The interaction between the recent evolution of working from home and online shopping

IF 3.5 2区工程技术 Q1 ENGINEERING, CIVIL Transportation Pub Date : 2024-06-26 DOI:10.1007/s11116-024-10506-4

Motahare Mohammadi, Amir Davatgari, Sina Asgharpour, Ramin Shabanpour, Abolfazl Mohammadian, Sybil Derrible, Ram M. Pendyala, Deborah Salon

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The growing behaviors of work-from-home (WFH) and online shopping hold significant potential for reducing traffic congestion and emissions. Understanding the frequency and the interplay between these two behaviors is important for successful implementation. This study investigates the recent trends of WFH and online shopping and the underlying factors influencing individuals’ decisions on these two behaviors. Focusing on non-grocery online shopping, this study uses comprehensive survey data collected across the United States during October and November 2021. We develop a Generalized Structural Equation Model to jointly examine WFH and online shopping frequency and their interaction. Moreover, the study investigates the psychological aspects of WFH and online shopping, introducing four stochastic latent constructs—WFH comfort, WFH unproductiveness, online shopping enjoyment, and online shopping inconvenience using the attitudinal variables. Results indicate a positive causal relationship, suggesting that increased WFH promotes online shopping engagement. Perceived comfort and productivity at home affect WFH frequency shaped by factors like home workspace, commuting time, childcare responsibilities, and telecommunications with co-workers. Likewise, perceived convenience and enjoyment significantly affect online shopping, influenced by aspects such as timesaving, and the delivery and return process. Technological tools at home also play a role in WFH frequency. Demographic factors like age, race, income, physical disability, and mode choice habits correlate with WFH and online shopping incidence, while job category and employer flexibility influence WFH frequency. These insights can help policymakers to regulate remote work and online shopping activities as they continue to grow.

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在家办公与网上购物之间的相互作用

在家办公（WFH）和网上购物的行为日益增多，为减少交通拥堵和排放带来了巨大潜力。了解这两种行为的频率和相互影响对于成功实施非常重要。本研究调查了 WFH 和网上购物的最新趋势，以及影响个人对这两种行为做出决定的潜在因素。本研究使用 2021 年 10 月和 11 月期间在美国收集的综合调查数据，重点关注非杂货类网上购物。我们建立了一个广义结构方程模型来共同研究 WFH 和网购频率及其交互作用。此外，本研究还考察了全职家庭和网购的心理层面，利用态度变量引入了四个随机潜构--全职家庭舒适度、全职家庭非生产性、网购乐趣和网购不便。结果表明存在正向因果关系，即全职家庭时间的增加会促进网购参与度。在家的舒适度和工作效率会影响全职在家的频率，而家庭工作空间、通勤时间、育儿责任以及与同事的通信等因素会影响全职在家的频率。同样，受节省时间、送货和退货流程等方面的影响，所感知到的便利性和乐趣也会对网购产生重大影响。家中的技术工具也是影响全职工作频率的因素之一。年龄、种族、收入、身体残疾和模式选择习惯等人口因素与全职家庭和网上购物的发生率相关，而工作类别和雇主的灵活性则影响全职家庭的频率。随着远程工作和网上购物活动的不断发展，这些见解有助于政策制定者对其进行规范。

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Transportation 工程技术-工程：土木

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期刊介绍： In our first issue, published in 1972, we explained that this Journal is intended to promote the free and vigorous exchange of ideas and experience among the worldwide community actively concerned with transportation policy, planning and practice. That continues to be our mission, with a clear focus on topics concerned with research and practice in transportation policy and planning, around the world. These four words, policy and planning, research and practice are our key words. While we have a particular focus on transportation policy analysis and travel behaviour in the context of ground transportation, we willingly consider all good quality papers that are highly relevant to transportation policy, planning and practice with a clear focus on innovation, on extending the international pool of knowledge and understanding. Our interest is not only with transportation policies - and systems and services – but also with their social, economic and environmental impacts, However, papers about the application of established procedures to, or the development of plans or policies for, specific locations are unlikely to prove acceptable unless they report experience which will be of real benefit those working elsewhere. Papers concerned with the engineering, safety and operational management of transportation systems are outside our scope.