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Digital Fatigue and Employee Productivity: A Human-Tech Interaction Study in Remote Workspaces in Bangladesh

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Student Authors
Tamim Hasan Apurbo
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Engineering, FST
Mahdi Hassan Noor Asif
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Engineering, FST
Supervisors
Md. Mortuza Ahmmed
Associate Professor, Faculty, FST

Abstract

Remote and hybrid work have accelerated because of the COVID–19 pandemic, leading to more screen and digital workload, and digital fatigue has worsened in Bangladesh. This study looks at digital fatigue and employee productivity from 2015 to 2023 by measuring the connection between screen time, meeting overload, and wellness interventions and how each change workplace outcomes. A mixed-methods approach was taken. Annual time series secondary data from 2015–2023 variables average daily screen time, D-FARS scale digital fatigue scores, productivity index (base year 2015), burnout rates, and wellness tech adoption have been used for quantitative analysis. Regression models and correlation tests were used. Policy document review and sectoral case studies from the tech, garment, banking, and education sectors were utilized for the qualitative analysis. Productivity strongly correlated negatively with digital fatigue (r = –0.79, p < 0.01). Fatigue went up 0.6 points for every hour of screen time. Hitting the meeting overload explained 34 per cent of productivity loss in 2020–2022. Firms that employed wellness technologies had less burnout (22%) and more productivity (14%). Policy interventions post 2021 have early positive impacts. Digital fatigue hampers remote productivity. Bangladesh needs strategic intervention, meeting caps, ergonomic support, and asynchronous workflows to secure the establishment of a sustainable digital work culture.

Keywords

Digital Fatigue Employee Productivity Remote Work Wellness Technology Human-Tech Interaction.

Publication Details

  • Type of Publication:
  • Conference Name: International Conference on Business and Technology in the 21st Century (ICBT) 2025
  • Date of Conference: 20/09/2025 - 20/09/2025
  • Venue: Day-1: University of Asia Pacific, Day-2: University of Dhaka
  • Organizer: The School of Business,University of Asia Pacific , The Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka, and The Weiden Business School and Institute of Psychological & Behavioral Science, OTH Amberg-Weiden, Germany
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