How Remote Work Changes the World of Work

Bibliographic Data

ID15735576
AuthorsPaul M Leonardi (0000-0003-0929-8731, University of California, Santa Barbara, corresponding author), Sienna Helena S Parker (0000-0003-0081-8809, University of California, Santa Barbara), Sienna Helena Parker (Department of Technology Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, California, USA), Roni Shen (University of California, Santa Barbara)
Year2023
Volume11
Issue1
Pages193-219
Publication date2023-12-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2327-0608 • E-ISSN: 2327-0616
PublisherAnnual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1146/annurev-orgpsych-091922-015852
OpenAlexW4389356921
LanguageEN
Citations received23
References cited114

Remote work is typically characterized as work that is done at some physical distance from the office. Existing research has shown that the main elements of this characterization—physical distance and the office—are far more complex than most people realize. This review develops a framework that refracts the concept of remote work into four types of distance—psychological, temporal, technological, and structural—and three objects from which one can be distant—material resources, social resources, and symbolic resources. We then use this refraction framework to answer five questions about the way remote work is changing the future of work: ( a) Who will work remotely? ( b) Where will people work remotely? ( c) When will people work remotely? ( d) Why will people work remotely? and ( e) How will people work remotely? After demonstrating how existing research can help us answer these questions, we discuss important avenues for future investigation

Data science · Geography · Remote sensing · Work (physics · Computer Science · Engineering · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Technostress in Professional Settings · Work-Family Balance Challenges

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