The Role of Organizational Culture in Fostering Hybrid Work Preferences

Abstract

The emergence of hybrid work models after COVID-19 has completely transformed how organizations function in India, particularly in the IT sector, but there has been insufficient research on what drives employees to choose their work options. The research investigates how organizational culture affects hybrid work choices for 102 IT employees from Chennai, while also assessing how demographic factors (gender, family type, age, tenure) impact those preferences. The results shows that organizational culture functions as a positive predictor because it explains 18.8% of variance, and work experience served as the only factor which distinguished between different demographic groups, with employees who had worked between zero to five years demonstrating the strongest preference. It's found that gender, family type and age did not have any significant impact on the results. The findings establish JD-R theory applications for hybrid work environments and explains how cultural aspects of their organizations drive employee retention practices.