Abstract
Expectations that large numbers of employees would be working from home (WFH) in an increasingly connected, global world remain unfulfilled. To understand why, the impact of organization, job, individual and household factors on WFH was examined in experienced WFH employees. Questionnaire responses from 50 employees of 20 organizations yielded significant correlations between the outcome measures of WFH satisfaction and perceived productivity and most organizational and job-characteristic variables, but not with individual work style or household variables. Further, satisfaction and productivity exhibited different relationships with the influence variables. Scales for organizational climate, technical support, manager's trust, human-resource support, and training received by others correlated with satisfaction but not productivity; financial support and task identity correlated with productivity but not satisfaction. Results suggest that organizational and job-related factors are the ones that most influence WFH outcomes.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Challenges of organisations in global markets |
| Subtitle of host publication | conference proceedings 2005, British Academy of Management |
| Editors | M. Easterby-Smith, M. Sako |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Publisher | British Academy of Management (BAM) |
| Pages | 1-20 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0954960815 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
| Event | British Academy of Management Conference - Oxford, UK Duration: 13 Sept 2005 → 15 Sept 2005 |
Conference
| Conference | British Academy of Management Conference |
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| City | Oxford, UK |
| Period | 13/09/05 → 15/09/05 |