Redefining work dynamics: How technology affordance and remote flexibility drive organizational excellence?

Area of Science:

• Business and Management
• Information Systems
• Organizational Psychology

Background:

• Emerging workplace trends emphasize digital tools and remote work.
• Understanding the impact of technology affordance (TA) is crucial for modern organizations.
• Affordance Theory provides a framework for analyzing technology's role in work.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate the impact of technological affordance (TA) on remote work flexibility.
• To examine the mediating role of remote work flexibility between TA and key performance indicators.
• To assess these relationships within the context of Saudi Arabian organizations.

Main Methods:

• Survey data collected from 249 employees in Saudi public and private sectors.
• Partial Least Squares (PLS) modeling used for data analysis.
• Model grounded in Affordance Theory and contemporary workplace dynamics.

Main Results:

• Technological affordance demonstrates a significant positive effect on remote work flexibility.
• Remote work flexibility acts as a significant mediator between TA and multiple outcomes.
• Positive mediation observed for in-role job performance, innovative job performance, employee satisfaction, and organizational productivity.

Conclusions:

• Technological affordance is vital for enabling remote work flexibility.
• Remote work flexibility is a key driver for improving employee performance and satisfaction.
• Organizations in Saudi Arabia can leverage digital tools and remote work to boost productivity and achieve excellence.