Working from Home in Urban China during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assemblages of Work-Family Interference

被引：13
作者：
Sun, Li [1 ]
Liu, Tao [2 ,3 ]
Wang, Weiquan [4 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Leeds, Sch Sociol & Social Policy, Leeds, W Yorkshire, England
[2] Zhejiang Univ, Sch Publ Affairs, Hangzhou, Peoples R China
[3] Zhejiang Univ, Acad Social Governance, Hangzhou, Peoples R China
[4] East China Univ Polit Sci & Law, Sch Polit Sci & Publ Adm, Shanghai, Peoples R China
来源：
WORK EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIETY | 2023年 / 37卷 / 01期
关键词：
assemblages; boundary theory; COVID-19; urban China; work-family interference; working from home; CONFLICT; MANAGEMENT; BOUNDARIES;
D O I：
10.1177/09500170221080870
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
During the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of workers globally have been forced to work from home. Empirical data from Chinese cities in the Hubei province reveal work productivity decreased among many respondents working from home in 2020, primarily due to family interference with work. Such interference stems not only from the domain of daily life but also from other family members' e-working and e-learning. Conversely, respondents' work interferes with family; thus, interference operates bi-directionally. This article proposes an analytical framework of work-family interference along three dimensions: work-daily life, work-work, work-study, and each dimension can be understood through four distinct aspects: temporality, physicality, vocality, digitality. Remote workers encounter 'assemblages of work-family interference', consisting of a heterogeneous mixture of these dimensions and aspects. Furthermore, some factors (e.g., living patterns, work culture, digital infrastructure) constrain effective work-family boundary management among urban households.
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页码：157 / 175
页数：19
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