Associations among personal characteristics, work related factors, and virtual distance

dc.contributor.author Puckpimon Singhapong
dc.contributor.author Winley, Graham Kenneth
dc.contributor.other Assumption University. Martin de Tours School of Management and Economics
dc.date.accessioned 2017-09-14T05:22:24Z
dc.date.available 2017-09-14T05:22:24Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.description In English ; only abstract in English. en_US
dc.description.abstract This study examined associations among work related factors, personal characteristics, and the virtual distance between employees and their work teams. Hypotheses related to these associations were derived from previous studies and tested using data collected from a sample of 238 employees from a multinational telecommunications company. The findings confirmed significant associations reported in previous studies: between age and job satisfaction; between work position, level of responsibility, and the extent to which work was challenging and interesting; and among the personal characteristics and the work related factors. In this organization virtual distance had significant associations with work position, gender, and age but contrary to previous findings it did not have a significant association with an employee’s level of education. Contrary to previous findings, virtual distance was significantly positively correlated with the extent to which work was challenging and interesting, and the extent to which work provided opportunities for new learning and career growth. These were the only work related factors that had significant correlations with virtual distance. The findings contribute to theory and practice related to the management and development of virtual work environments and show clearly that in this telecommunications company virtual distance was not having a negative impact in relation to important work related factors. en_US
dc.format.extent 25 pages en_US
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf en_US
dc.identifier.citation AU Journal of Management 14, 2 (July-December 2016), 1-25 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1686-0039
dc.identifier.uri https://repository.au.edu/handle/6623004553/19841
dc.language.iso eng en_US
dc.publisher Assumption University en_US
dc.rights This work is protected by copyright. Reproduction or distribution of the work in any format is prohibited without written permission of the copyright owner. en_US
dc.subject Personal characteristics en_US
dc.subject Virtual distance en_US
dc.subject Virtual work environment en_US
dc.subject Work functional level en_US
dc.subject Work related factors en_US
dc.subject.other AU Journal of Management
dc.subject.other AU Journal of Management -- 2016
dc.title Associations among personal characteristics, work related factors, and virtual distance en_US
dc.type Text en_US
mods.genre Journal Article en_US
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