How Leadership Can Help to Mitigate the Dark Side of Autonomy: Results Based on the German Sample of the European Working Conditions SurveyDate submitted: December 23, 2019Date accepted after double-blind review: March 3, 2021

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Management Revue Pub Date : 2021-09-30 DOI:10.5771/0935-9915-2021-3-182

Nils Backhaus, C. Steidelmüller

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Abstract

Structural changes in the world of work are accompanied by changes in work content and working conditions, such as an increase in autonomy with respect to work tasks, working time and workplace. It is assumed that these aspects have a positive effect on health and satisfaction at work, but they may also blurry the boundaries of work and private lives and lead to self-endangering work behaviour. As leadership behaviour is particularly important for the safety and health of employees, we assume that it can also help to mitigate possible harmful effects of autonomy. Based on data from the European Working Conditions Survey, we found that working time autonomy and working from home are positively associated with temporal boundarylessness. The construct mediates the association between working from home and unfavourable health outcomes. With respect to working time autonomy, it only mediates the relationship with both health outcomes when constructive leadership is low. Thus, the two autonomy facets can be beneficial but might also deteriorate employees’ health by blurring the boundaries between private and work lives. In supporting employees by means of respect and guidance orientation and supporting employees, leaders can mitigate potentially detrimental effects of working time autonomy.

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领导力如何帮助减轻自治的阴暗面:基于德国欧洲工作条件调查样本的结果提交日期:2019年12月23日双盲审查后接受日期:2021年3月3日

工作领域的结构性变化伴随着工作内容和工作条件的变化，例如在工作任务、工作时间和工作场所方面自主权的增加。据推测，这些方面对工作中的健康和满意度有积极影响，但它们也可能模糊工作和私人生活的界限，导致自我危害的工作行为。由于领导行为对员工的安全和健康特别重要，我们认为它也有助于减轻自主性可能产生的有害影响。根据欧洲工作条件调查的数据，我们发现工作时间自主权和在家工作与时间无边界呈正相关。该结构介导了在家工作与不利健康结果之间的关联。在工作时间自主性方面，只有在建设性领导较低的情况下，它才会调解与两种健康结果的关系。因此，这两个方面的自主权可能是有益的，但也可能会模糊私人生活和工作生活之间的界限，从而损害员工的健康。通过尊重和引导导向以及支持员工来支持员工，领导者可以减轻工作时间自主性的潜在有害影响。

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