Leading multilocational work: Challenges and solutions

This intervention study explores the practical day-to-day challenges and seeks solutions faced by managers in three large organisations in managing multilocational work. In addition, a larger survey data on the general level of well-being of managers will be collected. The data consists of survey data, diary entries of challenges and solutions, researchers’ field diaries, and videoed focus group interviews.

With the digitalization sped up by the pandemic, work has become disconnected from time and place, especially in expert work. Plenty of research has already been done in recent years on what multilocational working means for employees, but more research is needed from the management perspective. This study offers new insights into the management of multilocational in Finland. The research will help to identify challenges and find solutions for managing multilocational work and thus also contribute to well-being.