers that physical activities (SE = 0.436) and dietary patterns (SE = 0.517) have a significant positive impact on the productivity of teleworking employees. However, the mediating effect of job stress (SE = –0.321) shows an insignificant and negative impact on the productivity of teleworking employees. It is also observed that organizational culture plays a significant, positive moderating role (SE = 0.552) in enhancing the productivity of teleworking employees. These findings contribute to developing hybrid working policies for managers looking to address problems of maintaining employee health and productivity in the workplace.
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JEL Classification (Paper profile tab)D20, D23, M12, M14
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- Figure 1. Conceptual framework
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- Table 1. Respondents’ demographic profiles
- Table 2. Data normality and reliability test
- Table 3. Varimax rotation results
- Table 4. Path coefficients of the integrated model
- Table 5. Model adjustment indices
- Table 6. Results of multigroup analysis
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