Category: Autonomy, Flexibility and Job Control

Technology both helps and hinders autonomy

Technology both helps and hinders autonomy

‘The Autonomy Paradox: The Implications of Mobile Email Devides for Knowledge Professionals’ Extracts and summary of the research by: Melissa Mazmanian, Wanda J. Orlikowski and JoAnne Yates (October 2013) A note: The original qualitative research for this paper was conducted during 2004 and 2005. It is therefore reminiscent of knowledge workers use of mobile email…

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There is a Difference Between Job Control and Autonomy

There is a Difference Between Job Control and Autonomy

Those who are allowed either job control and/or autonomy within their role are more likely to experience lower levels of stress, anxiety and perceived burnout. The simple explanation of the difference between these two concepts is that: Schedule Control is the ability to schedule working hours within the course of a day. Job Autonomy is…

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