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- Title
Private Eyes Are Watching You: Reactions to Location Sensing Technologies.
- Authors
McNall, Laurel; Stanton, Jeffrey
- Abstract
Purpose: This study explored reactions to location sensing technologies (LSTs) which enable organizations to track the location and movements of employees, even off-site. In particular, we examined the relationships among two monitoring characteristics (i.e., purpose and control), perceptions of privacy invasion, and monitoring fairness. Design/Methodology/Approach: This study employed a 2 (purpose) × 2 (control) factorial design using 208 college students. Study hypotheses were tested using hierarchical regression. Findings: The ability to control the location sensing device was related to monitoring fairness via privacy invasion, but no support was found for monitoring purpose. Implications: The results underscore the importance of giving employees a sense of control over monitoring and providing them with 'protected spaces' where monitoring can be avoided. Originality/Value: This study offers the first examination of attitudes toward location sensing technologies.
- Subjects
REMOTE sensing; ELECTRONIC monitoring in the workplace; ELECTRONIC surveillance; RIGHT of privacy; FACTORIAL experiment designs; COLLEGE students; REGRESSION analysis; EMPLOYEE empowerment
- Publication
Journal of Business & Psychology, 2011, Vol 26, Issue 3, p299
- ISSN
0889-3268
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10869-010-9189-y