Abstract: At the onset of the covid-19 pandemic, hitherto unexperimented work models were quickly resorted upon as an emergency response to work disruptions, with organizations implementing various measures to mitigate against work and workplace disruptions. Although many organizations have now progressively adapted to a new normal of working, some organizations are still tinkering with different work models in order to survive through the pandemic, with some opting to implementing a head count reduction strategy as a means of maintaining competitiveness, which consequently......
Key words: Role Creep, Reactance Theory, Expectancy Theory.
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