Factors influencing performance, motivation and stress levels of software developers in remotework: a leadership role analysis

The transition to remote work has fundamentally transformed workplace dynamics in the software development industry, yet quantitative research examining leadership role differences remains limited in Iberoamerican countries. While developed nations have conducted extensive statistical analyses on remote work impacts, Latin American regions including Argentina, Colombia, Spain, and Mexico are significantly underrepresented in this research domain. This study addresses this critical gap by conducting a quantitative analysis of how managerial and individual contributor roles experience remote work differently across these four Iberoamerican countries. We collected survey data from 232 software professionals and applied statistical methods including t-tests, and effect size calculations to investigate differences in performance, motivation, and stress perceptions between leadership roles across demographic variables including country, gender, and remote work adoption level. Our findings reveal substantial role-based disparities in remote work outcomes. Managers show significantly greater benefits from remote work compared to individual contributors, demonstrating large effect sizes in team milestones, motivation, and problem-solving abilities, while experiencing significant reductions in coordination and communication issues. Individual contributors show more modest benefits, primarily in personal well-being areas such as comfort and autonomy. Gender analysis reveals pronounced disparities, with male managers experiencing the strongest positive effects, while female individual contributors face unique challenges. These empirical findings provide the first comprehensive quantitative evidence of role-based remote work differences in the Iberoamerican context, suggesting that organizations should implement differentiated remote work policies tailored to specific leadership roles and demographic groups.

• Autores: Daza Ramírez, Camilo Andrés
• Tipo de recurso: Trabajo de grado de pregrado
• Fecha de publicación: 2024
• Institución: Universidad de los Andes
• Repositorio: Séneca: repositorio Uniandes
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.uniandes.edu.co:1992/76365
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/1992/76365
• Palabra clave: RemoteWork; Software Development; Leadership Roles; Iberoamerican Countries; Motivation; Stress; Performance; Quantitative Analysis; Ingeniería
• Rights: openAccess
• License: https://repositorio.uniandes.edu.co/static/pdf/aceptacion_uso_es.pdf