Teleworkers’ Boundary Management: Temporal, Spatial, and Expectation-Setting Strategies

Teleworkers’ Boundary Management: Temporal, Spatial, and Expectation-Setting Strategies

Kathryn L. Fonner, Lara C. Stache
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 28
ISBN13: 9781466609631|ISBN10: 146660963X|EISBN13: 9781466609648
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0963-1.ch003
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Fonner, Kathryn L., and Lara C. Stache. "Teleworkers’ Boundary Management: Temporal, Spatial, and Expectation-Setting Strategies." Virtual Work and Human Interaction Research, edited by Shawn Long, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 31-58. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0963-1.ch003

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Fonner, K. L. & Stache, L. C. (2012). Teleworkers’ Boundary Management: Temporal, Spatial, and Expectation-Setting Strategies. In S. Long (Ed.), Virtual Work and Human Interaction Research (pp. 31-58). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0963-1.ch003

Chicago

Fonner, Kathryn L., and Lara C. Stache. "Teleworkers’ Boundary Management: Temporal, Spatial, and Expectation-Setting Strategies." In Virtual Work and Human Interaction Research, edited by Shawn Long, 31-58. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0963-1.ch003

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Abstract

Building on boundary theory, this chapter analyzes the open-ended responses of home-based teleworkers (N = 146) to identify the temporal and spatial strategies used by teleworkers to manage the boundary between work and home domains, and the expectation-setting strategies teleworkers use to uphold this boundary with family and work contacts. Teleworkers used temporal routines and physical space to segment work from home domains, but also maintained a degree of permeability between work and home domains in order to preserve the flexible benefits of their work arrangement. Teleworkers employed direct and indirect strategies with their families and colleagues to manage the work-home boundary. Relationships between boundary management choices, demographic variables, work-life conflict, and life-work conflict are also examined.

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