Estado emocional y productividad laboral en los profesores universitarios de la escuela superior politécnica de chimborazo ciudad de riobamba, post covid

Abstract

The study about post COVID emotional situation and work productivity affecting university professors at Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo (ESPOCH), in Riobamba city, was aimed to investigate the relationship between the emotional condition and the aspects that affect the productive development of the teaching staff at ESPOCH, in order to develop a solution strategy. In this study, both a quantitative and a qualitative methodology was used, instruments such as surveys were applied to teachers, and a diagnosis of the current situation was carried out using the SWOT matrix, where it was determined that there is no more feeling of sadness and nostalgia upon returning to on campus activities after lock downs, but it can be seen a type of discomfort due to technological issues and the lack of adequate infrastructure, also the need to work more than 8 hours a day to comply with designated tasks, lack of activities and resources for breaks or work rest, stress generated by high load of tasks, deadlines and expectations in face-to-face work, which determines an alignment of the impact of COVID and the virtual modality on the emotional situation of teachers along with productivity. The proposed strategy pretends to create a workshop to increase the teacher’s emotional intelligence plus resilience activities and ways to recharge energy to avoid emotional fatigue in order to reduce the perception of fear, uncertainty to substantially improve and balance the level of productivity.