Post Pandemic Influence: A Study on COVID-19 and its Effects on IT Industry
Post Pandemic Influence: A Study on COVID-19 and its Effects on IT Industry |
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| © 2024 by IJETT Journal | ||
| Volume-72 Issue-4 |
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| Year of Publication : 2024 | ||
| Author : Amritha Rajkumar, F. J. Peter Kumar, S. Senith, A.G. Sudha |
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| DOI : 10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V72I4P115 | ||
How to Cite?
Amritha Rajkumar, F. J. Peter Kumar, S. Senith, A.G. Sudha, "Post Pandemic Influence: A Study on COVID-19 and its Effects on IT Industry," International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. 145-151, 2024. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V72I4P115
Abstract
The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic and its pestilence became a game changer and has recently wrought significant transformation throughout the world. This research examines the repercussions of the coronavirus outbreak on personnel in the Information Technology field and its connected services. These persons have been affected emotionally, psychologically, and socially as a result of the pandemic's significant changes in their work lives and personal anecdotes. In order to comprehend the process of psychological dynamics that has finally affected their lives and personalities, the suggested qualitative study was carried out by conducting in-depth probing interviews with sixteen people. The inquiry aims to investigate and grasp the pandemic's impact on the IT industry's organizational and managerial structure, as well as the work-life harmony and community dynamics of the staff. COVID-19 behavioral patterns were noticed in terms of their influence In regards to individuals' personal experiences, interactions within society, dynamics within organizations, and the atmosphere within workplaces. The exploration focuses too on people's behavioral responses to the epidemic's barriers and painful experiences. This work attempts to investigate the facts of how organizations interact with their employees and how they modify their policies as well as investments in order to achieve long-term success. The COVID-19 pandemic's positive and negative consequences on the computing industry have been projected, and post contagion future has been analyzed. To meet the problems posed at the administrative, infrastructural, and organizational social levels, Indian IT companies are upskilling their workers and upgrading their advanced competency.
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, Post-COVID-19, IT industry, work from home, Work strategies.
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