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telecommutingin,theresultsshowthatthepenetrationoftelecommutingamong

informationworkershasgrownto31%(specificallythosewhoadmittedthattheyworkat

leastonedayormoreaweekathome).Comparedtoasimilarstudyconducted15yearsago,

thisfigurehasincreaseddramaticallywhenonly3%ofinformationworkersconsidered

themselvesteleworkersin2000(Co-author,2004).Intermsofwhotelecommute,thestudy

foundthatmajorityofthetelecommuters(34.6%)weremanagersoradministratorsand

20.7%wereprofessionals(suchaslawyers,computerprograms,accountants,anddesigners).

Ofallthetelecommuters,28.5%telecommutedonedayaweek,26.3%twodaysaweek,and

45.1%telecommutedthreedaysormoreaweekawayfromtheoffice.

4.2.Hypothesestesting

H1proposedthatthemorethatpeopleusedICTtodotheirworkathome,thegreaterthe

flexibilityoftheborderstheyperceivedaround(a)theworkdomainand(b)thehomedomain.

TheresultspresentedinTable1showedthatcorrelationsofallkeyvariablesinwhich

relationshipsbetweenwork-relatedICTuseathomeandflexibilityintheworkdomain(r

=.18,p.001)andthehomedomain(r=.13,p.01)werebothpositiveandsignificant.

However,theregressionresultspresentedinTable2showedthatwork-relatedICTuseat

homesignificantlypredictedonlytheflexibilityoftheborderperceivedintheworkdomain

(β=.19,p.001).Theregressionresultforflexibilityatthehomedomainwasinsignificant.

Therefore,H1awasfullysupported,andH1bwasnotsupported.

(*InsertTables1and2abouthere*)

H2proposedthatthemorepeopleusedICTtodotheirworkathome,the