Telework, productivity and wellbeing: an Australian perspective

Bosua, Rachelle; Gloet, Marianne; Kurnia, Sherah; Mendoza, Antonette; Yong, Jongsay

doi:10.7790/tja.v63i1.390

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“…This non-standard form of organisational dynamic presents unique challenges to teleworkers, managers and organisations (Rasmussen and Corbett, 2008;Bosua et al, 2013;Dahlstrom, 2013). Telework typically takes place in the home, but may also occur on the road, in a co-working centre, smart centre or digital work hub, or in other remote contexts.…”

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“…Both constructs are understood to be predictors of wellbeing outcomes in the workplace and are therefore considered to be important to telework outcomes. Importantly, specific support of teleworkers is thought to have an important influence on telework outcomes as telework differs from work undertaken in the central workplace in important ways and therefore requires a different management approach in order to yield productive outcomes (Bosua et al, 2013). Indeed, Lautsch et al (2009) reported that teleworkers supervised with an information sharing approach were more likely to enjoy lower work-family conflict and increased work performance.…”

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“…Indeed, technical support is necessary to ensure effective coordination with the central office and co-workers (Bosua et al, 2013). Furthermore, research has indicated that the more that an individual teleworks the more support is sought and the greater level of formal support is required with regard to technology and training (Baker et al, 2006a(Baker et al, , 2006bBayrak, 2012).…”

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“…Given the important influence of various forms of support from the workplace on wellbeing outcomes such as social isolation and work-family conflict (Griggs et al, 2013;Nohe and Sonntag, 2014), it is reasonable to expect that organisationally-derived support will have a positive influence on perceived social isolation. Telework support would also be predicted to influence social isolation by providing effective and reliable communication channels between the teleworker and co-workers, line-manager and the organisation (Bosua et al, 2013). Each form of support would be expected to enhance the potential for the development of personal relationships and sharing of task-related knowledge between mobile workers and co-workers.…”

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“…The choice of co-working can be the source of numerous benefits. Among these, many underline the clear benefit of being able to increase the general levels of work productivity (Ross & Ressia, 2015), or that of being able to more easily gain access to a wide range of advanced skills, without forgetting the improved results in terms of job satisfaction and work/life balance (Bosua et al, 2013).…”

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From the Unusual to the Useful: Digital Platforms and Co-Working Spaces as Instruments for Human Resource Management in Emerging Economic and Organizational Environments

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2017

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In this present economic situation, the use of freelance workers, whose role in organizations runs side by side with that of full time workers, is becoming increasingly more important. The joint presence of these two very different forms of human resource, represents an important challenge to Human Resource Management, which has to adequately exploit the qualities of those who work within the organization, irrespective of the type of contractual ties they may have. Managerial literature has come up with limited contributions on this topic and without finding effective solutions to the integrated management of such an assortment of human resources. In this paper we contribute to fill this literature gap by proposing a conceptual model concerning how using digital platforms and co-working spaces may facilitate the company's human resource management. This particular model outlines how these two instruments can assist the work of HR managers, especially with the conception and implementation of recruitment and motivational processes.

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Organisational adoption of telecommuting: Evidence from a developing country

Ansong

Boateng

2017

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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Even though telecommuting has been a growing phenomenon in the more advanced world over the past 2 decades, businesses in Africa and more specifically West Africa are yet to adopt the practice, hence providing a gap for research into telecommuting in a developing country such as Ghana to be filled. The study sought to investigate the technological, environmental, and organisational factors that influence telecommuting adoption and to also examine the potential benefits of adopting telecommuting in the operations of Ericsson Ghana.Technology-organisation-environment (TOE) framework was used as the guiding lens. The study, from the critical realism perspective, adopted the qualitative research approach. Hence, Ericsson Ghana was selected as the case. Miles and Huberman's transcendental realism data analysis approach was used for the case study. This study's findings established that the staff and the company as a whole benefited from the adoption of telecommuting practices. The study also identified some factors that influence the adoption of telecommuting. Contribution is therefore made by the findings of the study to the body of knowledge by probing into strategies and guidelines for implementing telecommuting in Ghana and to a larger extent West Africa. Arguably, few studies have been conducted on telecommuting from a developing economy's perspective using the TOE framework. Again, this study provides the guideline for policy discourse in relation to telecommuting adoption in Ghana.The originality of this study lies in the ability to identify an organisation in a developing country such as Ghana, which has institutionalised telecommuting practices for a case study.

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Telework, productivity and wellbeing: an Australian perspective

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The role of organisational support in teleworker wellbeing: A socio-technical systems approach

The role of organisational support in teleworker wellbeing: A socio-technical systems approach

From the Unusual to the Useful: Digital Platforms and Co-Working Spaces as Instruments for Human Resource Management in Emerging Economic and Organizational Environments

Organisational adoption of telecommuting: Evidence from a developing country

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