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An Examination of the Boundary Between Work and Home for Knowledge Workers

An Examination of the Boundary Between Work and Home for Knowledge Workers

Donna Weaver McCloskey
Copyright: © 2018 |Volume: 9 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 17
ISSN: 1947-3478|EISSN: 1947-3486|EISBN13: 9781522544968|DOI: 10.4018/IJHCITP.2018070102
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McCloskey, Donna Weaver. "An Examination of the Boundary Between Work and Home for Knowledge Workers." IJHCITP vol.9, no.3 2018: pp.25-41. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJHCITP.2018070102

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McCloskey, D. W. (2018). An Examination of the Boundary Between Work and Home for Knowledge Workers. International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals (IJHCITP), 9(3), 25-41. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJHCITP.2018070102

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McCloskey, Donna Weaver. "An Examination of the Boundary Between Work and Home for Knowledge Workers," International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals (IJHCITP) 9, no.3: 25-41. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJHCITP.2018070102

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Abstract

This article describes how knowledge workers no longer have physical and time boundaries between their work and personal lives. The boundary theory integration-segmentation continuum does not account for variations in both schedule flexibility and work and home boundary permeability. It is possible for an employee to have a flexible but not permeable boundary and vice versa. Furthermore, permeability may vary for the work boundary and home boundary. This article examines the impact of these three boundary characteristics (flexibility, permeability of home boundary and permeability of work boundary) on the work-family conflict of knowledge workers. Additionally, role identity is examined as a potential moderating variable. Practical implications and directions for future research are discussed.

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