IS information technology solely to blame? The influence of work-home conflict dimensions on work exhaustion

Weinert C, Laumer S, Maier C, Weitzel T (2016)

Publication Language: English

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution

Publication year: 2016

Publisher: Association for Information Systems

Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of the 37th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)

Event location: Dublin, Ireland IE

ISBN: 9780996683135

Abstract

Using information technology (IT) can blur the boundaries between work and private life and contribute to an IT-based work-home conflict (WHC). Organizations and governments treat IT usage as the main source of WHC and have implemented laws and policies to restrict access to IT to reduce WHC. In this paper, we investigate the effect of IT usage-related and work-based dimensions of WHC: time-, strain-, and behavior-based WHC. Understanding the dimensions of WHC can help organizations and governments move beyond IS usage restrictions to identify and prevent the negative consequences of each dimension for employees, such as work exhaustion. We distinguish IT- from work-based dimensions and theorize their effect on work exhaustion. The results of a study of 542 employees show that the IT-based dimension of WHC only indirectly influences work exhaustion, whereas time- and strain-based WHC contribute significantly and directly to work exhaustion. Implications for research and practice are suggested.

Authors with CRIS profile

Sven Laumer Schöller Endowed Chair for Information Systems (Digitalization in Business and Society)

Involved external institutions

Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Weinert, C., Laumer, S., Maier, C., & Weitzel, T. (2016). IS information technology solely to blame? The influence of work-home conflict dimensions on work exhaustion. In International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) (Eds.), Proceedings of the 37th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS). Dublin, Ireland, IE: Association for Information Systems.

MLA:

Weinert, Christoph, et al. "IS information technology solely to blame? The influence of work-home conflict dimensions on work exhaustion." Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 37th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Dublin, Ireland Ed. International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Association for Information Systems, 2016.

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