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

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dc.contributor.authorPuckpimon Singhapong
dc.contributor.authorWinley, Graham Kenneth
dc.contributor.otherAssumption University. Martin de Tours School of Management and Economics
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-14T05:22:24Z
dc.date.available2017-09-14T05:22:24Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionIn English ; only abstract in English.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis 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.extent25 pagesen_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.citationAU Journal of Management 14, 2 (July-December 2016), 1-25en_US
dc.identifier.issn1686-0039
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.au.edu/handle/6623004553/19841
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherAssumption Universityen_US
dc.rightsThis 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.subjectPersonal characteristicsen_US
dc.subjectVirtual distanceen_US
dc.subjectVirtual work environmenten_US
dc.subjectWork functional levelen_US
dc.subjectWork related factorsen_US
dc.subject.otherAU Journal of Management
dc.subject.otherAU Journal of Management -- 2016
dc.titleAssociations among personal characteristics, work related factors, and virtual distanceen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
mods.genreJournal Articleen_US
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