The effect of remote working on motivation in the covid-19 pandemic: A research in the banking sector

Covid-19 Pandemic emerged in December 2019 have caused coercive and sudden change in all aspects of the life. Remote working, previously accepted as a privilege became a common practice. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of remote working on the motivation of employees in the banking sector. Purposive sampling technique was used in the research and a questionnaire was applied to 320 employees. The obtained data was analyzed using the SPSS 25 program. Descriptive and comparative statistics were used in the analysis. In the study, no significant relationship was observed between the increase in the duration of remote work and the motivation levels of the participants. It has been determined that the differences in demographic characteristics have no effect on the motivation level according to the remote working status. Keywords: Banking, Covid-19, Motivation, Pandemic, Remote Working