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How do knowledge workers with flexible jobs manage constant connectivity? An affordance perspective
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Farivar, F and Eshraghian, F and Hafezieh, N, How do knowledge workers with flexible jobs manage constant connectivity? An affordance perspective, 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 7-11 August, Online ISSN 0065-0668 (2020) [Conference Extract]
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DOI: doi:10.5465/AMBPP.2020.19949abstract
Abstract
Knowledge workers’ use of digital technologies and enactment of constant connectivity has been regarded an issue causing interruptions of their work. Such interruptions or distractions from work have been argued to have not only negative impacts but also some benefits to work. In this paper, we qualitatively studied how the use of different forms of digital communication technologies can have the outcomes specified in the extant literature. Drawing upon the concept of affordances, we have found that individual (self-efficacy) and organisational factors (nature of work, perception of Internet use policies, and organisational norms) play a role in the ways that knowledge workers perceive connectivity. We found that participants’ perception of connectivity lead to attentive or preventive reactions to digital technologies."
Item Details
Item Type: | Conference Extract |
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Keywords: | affordance, social media, flexible work, IT and Internet use policies |
Research Division: | Information and Computing Sciences |
Research Group: | Library and information studies |
Research Field: | Human information interaction and retrieval |
Objective Division: | Economic Framework |
Objective Group: | Management and productivity |
Objective Field: | Management |
UTAS Author: | Farivar, F (Dr Farveh Farivar) |
ID Code: | 140247 |
Year Published: | 2020 |
Deposited By: | TSBE |
Deposited On: | 2020-08-03 |
Last Modified: | 2021-05-14 |
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