Article
Work and Family Conflict: Can Home-Based Teleworking Make a Difference?
International Journal of Organizational Theory and Behavior
(2006)
Abstract
Research has shown that, when employees' work-family conflict levels are reduced, performance in the workplace can increase. How to reduce these levels, however, is a complex task. The purpose of this empirical study was to investigate the differences in work-family conflict between full-time worksite employees and full-time teleworking employees (individuals who teleworked from home at least two days per week). Employees (n = 308) in seven for-profit companies in Minnesota were sampled and surveyed using a slightly revised version of the Carlson and Kacmar (2000) work-family conflict scale. The findings indicate that teleworkers had lower levels of overall work-family conflict as well as most of the other work-family conflict variables explored (i.e., strain-based, time-based, work interference with family, family interference with work).
Keywords
- Work-Family Conflict,
- Telework,
- Home-based,
- Telecommuting
Disciplines
Publication Date
2006
Citation Information
Susan R. Madsen. "Work and Family Conflict: Can Home-Based Teleworking Make a Difference?" International Journal of Organizational Theory and Behavior Vol. 9 Iss. 3 (2006) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/susan_madsen/44/