Future of Work

Why working from your mobile could destroy your work-life balance

A woman uses her Apple iPhone while walking through Times Square in New York, September 20, 2012. Apple's iPhone 5 goes on sale tomorrow as Apple works to increase its market share in the mobile phone market.  REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY TELECOMS) - GM1E89L0EBW01

Mobile working – with the flexibility to work where and when convenient – has well-known benefits. Image: REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Stefanie Reissner
Senior Lecturer in Management and Organization Studies, Newcastle University
Michal Izak
Reader in Management, University of Roehampton
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