A Achieving Project Performance through Work from Home dur-ing the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mediating Role of Procrastina-tion

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic gave rise to work from home; however, its complexities, effects, and effectiveness in project-based settings have received little attention. The current study aims to test the effects of working from home on project performance, with procrastination acting as a mediator. The survey method is used to collect cross-sectional data for telecom sector-related projects, which is then analyzed using the SEM analysis in AMOS. The study’s key findings are that working from home has a significant positive effect on project performance and staff procrastination, while staff procrastination has a negative impact on project performance. Furthermore, procrastination was discovered to be a mediator in the relationship between work from home and project performance. The finding implies that work from home must be properly managed in order to be effective in a project setting, especially in Pakistan.