Presentation Date
10-31-2024
Document Type
Proceeding (Published)
Abstract
Remote work, a type of flexible work arrangement, has become increasingly common, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shift in the nature of work (Barrero et al., 2023; Shifrin & Michel, 2022). Approximately 35% of U.S. workers who have jobs that can be done remotely are working remotely all of the time, equivalent to approximately 14% of all employed adults, or 22 million individuals (Parker, 2023). Working remotely provides employees more opportunities to balance work and non-work priorities than working in a corporate office (Bowen, 2023). In the conservation of resources model (Hobfoll, 1989) and the personal resources allocation framework (Grawitch et al., 2010), time is a valued resource, which remote workers save by not having to commute. We theorize that employees who work remotely use less vacation time than employees who work in company offices because they have greater control over using their resources in how they see fit, which reduces the likelihood of experiencing related stress. We further theorize that employee organizational identification (OID) influences the use of vacation time for two reasons. Individuals with high levels of OID perceive an overlap between their identities and the identities of their organizations and, therefore, are more willing to continue working for self-esteem reasons. In addition, they are less likely to experience the full benefits of vacation due to their high levels of psychological attachment.
Conference Title
Northeast Business & Economics Association (NBEA) 2024
Sponsorship or Institution
Molloy University
Location
Danbury, Connecticut
Recommended Citation
O'Neill, Brian and Schuman, Jaclyn, "Theorizing the Effect of Organizational Identification on Vacation Time Usage Among Remote Workers" (2024). Faculty Presentations: Business. 16.
https://digitalcommons.molloy.edu/bus_facpre/16
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