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JOURNAL OF VOCATIONAL BEHAVIOR
Volume 63, Issue 2, Pages 220-241Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-8791(03)00042-3
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telework; work at home; telecommuting; work/life; virtual office; flexiplace; alternative work arrangements; flexible work arrangements
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Millions use electronic tools to do their jobs away from the traditional office. Some labor in a virtual office with flexibility to work wherever it makes sense and others telecommute primarily from home. This IBM study compares how three work venues (traditional office, n = 4316, virtual office, n = 767, and home office, n = 441) may influence aspects of work (job performance, job motivation, job retention, workload success, and career opportunity) and personal/family life (work/life balance and personal/family success). Perceptions, direct comparisons, and multivariate analyses suggest that the influence of the virtual office is mostly positive on aspects of work but somewhat negative on aspects of personal/family life. The influence of the home office appears to be mostly positive and the influence of traditional office mostly negative on aspects of both work and personal/life. Implications of these findings are discussed. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.
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