ABSTRACT The present study analyzes workers’ non-use of telework in German workplaces. Recent research has focused mainly on the implications of telework for employees. Non-users of telework, and their reasons for non-use are under-researched. We ask to what degree cultural barriers, besides technical barriers, contribute to the non-use of telework. The analyses are based on the second wave (2014–15) of the German Linked Personnel Panel (LPP). Factor analyses confirm the importance of technical and cultural barriers for the non-use of telework. Linear regression analyses show that because men work more often than women in areas where telework is technically unfeasible, they are more likely not to use telework due to perceived job unsuitability. Women—independent of their status positions—are more likely to forgo telework due to perceived cultural barriers. In workplaces with a pronounced ideal worker culture, employees are more likely to forgo telework because they perceive cultural barriers. Finally, company-level work–life balance support diminishes the non-use of telework due to perceived cultural barriers.

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在理想的员工文化中不使用远程办公：为什么女性会感到更多的文化障碍

摘要本研究分析了德国工作场所工人不使用远程办公的情况。最近的研究主要集中在远程办公对员工的影响上。远程工作的非用户及其不使用的原因正在研究中。我们问文化障碍除技术障碍外还能在多大程度上促成不使用远程办公。这些分析是基于德国关联人员小组（LPP）的第二次浪潮（2014-15）。因素分析证实了技术和文化障碍对于不使用远程办公的重要性。线性回归分析显示，由于在远程办公在技术上不可行的地区，男性比女性工作更多，因此，由于认为工作不合适，他们更可能不使用远程办公。由于存在文化障碍，女性（独立于自己的地位）更可能放弃远程办公。在具有理想员工文化的工作场所中，员工更容易放弃远程办公，因为他们意识到文化障碍。最后，由于存在文化障碍，公司一级的工作与生活平衡支持减少了不使用远程办公的情况。