Sustainable Social and Individual Implications of Telework: A New Insight into the Romanian Labor Market

Alina-Mihaela Dima, Claudia Țuclea, Diana-Maria Vrânceanu and Gabriela Țigu
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Alina-Mihaela Dima: UNESCO Chair for Business Administration, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010731 Bucharest, Romania
Diana-Maria Vrânceanu: Department of Marketing, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010404 Bucharest, Romania
Gabriela Țigu: Department of Tourism and Geography, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010404 Bucharest, Romania

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 13, 1-12

Abstract: This research aims to evaluate the individual and social implications of telework, along with the foreseeable permanent result that could be generated. Consistent with this objective, a survey has been carried out on a sample of 1180 Romanian employees, on which a model has been developed, based on structural equation modelling. The model includes five latent variables, on the one hand targeting telework features and on the other hand, its possible effects on individuals and society. At an individual level, the study results emphasize that telework could contribute to a better work–life balance and could also help teleworkers to develop specific teleworking abilities. At a social level, telework could generate sustainable effects targeting the long-term management of the work force and providing solutions to potential problems at local community levels. The managerial implications of this study are directed toward the need to implement a series of sustainable human resource management strategies and efficient employee training and development programs. Moreover, organizations need to be more proactive in assuming corporate social responsibilities.

Keywords: telework; work–life balance; autonomy; teleworkers’ abilities; social implications of telework (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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