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

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.

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