Mobile knowledge workers and traditional mobile workers. Assessing the prevalence of multi-locational work in Europe.

Autor/inn/en	Ojala, Satu; Pyöriä, Pasi
Titel	Mobile knowledge workers and traditional mobile workers. Assessing the prevalence of multi-locational work in Europe. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Mobile Wissensarbeiter und traditionelle mobile Arbeitnehmer. Einschätzung der Verbreitung von Arbeit an mehreren Orten in Europa.
Quelle	In: Acta sociologica, 61 (2017) 4, S. 402-418 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0001-6993; 1502-3869
DOI	10.1177/0001699317722593
Schlagwörter	Arbeitswelt; Digitalisierung; Arbeitszeitflexibilität; Arbeitsort; Berufliche Autonomie; Telearbeit; Selbstbestimmte Arbeit; Hochschulabsolvent; Europäische Union; Hoch Qualifizierter; Belgien; Bulgarien; Deutschland; Dänemark; Estland; Finnland; Frankreich; Griechenland; Großbritannien; Irland; Italien; Kroatien; Lettland; Litauen; Luxemburg; Malta; Niederlande; Norwegen; Polen; Portugal; Rumänien; Schweden; Schweiz; Slowakei; Slowenien; Spanien; Tschechische Republik; Ungarn; Zypern; Österreich
Abstract	"This article contributes to the discussion on flexible working by assessing empirically the prevalence of mobile, multi-locational work in Europe (EU-28, Norway and Switzerland). Drawing on data from the Sixth European Working Conditions Survey, the prevalence of multi-locational work across Europe is examined in terms of the knowledge intensity of the work. Knowledge-intensive occupations are characterised by a high level of individual skills, typically acquired through tertiary-level education, and a high degree of autonomy combined with frequent use of ICT. According to the results, working on mobile sites - a practice that augments working in the primary workplace - is most common in northern European countries, where the proportion of knowledge-intensive occupations is high. However, even in the Nordic region, knowledge workers predominantly work at their employers' premises. This finding is in marked contrast with the hyperbole and expectations which assume that ICT allows knowledge workers to work free from the constraints of time and space. Agriculture, construction and transport workers still represent the largest proportion of the mobile workforce. Knowledge-intensive job features, however, predict the adoption of working at home. The analysis adds to the literature on flexible working by taking into account both traditional and knowledge-intensive forms of multi-locational work as well as providing a cross-national comparison." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2018/1