Remote Work of Offices in a Pandemic: the Experience of China
Abstract
Relevance. The COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic has made working from home a necessity: physical contact is avoidable and at the same time not limited to physical location. In the context of epidemic prevention, a remote office has a huge advantage. At the same time, telecommuting has exposed many of the challenges associated with home office.
The purpose of the study is to analyze current trends in the development of remote office work in the context of a pandemic using the example of China.
Objectives: to identify the benefits of remote work, existing problems when working at home, information security problems and trust issues in a remote office; to determine the state and future trends of remote work in China; to substantiate the effectiveness of using blockchain technology in the development of a remote office in the future.
Methodology. This article will combine the characteristics of a remote office and the current situation of development when using blockchain technology to solve the main existing problems of a remote office at this stage and remove obstacles to the development of a remote office.
Results. Based on the study, the following results were obtained: the advantages of remote work, existing problems when working at home, information security problems and problems with trust in a remote office were identified, the state and future trends of remote work in China were determined, the effectiveness of using blockchain technology in the development of remote office in the future.
Conclusions. The author concluded that there are broad prospects for the development of a remote office. Blockchain technology is driving the development of the remote office in the future. The remote office security mechanism should be developed based on blockchain technology, since blockchain will help to effectively solve the problem of trust in the remote office.
About the Author
Shui Ding
Southwest State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ding Shui, Post-Graduate Student
50 Let Oktyabrya str. 94, Kursk 305040
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Ding Sh. Remote Work of Offices in a Pandemic: the Experience of China. Proceedings of the Southwest State University. Series: Economics. Sociology. Management. 2021;11(3):281-291. (In Russ.)
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