| Summary: | The advent and integration of mobile information and communication technology (MICT), high bandwidth cellular services, laptops and mobile phones have created a boundaryless workspace where employees are expected to remain constantly connected for work purposes even after-hours. This study intends to measure the conditional direct and indirect impact of constant connectivity after work hours on employee well-being and the mediating role of cognitive overload and mobile work device anxiety. Based on online panel data, a pilot study was performed to test the measurement model by assessing the convergent validity and reliability. Discriminant validity was also tested using a heterotrait-monotrait ratio. After a pilot study, data collection was relaunched, and all the data was collected in two periods with a minimum gap of two weeks. Based on 218 complete responses, a preliminary analysis was performed.
Keywords: constant connectivity, employee well-being, cognitive overload, mobile device anxiety
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