The character of telework and the characteristics of teleworkers

Haddon, Leslie; Brynin, Malcolm

doi:10.1111/j.1468-005x.2005.00142.x

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“…The use of ICT and social media are related to teleworking and the analysis confirms several results of earlier studies (Dimitrova, 2003;Inkinen, 2006;Haddon and Brynin, 2005). The differences between the tested worker groups (teleworkers and non-teleworkers) indicate that certain assets of (knowledge-intensive and creative) teleworkers relate to the use of ICT and social media.…”

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“…Lai and Burchell, 2008;Haddon and Brynin, 2005;Pyöriä, 2006). The present study contributes to understanding ICT use in relation to telework.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Already in the early 1980s, Toffler (1980) suggested 'electronic cottages' as a solution to the transportation crisis experienced by most high-technology nations. Toffler's views triggered a growing interest in the phenomenon (Cooper and Kurland, 2002;Haddon and Brynin, 2005; not produced a single universally agreed definition. Academics and scholars have varying ways to conceptualize and analyse telework.…”

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Creative and knowledge-intensive teleworkers' relation to e-capital in the Helsinki metropolitan area

Merisalo

Makkonen

Inkinen

2013

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This paper examines the extent to which teleworkers in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area (HMA) fit the profile of knowledge or creative workers. Furthermore, the concept of electronic capital (e-capital), referring to the use of ICT, electronic services and social media, is redefined and applied in relation to teleworkers. The data were gathered through a stratified postal survey (n=971) conducted in the HMA in 2010. Statistical testing indicated no difference in terms of knowledge intensity, creativity and e-capital between 'home-anchored' workers and mobile or part-time teleworkers. However, a significant difference was noted between teleworkers and non-teleworkers.The results reveal the complexity of telework in both a theoretical and empirical context. The paper also points to the significance of e-capital in relation to telework, networking and the creating and maintaining of social relations, supporting the theoretical proposition of e-capital.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 84%

“…Lai and Burchell, 2008;Haddon and Brynin, 2005;Pyöriä, 2006). The present study contributes to understanding ICT use in relation to telework.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Creative and knowledge-intensive teleworkers' relation to e-capital in the Helsinki metropolitan area

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2013

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“…Research from North America shows that professionals and clericals predominate among teleworkers relative to blue-collar workers, whereas it appears that approximately the same proportion of males and females telework (Bailey and Kurland, 2002;Schweitzer and Duxbury, 2006;Tremblay, 2002;Tremblay and Najem, 2010). Similarly, Haddon and Brynin (2005) show that managers and professionals predominate among European teleworkers. It is thought that professionals, managers, and/or knowledge workers tend to have autonomy and control over their work and work environment, and thus are relatively likely to opt to telework (Clear and Dickson, 2005;Taskin and Edwards 2007;Tremblay and Najem, 2010).…”

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“…Haddon and Brynin, 2005;Verbeke et al, 2008), we are interested in all situations where an employee works from home at least some of the time. Because of the range of definitions used, the estimates of the prevalence of telework vary widely.…”

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Dialing it in: A Missed Opportunity Regarding the Strategic Use of Telework?

Cooke

Chowhan

Cooper

2014

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The purpose of this paper is to examine the degree of alignment of organizational strategies with two types of telework using Statistics Canada’s 2005 Workplace and Employee Survey data. In this paper, we intentionally use the most inclusive definition of telework, because we are interested in all cases where an employee works from home at least some of the time. We consider telework to be ‘employee-oriented’ when an employee works at home to address his and her family-related or personal wants or needs, and ‘employer-oriented’ when an employee works at home due to the employer’s strategic or operational objectives. The three organizational strategies that we considered were innovation, involvement, and cost-containment. We found that employers focusing on innovation were significantly more likely than other employers to use both types of telework, with greater emphasis on employee-oriented telework, whereas employers using an involvement strategy were less likely to use either type of telework, albeit at only a weak level of significance. Moreover, we did not find a statistical relationship between the cost containment strategy and either type of telework. We hypothesized that employee-oriented telework would be more common among workers in workplaces focusing on innovation or involvement, but less common among workers in workplaces focusing on cost containment. We hypothesized the reverse situation for the incidence of employer-oriented telework. On the whole, the results suggested that employers are not universally aligning the implementation of the two types of telework with their organizational strategies. Rather, either telework is not commonly used as a strategic tool or, alternatively, the strategic implementation of these two types of telework is more contingent upon other organizational or employee factors in specific circumstances.Dans cet article nous proposons d’examiner le degré d’alignement des stratégies organisationnelles selon deux types de télétravail, et ce, à partir des données de l’Enquête sur le milieu de travail et les employés de 2005 de Statistiques Canada. Nous adoptons intentionnellement la définition la plus inclusive du télétravail qui soit parce que nous nous intéressons à toutes les situations où un employé travaille à partir de son domicile et ce, pour au moins une partie de son temps de travail. Nous considérons que le télétravail est « orienté vers l’employé » lorsqu’un employé travaille à domicile pour répondre à ses souhaits ou à ses besoins pour des raisons familiales ou personnelles, et est « orienté vers l’employeur », lorsqu’un employé travaille à domicile pour répondre à un objectif stratégique et opérationnel de son employeur. Les trois stratégies organisationnelles que nous avons retenues sont l’innovation, l’implication et le contrôle des coûts.Nos ...

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The character of telework and the characteristics of teleworkers

Cited by 119 publications

References 14 publications

Creative and knowledge-intensive teleworkers' relation to e-capital in the Helsinki metropolitan area

Creative and knowledge-intensive teleworkers' relation to e-capital in the Helsinki metropolitan area

Dialing it in: A Missed Opportunity Regarding the Strategic Use of Telework?

Changing Times: Home Life and Domestic Habit

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