FACTORS SHAPING ATTITUDES TOWARDS REMOTE WORK IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
ONDŘEJ DVOULETÝ - MARKO OREL - DANA HAGUE - DAVID ANTHONY PROCHÁZKA - SOFIYA ZEMLYANSKAYA
https://doi.org/10.53465/ER.2644-7185.2026.2.62-90
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated remote work adoption globally, prompting an investigation into factors influencing employees' work arrangement preferences. This study examines remote work preferences among employees in remote-friendly companies in the Czech Republic, with particular focus on employment status – an understudied yet significant predictor. Drawing on data from an online survey of 227 respondents conducted in 2024, we employed descriptive statistics and regression analysis to investigate factors shaping remote work preferences. Our findings reveal that full-time employees demonstrate a significantly stronger inclination toward remote work than their part-time counterparts, while demographic factors such as age and gender show no statistically significant effects. The study provides nuanced insights into the motivations for and barriers to remote work adoption, including considerations of work-life balance and productivity. These findings contribute to Human Resource Development (HRD) theory and practice by challenging conventional assumptions about remote work preferences in post-socialist economies, such as the Czech Republic, and by providing evidence-based insights for organizations developing flexible work policies. The results suggest that employment status, rather than previously emphasized generational or gender differences, may be a more crucial factor in shaping remote work preferences within the Czech context.
Keywords: remote work, workplace, generation Z, millennial, the Czech Republic
JEL Classification: J20, J22
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Online publication date: 29 June 2026
To cite this article (APA style):
Dvouletý. O., Orel, M., Hague, D., Procházka, D. A, Zemlyanskaya, S. (2026). Factors shaping attitudes towards remote work in the Czech Republic. Economic Review, 55(2), 62 - 90. https://doi.org/10.53465/ER.2644-7185.2026.2.62-90
Publisher: Bratislava University of Economics and Business
ISSN 2644-7185 (online)
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