Can I Get Back Later or Turn It Off? Day-Level Effect of Remote Communication Autonomy on Sustainable Proactivity

Yujing Liu, Jing Du, Jin Nam Choi and Yuan Li
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Yujing Liu: Economics and Management School, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
Jing Du: Economics and Management School, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
Jin Nam Choi: Graduate School of Business, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
Yuan Li: Business School, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 3, 1-14

Abstract: Overwhelming remote communication episodes have become critical daily work demands for employees. On the basis of affective event theory, this study explores the effect of daily remote communication autonomy on positive affect and proactive work behaviors. We conducted a multilevel path analysis using a general survey, followed by experience sampling methodology, with a sample of 80 employees in China who completed surveys thrice daily over a two-week period. The results showed that daily remote communication autonomy increased positive affective reactions, which, in turn, enhanced proactive work behaviors on the same workday. Furthermore, positive day-level relationships leading to employee proactivity were only significant when the employees’ person-level general techno-workload was not high. The findings provide a new perspective for managing employees working under continuous techno-workload and demands for remote interactions.

Keywords: remote communication autonomy; positive affect; proactive work behaviors; techno-workload; remote working (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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