Control in Flexible Working Arrangements

Gerdenitsch, Cornelia; Kubicek, Bettina; Korunka, Christian

doi:10.1027/1866-5888/a000121

Cited by 38 publications

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“…Apparently, the range of choices of different activity settings falls short of fulfilling the need for autonomy of those workers who strongly feel this need. Referring to a study by Gerdenitsch et al [ 53 ], this may indicate that the freedom of choice in ABW environments is perceived as not only autonomously but also externally controlled. In this context, perceived external control might be related to social barriers (e.g., social norms) and practical barriers (e.g., limited availability of preferred settings) to using different activity settings freely.…”

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confidence: 94%

Individual differences in satisfaction with activity-based work environments

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Satisfaction with activity-based work environments (ABW environments) often falls short of expectations, with striking differences among individual workers. A better understanding of these differences may provide clues for optimising satisfaction with ABW environments and associated organisational outcomes. The current study was designed to examine how specific psychological needs, job characteristics, and demographic variables relate to satisfaction with ABW environments. Survey data collected at seven organizations in the Netherlands (N = 551) were examined using correlation and regression analyses. Significant correlates of satisfaction with ABW environments were found: need for relatedness (positive), need for privacy (negative), job autonomy (positive), social interaction (positive), internal mobility (positive), and age (negative). Need for privacy appeared to be a powerful predictor of individual differences in satisfaction with ABW environments. These findings underline the importance of providing work environments that allow for different work styles, in alignment with different psychological need strengths, job characteristics, and demographic variables. Improving privacy, especially for older workers and for workers high in need for privacy, seems key to optimizing satisfaction with ABW environments.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 94%

Individual differences in satisfaction with activity-based work environments

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“…CWs often involve the adoption of flexible work practices that provide people with the flexibility to collaborate across workgroups and functions, depending on the activity requirements (Bean and Eisenberg 2006;Ten Brummelhuis et al 2011;Hoeven and Zoonen 2015;Gerdenitsch et al 2015). This affects communication efficiency, information sharing and workplace support relationships (Collins et al 2016;Gajendran and Harrison 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

Collaborative workplaces for innovation in service companies: barriers and enablers for supporting new ways of working

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The paper aims to provide a systematic overview of the barriers and enablers that contribute to the success or failure of collaborative workplaces initiatives aimed at fostering innovation in service companies. The study is based on semi-structured interviews with innovation managers, human resource managers and facility department executives from a sample of multi-national service companies. Its primary focus is on the workplace initiatives carried out in their Spanish subsidiaries. The paper contributes to the extant research by identifying a conceptual model for collaborative workplaces and by providing a systematic overview of the related barriers and enablers. From the interviews, these factors were organized within a framework usable by practitioners for analysis. This paper is of interest to companies that aim to design collaborative workplace strategies to justify associated investments. It can also provide their managers with guidelines to lead the company in the transition toward new ways of working based on higher employee collaboration and flexibility.

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“…Although this might be true in some cases, like flexible working arrangements (Gerdenitsch, Kubicek, & Korunka, 2015), there is also some evidence suggesting that a few changes are clearly negative. For example, it has been shown that workers appraise work intensification as a hindrance (Paškvan et al, 2016).…”

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confidence: 98%