Research Study into Impact of E-mail on Employees

The proposed research to be undertaken is an investigation into the relationship between electronic communication (E-mail, text messages, and Instant Messages) and key employee/employer outcomes (Employee outcomes include: work-life conflict, perceived stress, depressed mood, and anxiety; Employer outcomes include: engagement, work-role overload, job satisfaction, and work related stress. The research may also look at scales for constructs in the organizations which help moderate the relationship between electronic communication and key employer outcomes in the third phase of the research (Moderators include: supportive manager, perceived organizational support, and organizational culture).

Faculty Supervisor:

Linda Duxbury

Student:

Andre Lanctot

Partner:

Cooperators

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Finance, insurance and business

University:

Carleton University