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Does teleworking affect managing for results and constructive feedback? A research note
Author(s) -
Caillier James Gerard
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
canadian public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.361
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1754-7121
pISSN - 0008-4840
DOI - 10.1111/capa.12043
Subject(s) - constructive , affect (linguistics) , psychology , social psychology , applied psychology , computer science , communication , process (computing) , operating system
Abstract Teleworking has been extensively examined, but little is known about the relationship between teleworking and management for results and between teleworking and constructive feedback. Using data on the I nternal R evenue S ervice from the 2011 F ederal E mployee V iewpoint S urvey, this research note addresses the following questions. Are teleworkers more or less likely than non‐teleworkers to perceive they are held accountable for achieving results? Are teleworkers more or less likely than non‐teleworkers to perceive they are provided with constructive feedback? The findings reveal that teleworkers and non‐teleworkers generally reported similar levels of management for results and constructive feedback. Explanations and implications of these results are discussed, as well as avenues for further research.