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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

Donna Weaver McCloskey
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 28
ISBN13: 9781522558293|ISBN10: 1522558292|EISBN13: 9781522558309
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5829-3.ch001
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McCloskey, Donna Weaver. "Exploring the Impact of Flexible and Permeable Work-Life Boundaries in a Mobile World." Innovative Applications of Knowledge Discovery and Information Resources Management, edited by Susan Swayze and Valerie Ford, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 1-28. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5829-3.ch001

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McCloskey, D. W. (2018). Exploring the Impact of Flexible and Permeable Work-Life Boundaries in a Mobile World. In S. Swayze & V. Ford (Eds.), Innovative Applications of Knowledge Discovery and Information Resources Management (pp. 1-28). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5829-3.ch001

Chicago

McCloskey, Donna Weaver. "Exploring the Impact of Flexible and Permeable Work-Life Boundaries in a Mobile World." In Innovative Applications of Knowledge Discovery and Information Resources Management, edited by Susan Swayze and Valerie Ford, 1-28. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/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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