Reframing the Discourse on Work-Life Balance in the Digital Age
Kajtazi, Miranda LU
; Johnson, Desmond
LU
; Sarker, Saonee
LU
; Faith, Becky
and Venkatesh, Viswanath
LU
(2023)
44th International Conference on Information Systems: Rising like a Phoenix: Emerging from the Pandemic and Reshaping Human Endeavors with Digital Technologies, ICIS 2023
- Abstract
This paper reframes our understanding of the discourse on work-life balance (WLB) from a global perspective, where life on the four income levels (from bottom of the wealth to top of the wealth) is equally considered. Based on a systematic literature review, our initial insights are that WLB of workers in the highest economic sectors has received significant attention from scholars and practitioners in the west, while the global rest and those in other economic sectors, which represents the majority of the world’s population, has almost entirely been overlooked. We argue for a new understanding of WLB that addresses the needs of all people across the globe, regardless of their economic status or geographic position, and independent of... (More)
This paper reframes our understanding of the discourse on work-life balance (WLB) from a global perspective, where life on the four income levels (from bottom of the wealth to top of the wealth) is equally considered. Based on a systematic literature review, our initial insights are that WLB of workers in the highest economic sectors has received significant attention from scholars and practitioners in the west, while the global rest and those in other economic sectors, which represents the majority of the world’s population, has almost entirely been overlooked. We argue for a new understanding of WLB that addresses the needs of all people across the globe, regardless of their economic status or geographic position, and independent of their formal or informal work contexts. In our future work, we aim to address how disparities in: (1) agency and dependence; (2) privacy and exposure; (3) connection and disconnection; and (4) formality and informality can affect people's dignity, equality, and healthy environments.
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- author
- Kajtazi, Miranda
LU
; Johnson, Desmond
LU
; Sarker, Saonee
LU
; Faith, Becky
and Venkatesh, Viswanath
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2023
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- digitalization, income levels, Work-life balance, work-life discourse
- host publication
- International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2023 : "Rising like a Phoenix: Emerging from the Pandemic and Reshaping Human Endeavors with Digital Technologies" - "Rising like a Phoenix: Emerging from the Pandemic and Reshaping Human Endeavors with Digital Technologies"
- publisher
- Association for Information Systems
- conference name
- 44th International Conference on Information Systems: Rising like a Phoenix: Emerging from the Pandemic and Reshaping Human Endeavors with Digital Technologies, ICIS 2023
- conference location
- Hyderibad, India
- conference dates
- 2023-12-10 - 2023-12-13
- external identifiers
-
- scopus:85192519004
- ISBN
- 9781713893622
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- d00a2b40-5e52-4ebf-b59f-2322a6902a4e
- date added to LUP
- 2024-06-14 10:39:43
- date last changed
- 2024-06-14 10:39:43
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abstract = {{<p>This paper reframes our understanding of the discourse on work-life balance (WLB) from a global perspective, where life on the four income levels (from bottom of the wealth to top of the wealth) is equally considered. Based on a systematic literature review, our initial insights are that WLB of workers in the highest economic sectors has received significant attention from scholars and practitioners in the west, while the global rest and those in other economic sectors, which represents the majority of the world’s population, has almost entirely been overlooked. We argue for a new understanding of WLB that addresses the needs of all people across the globe, regardless of their economic status or geographic position, and independent of their formal or informal work contexts. In our future work, we aim to address how disparities in: (1) agency and dependence; (2) privacy and exposure; (3) connection and disconnection; and (4) formality and informality can affect people's dignity, equality, and healthy environments.</p>}},
author = {{Kajtazi, Miranda and Johnson, Desmond and Sarker, Saonee and Faith, Becky and Venkatesh, Viswanath}},
booktitle = {{International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2023 : "Rising like a Phoenix: Emerging from the Pandemic and Reshaping Human Endeavors with Digital Technologies"}},
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language = {{eng}},
publisher = {{Association for Information Systems}},
title = {{Reframing the Discourse on Work-Life Balance in the Digital Age}},
year = {{2023}},
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