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Impact of institutional support on educators' subjective well-being during the transition to virtual work due to COVID-19 lockdown

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 November 2021

Vilmantė Kumpikaitė-Valiūnienė Open the ORCID record for Vilmantė Kumpikaitė-Valiūnienė [Opens in a new window] ,
Jurga Duobienė Open the ORCID record for Jurga Duobienė [Opens in a new window] ,
Vilmantė Liubinienė Open the ORCID record for Vilmantė Liubinienė [Opens in a new window] ,
Judita Kasperiūnienė Open the ORCID record for Judita Kasperiūnienė [Opens in a new window]  and
Ilona Tandzegolskienė Open the ORCID record for Ilona Tandzegolskienė [Opens in a new window]
Vilmantė Kumpikaitė-Valiūnienė*
Affiliation:
School of Economics and Business, Kaunas University of Technology, Gedimino 50-211, Kaunas, 44249, Lithuania
Jurga Duobienė
Affiliation:
School of Economics and Business, Kaunas University of Technology, Gedimino 50-211, Kaunas, 44249, Lithuania
Vilmantė Liubinienė
Affiliation:
Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, K. Donelaičio, 73, 44249 Kaunas, Lithuania
Judita Kasperiūnienė
Affiliation:
Faculty of Informatics, Vytautas Magnus University, Vileikos g. 8, LT-4440, Kaunas, Lithuania
Ilona Tandzegolskienė
Affiliation:
Educational Research Institute, Vytautas Magnus University, Jonavos g. 66–309, Kaunas, Lithuania
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Author for correspondence: Vilmantė Kumpikaitė-Valiūnienė, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

The coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic changed regular life and work around the world. Educational institutions moved to a virtual environment, in many cases without any experience and preparation. This paper explores the impact of institutional support on educators' subjective well-being during the pandemic lockdown. A quantitative study was conducted in Lithuania with 1,851 educators in April 2020. Institutional support was found to have a positive impact on work–life balance and well-being, as well as reducing work-related, client-related and personal burnout. This study begins a dialog on institutional support and its impact on employee well-being in unexpected work and life conditions.

Keywords

COVID-19educatorsinstitutional supportsubjective well-beingvirtual work
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Research Article
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Journal of Management & Organization , Volume 27 , Special Issue 6: Physical and virtual work environments during COVID-19 , November 2021 , pp. 1150 - 1168
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press and Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management 2021

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