Sub-theme 54: Information and Communication Technologies and the Work-Life Boundary
Convenors:
Donald Hislop, School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University, UK
Petra M. Bosch-Sijtsema, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
Angelika Zimmermann, School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University, UK
Session I: Thursday, July 05, 09:00 to 10:30, A-408 – Aalto School of Economics
The Role of Mobile ICTs in Boundary Management
Chair: Donald Hislop and Petra M. Bosch-Sijtsema
Shiva Sayah
Information and communication technologies and their influence on work-life boundaries: The case of independent contractors
Alexandre Mallard, Anca Boboc and Fabienne Gire
The work/ life boundary and the socio-technical inscription of communication practices: The case of mobile and email uses
Session II: Thursday, July 05, 11:00 to 12:30, A-408 – Aalto School of Economics
Web 2.0/Social Media and the Work-Life Boundary
Chair: Donald Hislop
Steffi Siegert
Social technology and boundaries as a conscious effort – PhD students between job and lifestyle
Ting-Yu Kang
Network sociality and work-life boundary: How an ICT-dependant networking culture rises to blur the work/non-work boundary
Paula O'Kane and Janneke Hoek
Publishing personal information online: How employers' access, observe and utilise social networking sites within selection
procedures
Session III: Thursday, July 05, 14:00 to 15:30, A-408 – Aalto School of Economics
Health, Wellbeing, ICTs and the Work-Life Boundary
Chair: Petra M. Bosch-Sijtsema
Johanna Koroma, Ursula Hyrkkänen and Matti Vartiainen
Obstacles when working in multiple places
Session IV: Friday, July 06, 09:00 to 10:30, A-408 – Aalto School of Economics
ICTs and Virtual Collaboration/Innovation
Chair: Donald Hislop
Helena Kantanen and Jyri Manninen
Learning, working and innovating in virtual communities of practice
Alice Lam and Meera Sarma
Knowledge creation and innovation in the virtual community – Exploring practices in hacker communities
Jordi Comas and Feichin Tschang
The promise and pitfalls of design for social innovation in virtual worlds: The CoLab case study
Session V: Friday, July 06, 11:00 to 12:30, A-408 – Aalto School of Economics
Telework and the Work-Life Boundary
Chair: Petra M. Bosch-Sijtsema
Svein Bergum
The role of distance dimensions and work life balance in innovative telework in remote areas in Norway
Mona Mustafa
Balance or burnout? Self-employed teleworkers and their work-life boundaries
Session VI: Saturday, July 07, 09:00 to 10:30, A-408 – Aalto School of Economics
The Relationship between Organizational/Sectoral Context and the Work-Life Boundary
Chair: Donald Hislop and Petra M. Bosch-Sijtsema
Csaba Kiss, Henriett Primecz, Andrea Toarniczky, Sara Csillag, Roland Szilas and Katalin Bácsi
The antecedents and consequences of work-family conflicts: Lessons learned from employee friendly organizations
Pierre Laniray
Technological artifacts and occupational identity: An under-explored relationship?
Session VII: Saturday, July 07, 11:00 to 12:30, A-408 – Aalto School of Economics
ICTs, Identityand the Work-Life Boundary + Concluding Discussion
Chair: Petra M. Bosch-Sijtsema