The effect of flexible working arrangements on educator performance in Indonesia

Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to investigate the implementation of flexible working arrangements and satisfaction, family work conflicts and the performance of educators. The potential benefits of FWA implementation for life balance highlight the importance of this research. The study’s results can be used as study material to make policies on implementing FWA for educators.

Design/methodology/approach

The research uses the survey method and conducts interviews with educators who are selected and willing to be interviewed. The research sample was taken by the non-probability sampling method from 245 participants. The analysis used is PLS-SEM.

Findings

The findings indicated that flexible working arrangements had no impact on job satisfaction. The variable that has the greatest influence on determining the performance of educators is job satisfaction.

Originality/value

The study provides information about the application of flexible working arrangements, provides flexibility for educators to change work schedules, do work from anywhere, regulate work patterns and regulate work duration. This study is unique as it focuses more on flexible work arrangements related to remote work arrangements for educators, as the authors understand that no previous study was conducted.

Citation

Jimad, H., Roslina, R. and Yuningsih, Y. (2024), "The effect of flexible working arrangements on educator performance in Indonesia", International Journal of Educational Management, Vol. 38 No. 7, pp. 1944-1958. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEM-12-2023-0631