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Over two million Indonesians have been exposed to COVID-19. Every day, thousands of new confirmed cases continue to infect people and form local transmission, even though the guidelines for implementing health protocols in efforts against this pandemic have been rolled out. This study aims to reveal how COVID-19 health protocols are being implemented in Indonesia. We collected information from 289 students to observe the surrounding environment by distributing online questionnaires that include parameters for wearing masks and physical distancing. This study used a mix-method approach, in which the statistical and descriptive analysis were carried out sequentially. This study showed that the presence of positive cases does not affect the implementation of health protocols. Mann-Whitney's test also confirmed that there were no significant differences between the COVID-19 transmitted area and the green zone. This condition was caused by a lack of socialization, social exemplarity, mutual reprimand, and enforcement of the rules. The experience of people telling others to wear a mask has a low, significant, and positive correlation with the intensity of reprimanding others. This phenomenon shows that social awareness of implementing health protocols can continue to increase if they are accustomed to self-awareness. The implementation of the health protocol requires assessment to avoid inconsistencies that reduce the compliance of people.
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Remote work, which has become widespread in today's digitalized world, has gained pace globally. Especially with the effect of the pandemic, many institutions in different sectors have had to quickly adapt to this new order. Remote working is now at an irreversible point in today's working life, and therefore, the need to carry out studies that will increase the effectiveness of remote working, as well as that will help to eliminate the situations that will reduce the success of remote working, has gained vital importance in providing competitive advantage for institutions. The virtualization of business practices, increasing virtual teams and virtual meetings can force the employees to be available at any time, which can lead to work-family conflicts and as a result to employee burnout and poor performance. In today's digital business world, both employees and employers have important responsibilities to prevent work-family conflict, which has a significant impact on both employee and company success. The aim of this study is to determine the factors that have either a positive or negative effect on the work-family conflict experienced by the employees in their digitally supported remote working life, based on a literature review of recent relevant studies. © Peter Lang GmbH.
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Initially, white-collar workers would do implement their activities by working from the office (WFO) but later changed to working from home (WFH) during COVID-19. This study aims to analyze the effect of the pandemic on white-collar workers based on the driver-pressure-state-impact-response (DPSIR) model and semantic aspect. Respondents came from 22 provinces in Indonesia. The study used a sequential mixed methods design to reveal the significance between DPSIR components and to understand the meaning of symbols or signs. The results showed that there is a significant gender difference, specifically in the driver (D). The correlation value of P-S, S-I, and I-R in men was more significant than in women (p < 0.05). Men expressed more statements about the COVID-19 effect than did women. They used adverbs with adjective words, showing that the pandemic requires a proper adaptation, although, at the same time, they felt difficult, bored, and depressed. Based on these analyses, institutions need to pay more attention to the work efficiency and work-life balance of their workers. © 2022 IJSCL. All rights reserved.