Differential effects of gender on perceptions of teleworking by human resources managers

In: Women in management review, Band 17, Heft 6, S. 262-275

Abstract

This paper anayzes the differences of male and female human resource (HR) managers' perceptions on the benefits, barriers and feasibility of teleworking adoption in a sample of Spanish companies. The results indicate that teleworking is seen as more feasible where there are a large number of female employees, and that female HR managers perceive teleworking differently than male HR managers. Women tend to be more positive about the potential of teleworking.