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Exploring the Impact of Flexible and Permeable Work-Life Boundaries in a Mobile World

Exploring the Impact of Flexible and Permeable Work-Life Boundaries in a Mobile World
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Author(s): Donna Weaver McCloskey (Widener University, USA)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 28
Source title: Innovative Applications of Knowledge Discovery and Information Resources Management
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Susan Swayze (The George Washington University, USA)and Valerie Ford (ISP Global Communications LLC, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5829-3.ch001

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Abstract

Work-life boundaries are often studied on a segmentation-integration continuum, which fails to consider that boundaries can be multidimensional. A flexible boundary allows work to be completed at different times and locations, whereas a permeable boundary allows for the integration of work and personal demands. This chapter examines boundary flexibility, home boundary permeability, and work boundary permeability as separate constructs, positing eight possible boundary configurations. In this exploratory research, differences in demographics, technology usage, work-family conflict, and work and life satisfaction for 65 knowledge workers who maintain different levels of boundary flexibility and permeability are examined. This research offers a new boundary configuration framework, which should guide future research and organizational policy.

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