The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
Hybrid work arrangement has gained increasing popularity in contemporary organizations. However, we know little about how switching between working in office vs. home across days affects work outcomes. Drawing on theories of copresence and pluralistic ignorance, we hypothesize that new (vs. experienced) employees would receive more knowledge from their coworkers on days when they work in the office (vs. home), and perceive themselves to enjoy higher insider status. In turn, daily insider status positively predicts job performance, especially for employees who work in units with lower (vs. higher) power distance climate that value informal power dynamics over formal authority. Daily data collected from 121 full-time employees on a hybrid work arrangement over ten workdays (level-1 n = 1054) supported our hypotheses, and we discuss the implications.
