Pour une écologie temporelle de l’heure de pointe : enquête sur les choix d’horaires de travail en Île-de-France
Today an ever-increasing proportion of the French working population is able to access working hours that are no longer subject to the explicit diktat of the employer. However, in Île-de-France (Paris region), the problems of congestion at the morning rush hour continue to intensify. Thus, before tr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Espace populations sociétés |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/eps/8469 |
| Summary: | Today an ever-increasing proportion of the French working population is able to access working hours that are no longer subject to the explicit diktat of the employer. However, in Île-de-France (Paris region), the problems of congestion at the morning rush hour continue to intensify. Thus, before trying to solve peak congestions problems, we need to understand the underlying reasons on which an individual’s work schedule choices are based. Why does a worker with flexible work hours commute during rush hour? Our research adopts a comprehensive approach and focuses on daily scheduling demands. It relies on the results of a survey (3202 respondents) and interviews (29). Respondents and interviewees are executives from the Plaine Saint-Denis area. To describe temporal strategies that explain voluntary commuting during peak hours, we organize our hypotheses along three dimensions:(I) There remain coupling constraints (school hours, meeting hours) which force workers with flexible hours to go to work during peak hours. (II) Workers with flexible hours and fewer coupling constraints prefer (late afternoon leisure, activities with family and friends) to arrive before or during the rush hour. (III) There are social norms regarding work hours (ideal of the disciplined worker or the dedicated executive) that limit flexibility by frowning on those who arrive overly late at the office. In conclusion, it is by revealing the organic intricacy of work synchronisation that our article generates operational recommendations for reducing congestion at peak hours. |
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| ISSN: | 0755-7809 2104-3752 |