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Impact Of Telework On The Perceived Work Environment Of Older Workers

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  • René ARVOLA
  • Piia TINT
  • Ãœlo KRISTJUHAN
  • Virve SIIRAK

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Telework has become a natural part of regular work life of employees who use the information communication technology (ICT). Telework has a potential to support postponing retirement for mental workers. The objective of this research was to find out interaction between senior employees’ teleworking and well-being. The main research question was – can telework improve elderly employees’ well-being? Over 100 respondents from different areas in mental work were involved in a quantitative survey. The results of a conducted survey showed that telework is exaggerated to some extent as teleworkers’ well-being (M=7.79; SD=1.28) does not diverge from non-teleworkers’ well-being (M=7.75; SD=1.40). However, telework can be neither underestimated nor taken as interchangeable with traditional work. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to telework as a different way of working with its specialties. Systematic approach to telework enables companies to employ elderly by providing diversity of work forms. JEL Codes - J14, J26, J28

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  • René ARVOLA & Piia TINT & Ãœlo KRISTJUHAN & Virve SIIRAK, 2017. "Impact Of Telework On The Perceived Work Environment Of Older Workers," Scientific Annals of Economics and Business (continues Analele Stiintifice), Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, vol. 64(2), pages 199-214, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:aic:saebjn:v:64:y:2017:i:2:p:199-214:n:67
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    1. RenÈ Arvola, 2006. "Telework as a Solution for Senior Workforce: Research at Tallinn University of Technology," Working Papers 142, Tallinn School of Economics and Business Administration, Tallinn University of Technology.
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      Keywords

      telework; senior work force; ICT; education in ICT; well-being; employer’s support;
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      JEL classification:

      • J14 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-Labor Market Discrimination
      • J26 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Retirement; Retirement Policies
      • J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy

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