Home-based telecommuting and quality of life: further evidence on an employee-oriented human resource practice.
Building on previous research, further evidence for the potential of home-based telecommuting as an employee-oriented human resource practice is provided from a study in the German public administration. Survey data from 1,008 public employees were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Mean age of the sample was 43.6 yr. (SD = 8.8 yr.), and 27.5% (277) of the participants were women. Analysis supported the roles of higher Autonomy and lower Work-Family Conflict as psychological mediators between Telecommunication Intensity and both Job Satisfaction and Quality of Life. Implications for the design of flexible working arrangements are discussed.
Hornung
Severin
S
Technical University of Munich, Institute of Psychology, Lothstrasse 17, D-80335, Munich, Germany. hornung@wi.tum.de
Glaser
Jürgen
J
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011788:Quality of Life; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D017132:Workplace / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*