Posters (Asynchronous Session)
The Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Expatriates: A Pathway to Work-life Harmony? View Digital Media
Poster Session Sylvia Mello
International assignments tend to be a turbulent time for expatriates, as they bring about changes in the two main spheres of their lives: personal/private and work. Although work-life interface is a challenge among expatriates it can also be an enrichment. In view of this situation, the aim of this paper is to identify how expatriates work-day life changed while performing overseas tasks during the COVID-19 pandemic and analyze how this new status quo will influence future expatriates’ expectations regarding their work-life interface. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 expatriates. Results show that although since the beginning of the quarantine, private life is interfering in work bringing work-life conflict, the role of expatriates’ family positively impacted their work-life balance and enrichment. We conclude that the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on expatriates can be a pathway to work-life harmony, where work and life are seen as an integrative domain, rather than competing ones.
Educational E-resources Services and Students' Academic Role Performance in University of Calabar, Nigeria View Digital Media
Poster Session Idorenyin Eton, Abigail Okon, Clement Eton
The main thrust of this study was to investigate the influence of educational e-resources services on students’ academic role performance in University of Calabar in Cross River State. Two null hypotheses were formulated to direct the study. The study made use of survey design research. The total population consist of one thousand one hundred and forty seven (1,847) postgraduate students of 2017/2018 academic session in University of Calabar. The sample of the study is made up of five hundred and fifty four postgraduate students which represent 30% of the entire population through stratified random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire entitled “Educational E-resources Services and Postgraduate Students’ Role Performance Questionnaire (PSRPQ)”. The reliability estimate of .77 to.85 were obtained, this was established through the Cronbach co-efficient Alpha reliability method. Data were analyzed using One Way Analysis of variance (ANOVA). Major findings of the study revealed a significant influence of e-library and turn- it- in services on students’ academic role performance in the university. Based on the finding, it was recommended among others that university management should focus on energy sector in providing alternate power supply such as inverters to e-library, laboratories, resource room among others to aid accessibility to internet by students and university should also adopt simplified training approach so as to equip students in the universities with enough knowledge about turn-it-in services.
Organizations and Work in Future Digital Business Models: How Education, Entertainment, Consultancy and Self-employment is Reshaped View Digital Media
Poster Session Jorge Washington Barrientos
This study summarizes the progress of a research project. It lists early results focused on (1) key literature review to contextualize the topic; (2) interpretation of ongoing surveys; and (3) general consensus and dissensus in key speakers considered experts in education, entertainment, consultancy, and self-employment. At the same time the poster includes relevant information to support answers of some research questions.
