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Mobiles Arbeiten

Mobiles Arbeiten bietet sowohl für Beschäftigte als auch für Unternehmen Vorteile einer größeren Flexibilität. Die Corona-Pandemie hat die Einstellungen gegenüber mobilem Arbeiten sowohl bei den Mitarbeitenden als auch bei den Führungskräften in eine neue Richtung gelenkt. Die Erfahrungen während Corona bewirkten, dass mittlerweile die Rahmenbedingungen und Fragen der Gestaltung hybrider Arbeitsformen in den Vordergrund rücken. Präsenzarbeit als auch mobiles Arbeiten sollen möglich sein, aber ebenso Lösungen, die mobile Arbeit und Freizeit - "workation" - verbinden.
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    Remote Work and Work-Family Conflict during COVID-19: Individual and Crossover Effects among Dual-Earning Couples (2024)

    Brumley, Krista M. ; Montazer, Shirin ; Baltes, Boris; Pineault, Laura; Maguire, Katheryn;

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    Brumley, Krista M., Shirin Montazer, Laura Pineault, Katheryn Maguire & Boris Baltes (2024): Remote Work and Work-Family Conflict during COVID-19: Individual and Crossover Effects among Dual-Earning Couples. In: Socius, Jg. 10, S. 1-19. DOI:10.1177/23780231241295790

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    "The study investigates the association of the extent of remote work with men’s and women’s behavioral work-family conflict and their partners’ behavioral work-family conflict. The authors examine if these effects vary by parental status. Analyses of survey data from 343 U.S. dual-earning couples collected during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic show that among couples with children, their extent of remote work is positively associated with both their own and their partners’ behavioral family-to-work conflict but is not associated with their own or their partners’ behavioral work-to-family conflict. For child-free couples, findings show that their extent of remote work does not affect their own work-family conflict (bidirectional). For child-free women only, behavioral work-to-family and family-to-work conflict increase as a function of their partners’ extent of remote work.The authors offer insights into potential policy for work organizations, including benefits that provide time or financial assistance to help employees manage family obligations that might interfere with work." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Working from home and commuter travel in Germany – panel data analysis of long-term effects (2024)

    Böhnen, Carina ; Kuhnimhof, Tobias ;

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    Böhnen, Carina & Tobias Kuhnimhof (2024): Working from home and commuter travel in Germany – panel data analysis of long-term effects. In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Jg. 190. DOI:10.1016/j.tra.2024.104257

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    "Working from home (WFH) is expected to be part of the ‘new normal’ in a post-pandemic future. WFH is often discussed as a contribution to climate protection, as WFH has the potential to reduce travel and emissions. However, there are also long-term rebound effects, which are under-investigated. These long-term effects are relevant for assessing the potential of new hybrid work concepts as a measure to improve sustainability. This paper aims to examine (1) the relationship between WFH, commuting distance and long-term effects by, (2a) the impact of WFH on the changes in commuting distance between 2011 and 2013, and (2b) the impact of commuting distance on the changes in WFH between 2011 and 2013. We used panel data from the ‘Families in Germany’ study (FiD) 2013 with changes to 2011. In this dataset, workers who WFH at least once per week had 29 % longer commuting distances than those who did not WFH. We found that the effects of WFH only show up years later when a change in commuting distance is pending, e.g., due to relocation. The change in commuting distances between 2011 and 2013 was 8.5 km higher for workers with constantly high WFH levels from 2011 to 2013 and a shift in commuting distance. Moreover, workers with a long commuting distance throughout the period tended to increase WFH between 2011 and 2013." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.) ((en))

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    Remote working and experiential wellbeing: A latent lifestyle perspective using UK time use survey before and during COVID-19 (2024)

    Chen, Jerry ; Wan, Li ;

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    Chen, Jerry & Li Wan (2024): Remote working and experiential wellbeing: A latent lifestyle perspective using UK time use survey before and during COVID-19. In: PLoS ONE, Jg. 19. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0305096

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    "Mental health in the UK had deteriorated compared with pre-pandemic trends. Existing studies on heterogenous wellbeing changes associated COVID-19 tend to segment population based on isolated socio-economic and demographic indicators, notably gender, income and ethnicity, while a more holistic and contextual understanding of such heterogeneity among the workforce seems lacking. This study addresses this gap by 1) combining UK time use surveys collected before and during COVID-19, 2) identifying latent lifestyles within three working mode groups (commuter, homeworker and hybrid worker) using latent class model, and 3) quantifying nuanced experiential wellbeing (ExWB) changes across workers of distinct lifestyles. The direction and magnitude of ExWB changes were not uniform across activity types, time of day, and lifestyles. The direction of ExWB change during the daytime activities window varied in accordance with lifestyle classifications. Specifically, ExWB decreased for all homeworkers but increased significantly for certain hybrid workers. Magnitude of ExWB change correlated strongly with lifestyle. To understand the significant heterogeneity in ExWB outcomes, a spatial-temporal conceptualisation of working flexibility is developed to explicate the strong yet complex correlations between wellbeing and lifestyles. The implications to post-pandemic “back-to-work” policies are 1) continued expansion of hybrid working optionality, 2) provide wider support for lifestyle adaptation and transitions." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Is Hybrid Work the Best of Both Worlds? Evidence from a Field Experiment (2024)

    Choudhury, Prithwiraj ; Khanna, Tarun ; Makridis, Christos A.; Schirmann, Kyle ;

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    Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Tarun Khanna, Christos A. Makridis & Kyle Schirmann (2024): Is Hybrid Work the Best of Both Worlds? Evidence from a Field Experiment. In: The Review of Economics and Statistics, S. 1-24. DOI:10.1162/rest_a_01428

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    "This paper reports causal evidence on how the extent of hybrid work—the number of days worked from home relative to days worked from office—affects employee attitudes and performance. Workers who spent around two days in the office each week on average self-reported greater work-life balance, more job satisfaction, and lower isolation from colleagues compared to workers who spent more or fewer days in the office. Employees in the intermediate hybrid condition received no different performance ratings compared to peers who spent more or fewer days in the office." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © MIT Press Journals) ((en))

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    Digitalization, Remote Work and Firm Resilience: Evidence from the COVID-19 Shock (2024)

    Constantinescu, Cristina; Nayya, Gaurav; Grover, Arti;

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    Constantinescu, Cristina, Arti Grover & Gaurav Nayya (2024): Digitalization, Remote Work and Firm Resilience. Evidence from the COVID-19 Shock. (Policy research working paper 10949), Washington, DC, 25 S.

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    "Using Business Pulse Survey data for 61 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, this paper presents novel findings on remote work, enabled by digitalization, as a source of resilience for firms. The results suggest the following. First, firms in sectors with greater amenability to remote work experienced a smaller adverse impact of the pandemic in countries with better digital infrastructure. Second, these effects apply to both exporting and non-exporting firms. Third, there are differences across sectors. Among firms in the manufacturing sector, the benefits of remote work in countries with better digital infrastructure accrue more to exporters relative to non-exporters, thereby reflecting a premium to exporting. This exporting premium is not observed in the service sector, which largely comprises firms in non-knowledge intensive services in the sample. Fourth, the effects of the amenability to work remotely in countries with better digital infrastructure do not dissipate over time." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Working from home increases work-home distances: Opinion (2024)

    Coskun, Sena ; Gartner, Hermann ; Dauth, Wolfgang ; Weber, Enzo ; Stops, Michael ;

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    Coskun, Sena, Wolfgang Dauth, Hermann Gartner, Michael Stops & Enzo Weber (2024): Working from home increases work-home distances. Opinion. In: IZA world of labor, o. Sz.

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    "In sum, the ability to work remotely potentially enables individuals to secure jobs that are a better match for them, even if those jobs are located further away, and is allowing firms to extend their recruitment reach, thus tapping into a larger pool of potential employees. This is advantageous for employers in metropolitan areas and also opens up opportunities for firms outside urban centers to attract suitable employees. Beyond improving individual working conditions, remote work has the potential to enhance labor market matching, which could induce increases in employment, productivity, and incomes. We anticipate that future research will continue to explore these issues from diverse perspectives, and we intend to actively contribute to this burgeoning field of study." (Text excerpt, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Working from Home Increases Work-Home Distances (2024)

    Coskun, Sena ; Dauth, Wolfgang ; Gartner, Hermann ; Weber, Enzo ; Stops, Michael ;

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    Coskun, Sena, Wolfgang Dauth, Hermann Gartner, Michael Stops & Enzo Weber (2024): Working from Home Increases Work-Home Distances. (IAB-Discussion Paper 06/2024), Nürnberg, 39 S. DOI:10.48720/IAB.DP.2406

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    "Wir untersuchen, wie die verstärkte Nutzung von Homeoffice während und nach der Covid-19-Pandemie die Art und Weise beeinflusst, wie der Arbeitsmarkt und die Wahl von Wohn- und Arbeitsort interagieren. Für unsere Analyse kombinieren wir Individualdaten zu Erwerbsbiografien in Deutschland und einen neuen Homeoffice-Potenzialindikator, der auf umfassenden Daten zu berufsspezifischen Arbeitsbedingungen basiert. Wir stellen fest, dass sich im Zuge der Covid-19-Pandemie Arbeitsplatz und Wohnort von Beschäftigten in Berufen, die von zu Hause aus ausgeübt werden können, weiter entfernt haben: Der Zusammenhang zwischen Homeoffice-Potenzial und Entfernung zwischen Arbeitsplatz und Wohnort hat seit 2021 stetig zugenommen. Zuvor war der Zusammenhang über einen längeren Zeitraum stabil. Der Effekt ist für neue Arbeitsplätze im Vergleich zu bestehenden Arbeitsplätzen sehr viel größer. Im Vergleich zur Zeit vor der Pandemie, sind Jobs mit hohem Homeoffice-Potenzial im Durchschnitt weiter entfernt von den Wohnorten der Beschäftigten, die in diese Jobs gewechselt haben. Der größere Teil dieses Effekts ist auf Arbeitsplätze in Großstädten zurückzuführen, was darauf hindeutet, dass die Arbeit von zu Hause aus die Einschränkungen durch angespannte Wohnungsmärkte mildert. Wir finden dabei keine signifikanten Hinweise darauf, dass sich Pendelgewohnheiten bei Frauen oder Männern stärker verändert haben." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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    Working from Home Increases Work-Home Distances (2024)

    Coskun, Sena ; Stops, Michael ; Dauth, Wolfgang ; Gartner, Hermann ;

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    Coskun, Sena, Wolfgang Dauth, Hermann Gartner & Michael Stops (2024): Working from Home Increases Work-Home Distances. (IZA discussion paper / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit 16855), Bonn, 38 S.

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    "This paper examines how the shift towards working from home during and after the Covid-19 pandemic shapes the way how labor market and locality choices interact. For our analysis, we combine large administrative data on employment biographies in Germany and a new working from home potential indicator based on comprehensive data on working conditions across occupations. We find that in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the distance between workplace and residence has increased more strongly for workers in occupations that can be done from home: The association of working from home potential and work-home distance increased significantly since 2021 as compared to a stable pattern before. The effect is much larger for new jobs, suggesting that people match to jobs with high working from home potential that are further away than before the pandemic. Most of this effect stems from jobs in big cities, which indicates that working from home alleviates constraints by tight housing markets. We find no significant evidence that commuting patterns changed more strongly for women than for men." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Working from Home Increases Work-Home Distances (2024)

    Coskun, Sena ; Gartner, Hermann ; Stops, Michael ; Dauth, Wolfgang ; Weber, Enzo ;

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    Coskun, Sena, Wolfgang Dauth, Hermann Gartner, Michael Stops & Enzo Weber (2024): Working from Home Increases Work-Home Distances. (CEPR discussion paper / Centre for Economic Policy Research 18914), London, 38 S.

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    "Wir untersuchen, wie die verstärkte Nutzung von Homeoffice während und nach der Covid-19-Pandemie die Art und Weise beeinflusst, wie der Arbeitsmarkt und die Wahl von Wohn- und Arbeitsort interagieren. Für unsere Analyse kombinieren wir Individualdaten zu Erwerbsbiografien in Deutschland und einen neuen Homeoffice-Potenzialindikator, der auf umfassenden Daten zu berufsspezifischen Arbeitsbedingungen basiert. Wir stellen fest, dass sich im Zuge der Covid-19-Pandemie Arbeitsplatz und Wohnort von Beschäftigten in Berufen, die von zu Hause aus ausgeübt werden können, weiter entfernt haben: Der Zusammenhang zwischen Homeoffice-Potenzial und Entfernung zwischen Arbeitsplatz und Wohnort hat seit 2021 stetig zugenommen. Zuvor war der Zusammenhang über einen längeren Zeitraum stabil. Der Effekt ist für neue Arbeitsplätze im Vergleich zu bestehenden Arbeitsplätzen sehr viel größer. Im Vergleich zur Zeit vor der Pandemie, sind Jobs mit hohem Homeoffice-Potenzial im Durchschnitt weiter entfernt von den Wohnorten der Beschäftigten, die in diese Jobs gewechselt haben. Der größere Teil dieses Effekts ist auf Arbeitsplätze in Großstädten zurückzuführen, was darauf hindeutet, dass die Arbeit von zu Hause aus die Einschränkungen durch angespannte Wohnungsmärkte mildert. Wir finden dabei keine signifikanten Hinweise darauf, dass sich Pendelgewohnheiten bei Frauen oder Männern stärker verändert haben." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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    Return-to-Office Mandates, Health and Well-being: Evidence from a Natural Experiment (2024)

    Costi, Chiara; Lepinteur, Anthony ; Menta, Giorgia; Clark, Andrew; D'Ambrosio, Conchita;

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    Costi, Chiara, Andrew Clark, Conchita D'Ambrosio, Anthony Lepinteur & Giorgia Menta (2024): Return-to-Office Mandates, Health and Well-being: Evidence from a Natural Experiment. (LISER working papers 2024-07), Esch-sur-Alzette, 40 S.

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    "We here exploit an exogenous shift in working conditions for public-sector workers in Italy to establish the causal effect of a return-to-office (RTO) mandate on worker health and well-being. In nine waves of quarterly panel data we first find a significant fall in teleworking for those affected by the RTO mandate, who also spend more time outdoors, work fewer hours, and interact less with relatives and friends. The net effect of these lifestyle changes on a battery of health and well-being measures following the return to office work is insignificant. The place of work post-pandemic has neither positive nor negative health implications." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Time use, college attainment, and the working-from-home revolution (2024)

    Cowan, Benjamin;

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    Cowan, Benjamin (2024): Time use, college attainment, and the working-from-home revolution. In: Journal of Population Economics, Jg. 37. DOI:10.1007/s00148-024-01036-5

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    "I demonstrate that the profound change in working from home (WFH) in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic is concentrated among individuals with college degrees. Relative to 2015–2019, the number of minutes worked from home on “post-pandemic” (August 2021–December 2022) weekdays increased by 78 min for college graduates; for non-graduates, the increase was 22 min. The share of work done at home (for those who worked at all) increased by 22% for graduates and 7% for non-graduates. I examine how time-use patterns change for college graduates relative to non-graduates over the same period. Average minutes worked changed little for either group. Daily time spent traveling (e.g., commuting) fell by 21 min for college graduates and 6 min for non-graduates. College graduates experience a relative shift from eating out to eating at home, an increase in free time, and an increase in time spent with children, with the latter effect concentrated among fathers. Thus, while the gender gap in childcare among college graduates may be diminished by the WFH revolution, gaps in children's outcomes by parents' college attainment may be exacerbated by it." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku, © Springer-Verlag) ((en))

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    The Big Shift in Working Arrangements: Eight Ways Unusual (2024)

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    Davis, Steven J. (2024): The Big Shift in Working Arrangements: Eight Ways Unusual. (IZA discussion paper / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit 16932), Bonn, 25 S.

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    "The COVID-19 pandemic instigated a big shift in working arrangements. I first describe the scale of this shift in the United States, drawing on the Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes and other sources. I then review differences, circa 2023, in work-from-home rates across industries, demographic groups, and countries. The big shift had surprisingly benign (or even positive) effects on productivity, which is one reason it has endured. Compared to other shocks that strike modern economies, the big shift is also unusual in other respects: It relaxes time budget constraints, improves flexibility in time use, enhances individual autonomy, relaxes locational constraints, drives a major re-sorting of workers to jobs and employers, and alters the structure of wages. The big shift also reduces wage-growth pressures during the transition to new working arrangements and life styles. The shift benefits workers, on average, even as it lowers non-labor costs and real product wages for firms." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Extraordinary Labor Market Developments and the 2022-23 Disinflation (2024)

    Davis, Steven J. ;

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    Davis, Steven J. (2024): Extraordinary Labor Market Developments and the 2022-23 Disinflation. (IZA discussion paper / Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit 17060), Bonn, 13 S.

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    "Two extraordinary U.S. labor market developments facilitated the sharp disinflation in 2022-23 without raising the unemployment rate. First, pandemic-driven infection worries and social distancing intentions caused a sizable drag on labor force participation that began to reverse in the first quarter of 2022, and perhaps earlier. As the reversal unfolded, it raised labor supply and reduced wage growth. Second, the pandemic-instigated shift to work from home (WFH) raised the amenity value of employment in many jobs and for many workers. This development lowered wage-growth pressures along the transition path to a new equilibrium with pay packages that recognized higher remote work levels and their benefits to workers. Surveys of business executives imply that the shift to WFH lowered average wage growth by two percentage points from spring 2021 to spring 2023. A direct inspection finds that average real wage growth from 2021 Q1 to 2024 Q1 in the U.S. economy was at least 3.5 to 4.4 ppts below the path suggested by pre-pandemic experience. This large shortfall in real wage growth aligns well with the interpretation of the 2022-23 disinflation offered here." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    The Work-From-Home Technology Boon and its Consequences (2024)

    Davis, Morris A. ; Gregory, Jesse; Ghent, Andra C. ;

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    Davis, Morris A., Andra C. Ghent & Jesse Gregory (2024): The Work-From-Home Technology Boon and its Consequences. In: The Review of Economic Studies, Jg. 91, H. 6, S. 3362-3401. DOI:10.1093/restud/rdad114

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    "We study the impact of widespread adoption of work-from-home (WFH) technology using an equilibrium model where people choose where to live, how to allocate their time between working at home and at the office, and how much space to use in production. Motivated by cross-sectional evidence on WFH, we model WFH as a complement to work at the office. Simulations of the model indicate that the pandemic induced a large change to the relative productivity of WFH that substantially increased home prices and will permanently affect incomes, income inequality, and city structure." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Return to Office and the Tenure Distribution (2024)

    Dijcke, David Van; Gunsilius, Florian; Wright, Austin L.;

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    Dijcke, David Van, Florian Gunsilius & Austin L. Wright (2024): Return to Office and the Tenure Distribution. (BFI Working Papers / University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics 2024,56), Chicago, 31 S. DOI:10.2139/ssrn.4820135

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    "With the official end of the COVID-19 pandemic, debates about the return to office have taken center stage among companies and employees. Despite their ubiquity, the economic implications of return to office policies are not fully understood. Using 260 million resumes matched to company data, we analyze the causal effects of such policies on employees’ tenure and seniority levels at three of the largestUS tech companies: Microsoft, SpaceX, and Apple. Our estimation procedure is nonparametric and captures the full heterogeneity of tenure and seniority of employees in a distributional synthetic controls framework. We estimate a reduction in counterfactual tenure that increases for employees with longer tenure. Similarly, we document a leftward shift in the seniority distribution towards positions below the senior level. These shifts appear to be driven by employees leaving to larger firms that are direct competitors. Our results suggest that return to office policies can lead to an outflow of senior employees, posing a potential threat to the productivity, innovation, and competitiveness of the wider firm." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Tarifverträge zu mobiler Arbeit: Tarifpolitische Gestaltung einer digitalisierten Arbeitswelt? (2024)

    Dittmar, Nele;

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    Dittmar, Nele (2024): Tarifverträge zu mobiler Arbeit. Tarifpolitische Gestaltung einer digitalisierten Arbeitswelt? In: Arbeit. Zeitschrift für Arbeitsforschung, Arbeitsgestaltung und Arbeitspolitik, Jg. 33, H. 4, S. 141-161. DOI:10.1515/arbeit-2024-0012

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    "Mobiles Arbeiten, unterstützt durch digitale Technologien, ist spätestens seit der Corona-Pandemie ein wichtiges Thema in Debatten und Praxis der Arbeitswelt. Mobile Arbeit birgt Chancen aus Beschäftigten- und Unternehmenssicht, ebenso wie Herausforderungen und potenzielle Belastungen. Vor dem Hintergrund der Herausforderungen, die die Gestaltung mobilen Arbeitens für betriebliche Akteure darstellt, beleuchtet dieser Beitrag, ob und wie mobiles Arbeiten in Deutschland in Tarifverträgen reguliert wird. Es zeigt sich, dass die Tarifparteien diese Facette der Digitalisierung der Arbeitswelt tarifpolitisch aufgreifen und gestalten – wenngleich einige Konfliktpunkte in Bezug aufmobiles Arbeiten den Betriebsparteien zur Lösung überlassen werden." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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    Too old for modern work? An explicit and implicit measure of the modern-work-is-young stereotype (2024)

    Drazic, Ivana ; Schermuly, Carsten C. ;

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    Drazic, Ivana & Carsten C. Schermuly (2024): Too old for modern work? An explicit and implicit measure of the modern-work-is-young stereotype. In: German Journal of Human Resource Management, Jg. 38, H. 1, S. 59-89. DOI:10.1177/23970022231195061

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    "With organizational practices such as working from home, agile project management, and shared leadership, the world of work is becoming increasingly dynamic and flexible. Simultaneously, the workforce in most industrialized nations is getting older. We hypothesized that both an explicit and implicit stereotype exists that associates modern work practices (MWP) more strongly with younger workers than with older workers (i.e. modern-work-is-young stereotype). With a focus on other-stereotyping, we surveyed participants who identified as younger or middle-aged workers (N = 186). Based on the contact hypothesis, we assumed that contact to older coworkers and contact with MWP are negatively related to both explicit and implicit endorsement of the modern-work-is-young stereotype. Furthermore, we examined differences in résumé evaluations for a job involving MWP, presenting an older and a younger hypothetical applicant. The results indicate the existence of a moderate explicit as well as implicit modern-work-is-young stereotype. The proposed contact hypothesis held true for the explicit but not for the implicit modern-work-is-young stereotype. Lastly, the younger applicant received significantly more positive evaluations than the older applicant, and only the explicit modern-work-is-young stereotype predicted the extent of age discrimination. The results suggest that the explicit modern-work-is-young stereotype can harm older employees and hamper intergenerational collaboration. These findings are especially important in times of demographic change, when workforces are becoming increasingly age-heterogeneous and retaining older workers seems more important than ever." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    Nach Dienstschluss erreichbar und digital sichtbar: Wie Männer und Frauen im Homeoffice arbeiten (2024)

    Dummert, Sandra ; Abendroth-Sohl, Anja-Kristin; Lott, Yvonne ; Hipp, Lena ;

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    Dummert, Sandra, Anja-Kristin Abendroth-Sohl, Lena Hipp & Yvonne Lott (2024): Nach Dienstschluss erreichbar und digital sichtbar: Wie Männer und Frauen im Homeoffice arbeiten. In: IAB-Forum H. 28.05.2024, 2024-05-17. DOI:10.48720/IAB.FOO.20240528.01

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    "Die Arbeit im Homeoffice und die Nutzung digitaler Technologien hat seit der Covid-19-Pandemie deutlich zugenommen. Diese veränderten Arbeitsbedingungen bedeuten auch Änderungen in der Arbeitsweise der Beschäftigten. Dabei zeigen sich verschiedene Facetten des digitalen Präsenzverhaltens, die bei Frauen und Männern, aber auch in Abhängigkeit vom Homeoffice-Anteil unterschiedlich verbreitet sind." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)

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    Revenue-Sharing Teams with Remote Workers (2024)

    Dutcher, E. Glenn; Saral, Krista J. ;

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    Dutcher, E. Glenn & Krista J. Saral (2024): Revenue-Sharing Teams with Remote Workers. (NBER working paper / National Bureau of Economic Research 33321), Cambridge, Mass, 24 S. DOI:10.3386/w33321

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    "Remote work policies remain controversial because of the perceived opportunity for increased shirking outside of the traditional office; a problem that is potentially exacerbated if employees work in a revenue-sharing team environment. Using a controlled experiment, where individuals are randomized to different work locations (remote or an office-like setting), we examine how remote work impacts effort choices under individual pay schemes and in revenue sharing teams. Treatments vary the number of remote workers on a team. Our results suggest that work location alone does not lead to productivity differences. However, the location of partners does impact an individual’s effort levels inrevenue-sharing teams. Non-remote workers reduce effort as the number of remote partners increases, and remote workers increase effort as the number of remote workers increases. These results are driven predominantly by those who are relatively less productive as individuals. Post-experiment incentivized survey evidence points to expectations of partner productivity as a contributing factor." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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    How teleworking adoption is changing the labor market and workforce dynamics? (2024)

    Elsamani, Yousif ; Kajikawa, Yuya ;

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    Elsamani, Yousif & Yuya Kajikawa (2024): How teleworking adoption is changing the labor market and workforce dynamics? In: PLoS ONE, Jg. 19. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0299051

    Abstract

    "This article investigates how teleworking adoption influenced the labor market and workforce dynamic using bibliometric methods to overview 86 years of teleworking research [1936 –2022]. By grouping the retrieved articles available on the Web ofScience (WOS) core collection database, we revealed a holistic and topical view of teleworking literature using clustering and visualization techniques. Our results reflect the situation where the adoption of teleworking in the last three years was accelerated by the pandemic and facilitated by innovation in remote work technologies. We discussed the factors influencing one’s decision to join the workforce or a specific company, besides the unintended consequences of the rapid adoption of teleworking. The study can aid organizations in developing adequate teleworking arrangements, enhancing employee outcomes, and improving retention rates. Furthermore, it can help policymakers design more effective policies to support employees, improve labor force participation rates, and improve societal well-being." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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