Telework and Work-Life Balance: Some Dimensions for Organisational Change

Gálvez, Ana; Martínez, María Jesús Peñalver; Pérez, Carmen Viqueira

doi:10.2190/wr.16.3-4.b

Cited by 41 publications

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“…According to other studies, an important issue related to telework is the autonomy concerning the performance of activities. For organizations that grant organizational support and autonomy to employees, telework is an efficient solution [31]. Furthermore, the connection between flexible work practices (FWP) and the organizational attachment is mediated by the autonomy that employees might think they have regarding the structure and control of how, when, and where they can work [15].…”

Section: Telework Work-life Balance and Teleworkers' Skillsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Another highly researched consequence is the traffic decrease on the national roads [31,56,57]. Moreover, Chakrabarti [58] shows that telework (on average, at least once a week) is associated with a 15% increase of walking in the time span of a week.…”

Section: Social Implications Of Teleworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As a result of the provided hypotheses, the theoretical model that will be tested is presented in Figure 1. An additional social impact of telework is the decrease in unemployment among people with disabilities and other categories of vulnerable people [31]. The present research focuses on the decline in unemployment among inhabitants of rural areas, who, in Romania, represent a vulnerable social category [55].…”

Section: Social Implications Of Teleworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Telework proves itself a sustainable work system that allows the access into the labor market of certain socio-professional categories that would otherwise have less employment opportunities (mothers with small children, people living in rural areas etc.). Following the directions set by other researchers [31,44,56,57], the model designed in this paper highlights that telework could generate sustainable social effects both in terms of human resources management (e.g., job opportunities for women with children, reducing unemployment in rural areas), as well as rendering other activities with social implications more efficient (e.g., reducing traffic on public roads). The issue of traffic on public roads has also been investigated from the point of view of time traffic [67], which can be considered a determinant of subjective well-being [68].…”

Section: Conclusion Managerial Implications and Limitations Of Thementioning

confidence: 99%

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Sustainable Social and Individual Implications of Telework: A New Insight into the Romanian Labor Market

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This research aims to evaluate the individual and social implications of telework, along with the foreseeable permanent result that could be generated. Consistent with this objective, a survey has been carried out on a sample of 1180 Romanian employees, on which a model has been developed, based on structural equation modelling. The model includes five latent variables, on the one hand targeting telework features and on the other hand, its possible effects on individuals and society. At an individual level, the study results emphasize that telework could contribute to a better work–life balance and could also help teleworkers to develop specific teleworking abilities. At a social level, telework could generate sustainable effects targeting the long-term management of the work force and providing solutions to potential problems at local community levels. The managerial implications of this study are directed toward the need to implement a series of sustainable human resource management strategies and efficient employee training and development programs. Moreover, organizations need to be more proactive in assuming corporate social responsibilities.

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Section: Telework Work-life Balance and Teleworkers' Skillsmentioning

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Section: Social Implications Of Teleworkmentioning

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“…Second, it appears to be a measure that modifies the masculine work culture that is the norm in the Spanish market (Borras et al, 2012). There are two reasons for this: (a) It offers the possibility of an alternative model; (b) It shows a new way of understanding the relationship between work and family (Gálvez et al, 2012). Finally, it is configured as a possibility that does not discriminate on the basis of gender and that releases women from their exclusive responsibility for caring for the family (Belzunegui, 2008; Eurofound, 2017b).…”

Section: Extra-long Working Hours: the Spanish Situationmentioning

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Resisting long working hours: The case of Spanish female teleworkers

Gálvez

Serrano

Alcaraz

2018

German Journal of Human Resource Management: Zeitschrift für Pe

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Spain has some of the longest working days in the European Union and this presents problems for women employees, especially with regard to their work-life balance. Teleworking has been introduced as a possible solution. Our article analyses this working relationship and shows how female teleworkers produce new interpretations of time, space and agency. When it comes to time, we conclude that there is 'gendered time' and 'resistance time'. This (a) illustrates how women who telework deploy different approaches in the way they relate to their temporal, spatial and material worlds, and (b) defines a particular type of agency associated with teleworking that vindicates their condition as both female workers and mothers, and denounces a patriarchal labour model designed by and for men.

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