Work-related use of digital information and communication technology (ICT) is not restricted to specific working sites and times. For employees, this can involve opportunities for flexible working, that is, having control over when and where to work. Applying an organisational comparative perspective, we examined whether adherence to the ideal worker norm inhibits and adherence to family-friendliness promotes flexible working as a consequence of ICT use. Linked employer–employee survey data from large German work organisations revealed that employees worked more flexibly in time and place due to work-related ICT use when supervisory work-life support was common. Mixed evidence is provided for the prevalence of ideal worker norm expectations. We conclude that work-life support in the organisation is a required complementary practice of flexible working for employees, promoting its dissemination.

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数字化工作环境中灵活工作的组织抑制和促进

与工作相关的数字信息和通信技术（ICT）的使用不限于特定的工作地点和时间。对于员工来说，这可能涉及灵活工作的机会，即可以控制工作时间和地点。我们运用组织比较的视角，研究了遵守理想工人规范是否会抑制信息通信技术的使用，而遵守家庭友善是否会促进灵活工作。来自德国大型工作组织的雇主-雇员关联调查数据显示，当监督性工作生活支持很常见时，由于与工作相关的信息通信技术的使用，员工在时间和地点上更加灵活地工作。对于理想工人规范期望的普遍程度，提供了混合的证据。我们的结论是，组织中的工作与生活支持是员工灵活工作的必要补充实践，并促进其传播。