Working Anywhere, Anytime: An Experimental Investigation of Workplace Flexibility's Influence on Organizational Attraction

René Schmoll; Stefan Süß

doi:10.5771/0935-9915-2019-1-40

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- 1–4 Editorial: Workplace Flexibility Sascha Ruhle, Stefan Süß Sascha Ruhle, Stefan Süß 1–4
- 5–39 Motivation Assessments of Temporary Agency Workers – an Empirical Analysis Based on Appraisals Compiled by Hiring Companies Christian Grund, Axel Minten, Nevena Toporova Christian Grund, Axel Minten, Nevena Toporova 5–39
- 40–62 Working Anywhere, Anytime: An Experimental Investigation of Workplace Flexibility's Influence on Organizational Attraction René Schmoll, Stefan Süß René Schmoll, Stefan Süß 40–62
- 63–92 Flexible Work and Work-related Outcomes: The Role of Perceived Organizational Alignment Setareh Zafari, Martina Hartner-Tiefenthaler, Sabine Theresia Koeszegi Setareh Zafari, Martina Hartner-Tiefenthaler, Sabine Theresia Koeszegi 63–92
- 93–119 Exploration of Team Mental Model Characteristics to Identify Opportunities and Hindrances in Global Virtual Teamwork Liviu Florea, Michael Stoica Liviu Florea, Michael Stoica 93–119
- 120–141 Working conditions and retirement: How important are HR policies in prolonging working life? Mikkel Barslund, Jürgen Bauknecht, Andreas Cebulla Mikkel Barslund, Jürgen Bauknecht, Andreas Cebulla 120–141
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mrev management revue , page 40 - 62

Working Anywhere, Anytime: An Experimental Investigation of Workplace Flexibility's Influence on Organizational Attraction

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René Schmoll Stefan Süß

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0935-9915-2019-1-40
- ISSN: 0935-9915
- ISSN online: 1861-9908
Abstract

Offering workplace flexibility to attract new talent has become a strategic issue for many organizations. Workplace flexibility provides employees with the autonomy to choose when and where to perform their work. Even though there is some evidence of its positive influence on organizational attraction, research that differentiates the influence of temporal and spatial flexibility is lacking, leaving their separate and joint effects largely unclear. Furthermore, whether the principle of distribution influences this relationship is also unclear. Drawing on signaling theory, we perform an experimental study that helps to clarify how workplace flexibility influences organizational attraction. We conduct a randomized vignette-based experiment (N=334) that manipulates temporal flexibility, spatial flexibility and equity-based distribution. The results indicate significant main effects for both dimensions of flexibility, with temporal flexibility having a stronger influence. For the combination of temporal and spatial flexibility, we found an additive effect rather than a significant interaction. The experiment did not detect any evidence for a moderating role of equity-based distribution. The paper provides contributions to research and practice. Finally, we discuss our findings with regard to limitations and make suggestions for future research.
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