Flexible working practices and approaches : psychological and social implications / / Christian Korunka, editor

• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (291 pages)
• Disciplina: 650.1
• Soggetto topico: Quality of work life; Flextime; Flexible work arrangements; Qualitat de vida en el treball; Jornada de treball flexible; Psicologia del treball; Psicologia social
• Soggetto genere / forma: Llibres electrònics
• Persona (resp. second.): KorunkaChristian
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface: Flexible Work: An Important Trend in New Ways of Working -- Job Demands, Job Resources and the Quality of Working Life -- The Role of Technology in Flexible Work -- Employment Contracts, Job Insecurity and Law Aspects -- References -- About the Book -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the Editor -- Research Perspectives from Job Control to Flexibility: Historical Outline, Depiction of Risks, and Implications for Future Research -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Job Autonomy and Control in Classic Theory -- 2.1 Control as the Counterweight of Demands -- 2.2 Autonomy as a Prerequisite for Work Motivation -- 2.3 The Thin Line Between Resource and Demand -- 3 ICT-Enabled Flexibility Adds More Layers to the Classic Concept -- 3.1 Workers as Objects or Subjects of Control -- 3.2 The Critical Process of Work Subjectivation and Indirect Control -- 4 How to Approach Work Flexibility in the Future -- 4.1 Self-control Demands -- 4.2 Self-exploitation Through Excessive Work Engagement -- 5 Conclusion and Practical Implications -- References -- Cognitive Demands of Flexible Work -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Cognitive Demands of Flexible Work -- 2.1 Planning of Working Times -- 2.2 Planning of Working Places -- 2.3 Structuring of Work Tasks -- 2.4 Coordinating with Others -- 2.5 Cognitive Demands of Flexible Work in Different Sectors -- 3 The Consequences of Cognitive Demands of Flexible Work: A Proposed Model -- 3.1 The Strain Process -- 3.2 The Learning Process -- 4 Preliminary Empirical Evidence -- 4.1 The Strain Process -- 4.2 The Learning Process -- 5 Practical Implications -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Managing the Work-Nonwork Interface: Personal Social Media Use as a Tool to Craft Boundaries? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Increased Flexibility at Work and Boundaries Between Work and Nonwork Domains -- 3 Theoretical Background: Boundary Management. ; 4 Theoretical Background: Integration and Segmentation -- 5 Theoretical Background: Work-Nonwork Balance Crafting -- 6 Restricting ICT Use in Order to Facilitate Boundary Management and Work-Nonwork Balance? -- 7 Personal Use of Social Media in the Context of Work: A Tool to Manage Work-Nonwork Balance? -- 8 Relevant Empirical Findings on the Personal Use of Social Media at Work -- 9 Discussion -- 10 Practical Implications and Suggestions for Future Research -- 11 Conclusion -- References -- The Importance of Recovery from Work in Intensified Working Life -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background and Aims -- 1.2 Defining Work Intensification: Toward a Multifaceted Model -- 1.3 Defining Recovery from Work -- 2 A Conceptual Model of the Role of Recovery Between IJDs and Employee Outcomes -- 3 Empirical Findings of the IJDFIN Study on the Role of Psychological Detachment -- 3.1 IJDs as Predictors of Impaired Psychological Detachment from Work -- 3.2 Psychological Detachment as a Buffering Factor Between IJDs and Employee Outcomes -- 3.3 Conclusions Regarding Empirical Findings in Relation to the Conceptual Model -- 4 General Outlook -- 4.1 Some Future Scenarios -- 4.2 Stress Management Recommendations -- References -- The Impact of Gender in Flexible Work: From Highlighting Gender Differences to Understanding Gender Roles in Use of Information and Communication Technology -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Background -- 3 Empirical Study -- 3.1 Sample of Diary Study 1 -- 3.2 Sample of Diary Study 2 -- 3.3 Method -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Gender-Specific Usage Pattern -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Technology in the Workplace: Opportunities and Challenges -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Telework: Implications for Work Performance, Work-Life Balance, and Social Aspects of Work -- 2.1 Implications of Telework -- 2.1.1 Work Performance. ; 2.1.2 Work-Life Balance -- Individual Differences in Preferences for Telework -- Individual Differences in the Way Employees Manage Telework -- Variety in Quality and Quantity of Telework Due to Differential Telework Policies -- 2.1.3 Social Aspects of Work -- Social Isolation -- Professional Isolation -- Quality of Relationship with Supervisor and Colleagues and Social Support -- 3 Automation: A Human Approach -- 3.1 Technology Apprehension -- 3.2 Job Insecurity -- 3.3 Perceived Lack of Control -- 4 Artificial Intelligence: Algorithmic Management -- 4.1 Algorithmic Direction -- 4.2 Algorithmic Evaluation -- 4.3 Algorithmic Discipline -- 4.4 Algorithmic Management Going Forward -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Mobile Multilocational Work: Benefits and Drawbacks -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Drivers of Mobile Multilocational Work -- 2.1 External Needs for Change in the Organization of Work -- 2.2 Prevalence of Mobile Multilocational Work -- 3 Types of Mobile Multilocational Work -- 3.1 A Garden of Individual Mobility -- 3.2 A Mobile Employee as a Member of a Team -- 4 The "Life Space" of a Mobile Multilocational Worker -- 5 Benefits and Drawbacks of Working in Multiple Places -- 5.1 Workload Factors -- 5.2 Working at Home -- 5.3 Main Workplace -- 5.4 Moving Places -- 5.5 Other Workplaces -- 5.6 Third Workplaces -- 5.7 Challenges and Hindrances in Mobile Multilocational Work -- 6 Leading and Managing a Mobile Workforce -- 7 Future Developments -- References -- ICT-Enabled Work Extension and Its Consequences: A Paradoxical Situation Between High Performance and Low Wellbeing -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Unraveling the Broad Concept of ICT-Enabled Work Extension -- 2.1 Work Extending Behaviors -- 2.2 Availability Expectations -- 3 Systematic Literature Review -- 4 Theoretical Background of the Studies -- 5 ICT-Enabled Work Extension and Its Consequences. ; 5.1 Generally Negative Associations with Wellbeing-Related Consequences -- 5.2 Generally Positive Associations with Work-Related Consequences -- 6 Integrative Summary of Findings -- 7 Discussion -- 7.1 Implication for Future Research -- 7.2 Practical Implications -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Digitalization of Employment: Working via Online Platforms -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Definition and Theoretical Background -- 2.1 Definition of Crowdwork -- 2.2 Changing World of Work: Marketization, Flexibilization, and Subjectification -- 3 Distribution and Sociodemographic Characteristics of Platform and Crowdworkers -- 3.1 Distribution of Platform and Crowdworkers -- 3.2 Sociodemographic Characteristics of Platform and Crowdworkers -- 4 Work Situation of Platform Workers and Crowdworkers -- 4.1 Organizational Conditions -- 4.2 Job Demands and Outcomes -- 4.3 Comparison with Other Employees -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Non-standard Employment Contracts: Characteristics and Consequences of New Ways of Working -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Defining Non-standard Employment -- 3 What Characterizes Individuals in Non-standard Employment? -- 4 Consequences of Non-standard Employment -- 4.1 Work-related Consequences -- 4.2 Safety-Related Consequences -- 4.3 Health-Related Consequences -- 4.4 The Role of Volition and Preferences -- 5 Implications -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Job Insecurity: Challenge or Hindrance Stressor? Review of the Evidence and Empirical Test on Entrepreneurs -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Distinguishing Challenge from Hindrance Stressors -- 3 Reviewing the Evidence on Job Insecurity, Well-Being, and Performance: Challenge or Hindrance Stressor? -- 3.1 Associations Between Job Insecurity and Ill-Being -- 3.2 Associations Between Job Insecurity and Well-Being -- 3.3 Associations Between Job Insecurity and (Diverse Dimensions of) Job Performance. ; 4 Does Insecurity Motivate Entrepreneurs? -- 4.1 Sample and Procedure -- 4.2 Measures -- 4.3 Analysis -- 4.4 Results -- 4.4.1 Do Entrepreneurs Feel Insecure, Strained, or Unhappy? -- 4.4.2 Insecurity: Challenge or Hindrance for Entrepreneurs? -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Precarious Employment: An Overlooked Determinant of Workers' Health and Well-Being? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Political-Economic Roots of Precarious Employment -- 2.1 The Post-Second World War "Standard Employment Relationship" -- 2.2 The New Employment Model of Neoliberal Capitalism -- 3 Conceptualizing Employment Quality and Precarious Employment -- 3.1 Traditional Research on the Quality of Employment Arrangements -- 3.2 The Multidimensional Employment Quality Approach -- 3.3 Continuous Versus Typological Approaches -- 4 Empirical Evidence from Multidimensional Approaches -- 4.1 Who Are the Precarious Workers and Where Do We Find Them? -- 4.2 The Relationship Between Precarious Employment and Other Work-Related Risks -- 4.3 Health and Well-Being Correlates of Precarious Employment -- 4.4 What Are the Mechanisms Explaining the Link Between Precarious Employment and Workers' Health and Well-Being? -- 5 Conclusion -- 5.1 Research Agenda on the Health and Well-Being Consequences of Precarious Employment -- 5.2 A Policy Agenda Aimed at Reducing the Exposure to Precarious Employment and Attenuating Its Negative Consequences -- References -- Labor Law and Technological Challenges -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Challenges to Worker Control by Customers Through Digital Reputation Systems -- 3 Challenges to Labor Law Arising from Automated Decision-Making on Workers -- 3.1 Using Big Data to Take Automated Decisions -- 3.2 The Risks of Automated Processing: Big Data and Discrimination -- 4 Artificial Intelligence as a Boss: Health and Occupational Risks -- 4.1 Work Directed by a Machine. ; 4.2 Occupational Risk Factors Derived from Algorithmic Work Management.
• Titolo autorizzato: Flexible working practices and approaches
• ISBN: 3-030-74128-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910506383803321
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