The technological potential for separating work from the workplace is constantly increasing. Mobile devices, mobile internet access and remote access to firms’ internal networks and data allow for working anywhere at any time, i.e. Ubiquitous Working (UW). An interdisciplinary network of scholars is using theory-based empirical research to explore the opportunities and challenges arising from UW. For this purpose, the project makes use of rich data on both, employees and employers, in order to examine the diverse dimensions of UW that are relevant from the perspective of the disciplines involved – economics, work psychology, media psychology, occupational medicine, and sociology. The project’s objective is to bring together these disciplines in a closely collaborating network of institutions and scholars in order to gain deeper insights into the phenomenon of UW.
For further information, see the project website
www.zew.de/ubiwork2014
Selected Publications
Articles in Refereed Journals
Viete, Steffen and Daniel Erdsiek (2020), Mobile Information Technologies and Firm Performance: The Role of Employee Autonomy , Information Economics and Policy Volume 51, June 2020. Download
Allowance
Leibniz-GemeinschaftLeibniz-Gemeinschaft, Berlin, DE
Project duration
01.04.2014 - 31.10.2017
Contact
Project members
Prof. Dr. Irene Bertschek
(Coordinator)
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Susanne Steffes
(Coordinator)
Dr. Daniel Arnold
Prof. Dr. Melanie Arntz
Dr. Sarra Ben Yahmed
Dr. Francesco Berlingieri
Prof. Dr. Holger Bonin
Dr. Daniel Erdsiek
Prof. Dr. Nicole Gürtzgen
Dr. Steffen Viete
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Verena Wondratschek
Dr. Ulrich Zierahn
Departments
Cooperation partner
Prof. Eric J. Bartelsman, Ph.D., Freie Universität Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NL
PD Dr. Thomas Kleinsorge, Leibniz-Institut für Arbeitsforschung an der TU Dortmund, Dortmund, DE
Dr. Burkhard Schmidt, Mannheim Institute of Public Health, Mannheim, DE
Prof. Dr. Sabine Sonnentag, Universität Mannheim, Mannheim, DE
Prof. Gerard van den Berg, PhD, Universität Mannheim, Mannheim, DE
Dr. Stephanie Steinmetz, Universität Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NL
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Cress, Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien, Tübingen, DE