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dc.contributor.convenorRobin Martin
dc.contributor.authorThompson, Briony
dc.contributor.editorSimon Crowe
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:42:22Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:42:22Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.date.modified2007-03-12T08:17:41Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/9846
dc.description.abstractCompared to other flexible work practices such as flexitime, telecommuting imports work into the home environment, with potential spillover effects. A qualitative study investigated gender differences in reasons for choice of telecommuting, and perceived advantages and disadvantages of this work practice. Focus groups of employees in a public sector department (male telecommuters, female telecommuters, male non-telecommuters, female non-telecommuters) were interviewed and audio-taped. Six months later, male and female telecommuters were re-interviewed. Content analysis developed themes, with the salience or importance of each theme represented by the percentage of comments on that theme. Lifestyle and time management were the most salient advantages, but were less salient after telecommuting, suggesting that benefits are less than predicted. The most salient disadvantage was communication issues, suggesting concerns maintaining adequate communication with clients and colleagues. Men were more concerned than women that family may interfere with work, with a comparison of results before and after telecommuting suggesting that men may over-estimate, and women under-estimate this difficulty. Women were more concerned about potential spillover of work to family, and this was particularly an issue for women choosing not to accept the telecommuting option.
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherThe Australian Psychological Society
dc.publisher.placeMelbourne
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofconferencename5th UQ Symposium on Organisational Psychology
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitleCombined Abstracts of 2005 Australian Psychology Conferences
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2005-06-04
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2005-06-04
dc.relation.ispartoflocationBrisbane
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCognitive Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1701
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1702
dc.titleWhy men and women choose telecommuting
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE3 - Conferences (Extract Paper)
dc.type.codeE - Conference Publications
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Applied Psychology
gro.date.issued2005
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorThompson, Briony


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