Boundary management preferences are important for helping individuals to have their needs and preferences consistent. Typically, behavioral strategies and contextual conditions can be used to manage boundaries in a way that aligns with an individual’s personal preferences.

Managing Boundaries Using Personal Preferences

- personal preferences 
- environment of workplaces: supplied conditions

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Individuals with a preference toward integration are comfortable removing boundaries between work and nonwork, while those with a preference toward segmentation prefer to keep temporal and physical boundaries between work and nonwork intact. 

Individual Preferences: Integration vs. Segmentation 

Allen, T. D., Merlo, K., Lawrence, R. C., Slutsky, J., &amp; Gray, C. E. (2021). Boundary Management and work‐nonwork balance while working from home. Applied Psychology, 70(1), 60–84. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12300

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