Impact of Hybrid Work Arrangements on Employee Productivity and Work-Life Balance: A JD-R Theory Perspective from the Indian IT Industry

The post-pandemic era has witnessed a permanent shift toward hybrid work arrangements in knowledge-intensive industries. This study examines the influence of hybrid work intensity on employee productivity, mediated by work-life balance and moderated by job resources and job demands, using the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) Theory.
An explanatory sequential mixed-methods approach was adopted. Survey data were collected from 250 IT professionals in Delhi-NCR and Bengaluru, supplemented by 15 semi-structured interviews. Hayes’ PROCESS macro and structural equation modeling were used for hypothesis testing.

Hybrid work, Employee productivity, Work-life balance, JD-R theory

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