Mapping ICT use at home and telecommuting practices: A perspective from work/family border theory

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 385-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis Leung ◽  
Renwen Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Ict Use ◽  
Border Theory ◽  
Work Family ◽  
At Home

scholarly journals Work-Life Conflict During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 237802312098285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Schieman ◽  
Philip J. Badawy ◽  
Melissa A. Milkie ◽  
Alex Bierman
Keyword(s):  
National Survey ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Family ◽  
High Work ◽  
Work Life Conflict ◽  
At Home

The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic upended work, family, and social life. These massive changes may have created shifts in exposure to work-life conflict. Using a national survey that followed Canadian workers from September 2019 into April and June 2020, the authors find that work-life conflict decreased among those with no children at home. In contrast, for those with children at home, the patterns depended on age of youngest child. Among individuals with children younger than 6 or between 6 and 12, no decreases in work-life conflict were observed. In contrast, those with teenagers did not differ from the child-free. Although these patterns did not significantly differ by gender, they were amplified among individuals with high work-home integration. These findings suggest an overall pattern of reduced work-life conflict during the pandemic—but also that these shifts were circumscribed by age of youngest child at home and the degree of work-home integration.

scholarly journals The Mother’s Perspective: Factors Considered When Choosing to Enter a Stay-at-Home Father and Working Mother Relationship

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1260-1268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassie Rushing ◽  
Misti Sparks
Keyword(s):  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Working Mother ◽  
Biological Children ◽  
Decision Making Factors ◽  
Cost Benefit Ratio ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Cost ◽  
At Home

A qualitative study was conducted to examine the decision-making factors of entering a stay-at-home father and working mother relationship based on the mother’s perspective. A total of 20 married, heterosexual, working mothers with biological children aged 1 to 4 years were asked questions regarding how they decided to enter a stay-at-home father and working mother relationship as well as contributing factors to this decision. The findings presented in this article were part of a larger study that examined mothers’ overall perspectives of the working mother stay-at-home father dynamics. The themes that emerged regarding how the decision was made to enter this kind of relationship were creating a work–family life balance, utilizing the cost-benefit ratio, and applying personality/trait strengths.

scholarly journals Is using ICT at home good or bad for learning? A cross-country comparison of the impact of home use of ICT for entertainment and learning on PISA 2015 Science test results

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrian Hatos
Keyword(s):  
Regression Models ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Ict Use ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Science Test ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
The Impact ◽  
At Home

There is much contradiction in the results of recent research results concerning the impact of ICT home use by students on learning. Despite the availability of the large body of data from the PISA 2015 survey in which respondents from 47 countries answered the ICT use modules, the research results are still far from conclusive either. Consequently, the purpose of the present research is to explore the cross-country variation of the impact of ICT use at home for entertainment and for learning on the Science test results obtained by students in PISA 2015. More specifically, linear regression models of PISA 2015 Science test results at country-level will be ran, then the variations in betas of the regression models for the 47 countries will be statistically investigated including correlations with other presumably important country-level descriptors. The main conclusions are that is erroneous to expect for positive or negative general effects, as most probably they depend on country-level features, and that the impact of home use, for learning and for entertainment respectively, of ICT are in a kind of homeopathic negative cross-country relationship.

When Family Calls: How Gender, Money, and Care Shape the Relationship between Family Contact and Family-to-Work Conflict

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (8) ◽  
pp. 1188-1213
Author(s):  
Philip J. Badawy ◽  
Scott Schieman
Keyword(s):  
Work And Family ◽  
Financial Strain ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Border Theory ◽  
Work Conflict ◽  
Stress Amplification ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Family Contact ◽  
Over Time

The fluid boundaries between work and family life and the dynamic ways these domains are shaped by communication technology represent an important area in work-family research. However, surprisingly little is known about how family contact at work affects functioning in the work role—especially how these dynamics may change and unfold over time. Drawing on longitudinal data from the Canadian Work, Stress, and Health Study (2011–2017), the present study examines the association between family contact and family-to-work conflict. We find that increases in family contact over time are positively associated with more family-to-work conflict, but gender and three salient family-related conditions—financial strain, providing care for family members, and difficulties with children—are key moderators of this focal relationship. We discover that the focal association is significantly stronger for women and for those with elevated levels of financial strain, caregiving responsibilities, and difficulties with children over time. We discuss these results by integrating border theory with stress amplification and the cost of caring.

Working at Home

2008 ◽  
pp. 3229-3245
Author(s):  
Tracy L.M. Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Business Organizations ◽  
Working At Home ◽  
Effective Work ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Organizational Perspective ◽  
The Social ◽  
Household Members ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
At Home

This chapter explores the work-family interface by investigating home as a potential work space that must still accommodate the social and leisure needs of household members. By examining spatial patterns of household Internet location, this chapter investigates the prevalence of paid work in Canadian homes, illustrates how household spaces are reorganized to accommodate the computer/Internet, and examines how the location of Internet access is situated within sociocultural contexts of the household and how this might affect potential work-from-home scenarios. Data collected from a triangulation of methods—surveys, interviews and in-home observation—also illustrate the relevance of household Internet location from an organizational perspective. The relationship between individuals and business organizations is interactive and integrative, and the home workplace is complex and blurred with other daily social realities, which influence effective work-at-home strategies and potentially shapes productivity and efficiency.

Working at Home

2007 ◽  
pp. 257-279
Author(s):  
Tracy L.M. Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Business Organizations ◽  
Working At Home ◽  
Effective Work ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Organizational Perspective ◽  
The Social ◽  
Household Members ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
At Home

This chapter explores the work-family interface by investigating home as a potential work space that must still accommodate the social and leisure needs of household members. By examining spatial patterns of household Internet location, this chapter investigates the prevalence of paid work in Canadian homes, illustrates how household spaces are reorganized to accommodate the computer/Internet, and examines how the location of Internet access is situated within sociocultural contexts of the household and how this might affect potential work-from-home scenarios. Data collected from a triangulation of methods—surveys, interviews and in-home observation—also illustrate the relevance of household Internet location from an organizational perspective. The relationship between individuals and business organizations is interactive and integrative, and the home workplace is complex and blurred with other daily social realities, which influence effective work-at-home strategies and potentially shapes productivity and efficiency.

Does Organizational Work–Family Support Benefit Temporary and Permanent Employees Equally in a Work–Family Conflict Situation in Relation to Job Satisfaction and Emotional Energy at Work and at Home?

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saija Mauno ◽  
Mervi Ruokolainen
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Temporary Workers ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Emotional Energy ◽  
Work Family ◽  
High Work ◽  
At Home

This study examined whether work–family support (WF support) buffers permanent and temporary workers similarly against the negative effects of work–family conflict as regard job satisfaction and emotional energy level at work and at home. A total of 1,719 Finnish nurses participated in this study in 2009. The results revealed that high coworker WF support protected temporary workers against the negative effects of high work–family conflict on emotional energy at work. Furthermore, temporary workers with low coworker WF support were at greater risk of job dissatisfaction and diminished emotional energy at home than were their permanent colleagues in the presence of high work–family conflict. Temporary workers may benefit more from coworker WF support if they experience work–family conflict. This should be considered in developing family-friendly practices in organizations where temporary contracts are relatively common.

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