Constant Connectivity in Global Work: Understanding the Role of Technological, Social and Individual Pressures to Connect

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dc.contributor.authorVan Zoonen, Ward
dc.contributor.authorGibbs, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorSivunen, Anu
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-26T21:05:00Z
dc.date.available2024-12-26T21:05:00Z
dc.date.issued2025-01-07
dc.description.abstractConstant connectivity is often viewed as an inherent by-product of contemporary workplaces. However, the ways in which connectivity behaviors differ due to individual and contextual differences in global work are not properly understood, which could hamper the coordination and performance of global organizations. Drawing on a sample of global workers (N=976) in a large logistics company, this study examines the role of global work characteristics – i.e., temporal dispersion, geographical dispersion, and national diversity – on three pressures – i.e., technological, social, and individual – that drive constant connectivity. The findings provide a more granular and contextual understanding of the drivers of constant connectivity in global work. We demonstrate that these pressures relate differently to connectivity behaviors across three global regions – i.e., North America, Europe, and Asia.
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dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2025.087
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-8-8
dc.identifier.other359df43c-147d-42fa-a87a-0b65e5f68e10
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10125/108925
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectVirtual Collaboration, Organizations, and Networks
dc.subjectconstant connectivity, global work, social norms, technology use, work characteristics
dc.titleConstant Connectivity in Global Work: Understanding the Role of Technological, Social and Individual Pressures to Connect
dc.typeConference Paper
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