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Work‐Related ICT Use and the Dissolution of Boundaries Between Work and Private Life
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Abstract Information and communication technologies (ICTs) promote flexible forms of work. Based on analyses of data from the German BIBB/BAuA Employment Survey 2018, this article shows that ICT (computer/internet) use is associated with both overtime and better temporal alignment of work and private life. A... view more
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) promote flexible forms of work. Based on analyses of data from the German BIBB/BAuA Employment Survey 2018, this article shows that ICT (computer/internet) use is associated with both overtime and better temporal alignment of work and private life. Additional analyses show that these associations differ by gender and parenthood. Especially if also working from home, men with and without children do more overtime when they use ICTs than women with and without children. Better temporal alignment is found only among men without children who use ICTs and work from home compared to women without children.... view less
Keywords
gender; parenthood; overtime; telecommuting; work-life-balance; work-family balance; gender-specific factors; information technology; communication technology
Classification
Sociology of Work, Industrial Sociology, Industrial Relations
Free Keywords
ICTs; temporal alignment of work and private life; working from home (WFH)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 211-224
Journal
Social Inclusion, 11 (2023) 4
Issue topic
Digitalization of Working Worlds and Social Inclusion
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed