Influence of professional mobile device usage on Work/Family Border Theory

IF 3.1 1区文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Mobile Media & Communication Pub Date : 2022-03-04 DOI:10.1177/20501579221083753

Sharon L. Storch, A. V. O. Juarez-Paz

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Abstract

The development of mobile communication technologies and their associated professional usage within the domestic (nonwork) sphere proves challenging to understand and to establish work–life balance. To understand the foundational decisions to incorporate technology (mobile devices) within our domestic time and space, this study explores how individuals use their mobile device for professional or work-oriented communication within the nonwork or domestic sphere. Using Domestication Theory as an important guide, the research explored how the border between the two domains (spheres) were managed. From 32 semi-structured interviews, this qualitative study uncovered 2 overarching themes: Control of Time and Influences. These themes provide understanding of the role mobile devices play in professional communication decisions, what control participants have, and how individuals manage work permeations into the domestic sphere. This research makes a theoretical contribution in the spirit of Clark’s Work/Family Border Theory. With the infusion of mobile devices, a model is proposed offering a fresh perspective of how borders are conceptualized in organizational and familial communication in this context.

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专业移动设备使用对工作/家庭边界理论的影响

事实证明，移动通信技术的发展及其在家庭（非工作）领域的相关专业用途对理解和建立工作与生活的平衡具有挑战性。为了理解在我们的家庭时间和空间内结合技术（移动设备）的基本决策，本研究探讨了个人如何在非工作或家庭领域使用移动设备进行专业或面向工作的交流。本研究以归化理论为重要指导，探讨了如何管理这两个领域（领域）之间的边界。从32次半结构化访谈中，这项定性研究揭示了两个总体主题：时间控制和影响。这些主题让我们了解移动设备在专业沟通决策中所扮演的角色，参与者拥有什么样的控制权，以及个人如何管理渗透到家庭领域的工作。本研究本着克拉克工作/家庭边界理论的精神，在理论上做出了贡献。随着移动设备的引入，提出了一个模型，为在这种背景下组织和家庭沟通中如何概念化边界提供了一个新的视角。

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Mobile Media & Communication COMMUNICATION-

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9.40

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