Nomadic, Informal and Mediatised Work Practices: Role of Professional Social Approval and Effects on Quality of Life at Work

Maëlle Périssé, Anne-Marie Vonthron and Émilie Vayre
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Maëlle Périssé: Parisian Laboratory of Social Psychology (LAPPS-TE2O), Psychology Department, University Paris Nanterre, 92000 Nanterre, France
Anne-Marie Vonthron: Parisian Laboratory of Social Psychology (LAPPS-TE2O), Psychology Department, University Paris Nanterre, 92000 Nanterre, France
Émilie Vayre: INSERM Unit U1296, Psychology Institute, Lumière University Lyon 2, 69008 Lyon, France

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 22, 1-19

Abstract: Several studies have emphasised the effects of perceived social approval in employees’ professional environment (colleagues and managers) on the implementation of remote and mediatised work practices and, more specifically, on their spatial, temporal and material characteristics. The use of information and communication technologies has been identified in the literature not only as affecting the levels felt by employees in terms of their relation to work (organisational commitment and recognition for work accomplished) but also in terms of work-life balance and health (stress and addictions). However, these studies are few in number when it comes to nomadic and informal work practices and rarely address perceived social approval in employees’ professional entourage. We used an empirical study based on a questionnaire survey. The results indicate that employees favour smartphone and laptop use. The effects of perceived social approval in their professional entourage differ according to the technologies used. These uses also have an impact on commitment and recognition, but their effects on employees’ perception of the effects of work life on “non-work” life and on addiction-related behaviours are more nuanced. These findings lead us to discuss the “right to disconnect” and the development of support and supervision schemes for nomadic, informal and mediatised work practices.

Keywords: nomadic work mediatised by ICTs; perceived social approval; relationship to work; work-home interaction; addiction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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