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Telecommuters Working Remotely in Interdependent Virtual Teams: The Lines between Work and Home

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Title: Telecommuters Working Remotely in Interdependent Virtual Teams: The Lines between Work and Home
Language: English
Authors: Damien Che Michaud, Simone C. O. Conceição
Source: New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development. 2023 35(1):32-45.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Teleworking, Teamwork, Work Environment, Social Experience, Emotional Experience
DOI: 10.1177/19394225231171578
ISSN: 1939-4225
Abstract: The lack of understanding about the process by which individuals subjectively experience remote work in virtual teams led to a phenomenological study drawing data from 10 interviews with telecommuters, who worked remotely more than 80% of the time. Using in-depth, semi-structured interviews, study findings contribute to the literature on Virtual Human Resource Development (VHRD) with five aspects of working remotely in virtual teams: (1) Telecommuters perceive time as an elastic, boundless aspect of how they work; (2) Telecommuters perceive increased effectiveness as a result of their work arrangements; (3) Individual initiative mediates the challenges of the social and emotional experience of telecommuting; (4) The social and emotional experience of telecommuting in virtual teams is impacted by the perception of others; and (5) The emotional experience of presence is enhanced by informal interactions. The article concludes with implications for VHRD scholars and practitioners in the post-COVID-19 workplace.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: EJ1421566
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The lack of understanding about the process by which individuals subjectively experience remote work in virtual teams led to a phenomenological study drawing data from 10 interviews with telecommuters, who worked remotely more than 80% of the time. Using in-depth, semi-structured interviews, study findings contribute to the literature on Virtual Human Resource Development (VHRD) with five aspects of working remotely in virtual teams: (1) Telecommuters perceive time as an elastic, boundless aspect of how they work; (2) Telecommuters perceive increased effectiveness as a result of their work arrangements; (3) Individual initiative mediates the challenges of the social and emotional experience of telecommuting; (4) The social and emotional experience of telecommuting in virtual teams is impacted by the perception of others; and (5) The emotional experience of presence is enhanced by informal interactions. The article concludes with implications for VHRD scholars and practitioners in the post-COVID-19 workplace.
ISSN:1939-4225
DOI:10.1177/19394225231171578