TY - JOUR
T1 - Technology enabled work
T2 - The role of self-efficacy in determining telecommuter adjustment and structuring behavior
AU - Raghuram, Sumita
AU - Wiesenfeld, Batia
AU - Garud, Raghu
N1 - Funding Information:
The study was funded in part by a grant from Society for Human Resource Management foundation. The conclusions, interpretations, and recommendations, however, are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the foundation.
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2003/10
Y1 - 2003/10
N2 - We explore factors associated with employees' ability to cope with the challenges of telecommuting - an increasingly pervasive new work mode enabled by advances in information technologies. Telecommuting can trigger important changes in employees' job responsibilities, especially with respect to the degree of proactivity required to effectively work from a distance. Survey responses from a sample of 723 participants in one organization's formal telecommuting program were used to examine the inter-relationships between telecommuter self-efficacy and extent of telecommuting on telecommuters' ability to cope with this new work context. Results indicate that there is a positive association between telecommuter self-efficacy and both employees' behavioral strategies (i.e., structuring behaviors) and work outcomes (i.e., telecommuter adjustment). Moreover, these positive relationships are accentuated for employees who telecommute more extensively. Implications for research and practice concerning the effect of technology on jobs and careers are presented.
AB - We explore factors associated with employees' ability to cope with the challenges of telecommuting - an increasingly pervasive new work mode enabled by advances in information technologies. Telecommuting can trigger important changes in employees' job responsibilities, especially with respect to the degree of proactivity required to effectively work from a distance. Survey responses from a sample of 723 participants in one organization's formal telecommuting program were used to examine the inter-relationships between telecommuter self-efficacy and extent of telecommuting on telecommuters' ability to cope with this new work context. Results indicate that there is a positive association between telecommuter self-efficacy and both employees' behavioral strategies (i.e., structuring behaviors) and work outcomes (i.e., telecommuter adjustment). Moreover, these positive relationships are accentuated for employees who telecommute more extensively. Implications for research and practice concerning the effect of technology on jobs and careers are presented.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0001-8791(03)00040-X
DO - 10.1016/S0001-8791(03)00040-X
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0141633533
VL - 63
SP - 180
EP - 198
JO - Journal of Vocational Behavior
JF - Journal of Vocational Behavior
SN - 0001-8791
IS - 2
ER -