Changing Workplaces to Reduce Work-Family Conflict: Schedule Control in a White-Collar Organization

Autor/inn/en	Kelly, Erin L.; Moen, Phyllis; Tranby, Eric
Titel	Changing Workplaces to Reduce Work-Family Conflict: Schedule Control in a White-Collar Organization
Quelle	In: American Sociological Review, 76 (2011) 2, S.265-290 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0003-1224
DOI	10.1177/0003122411400056
Schlagwörter	Family Work Relationship; Conflict; White Collar Occupations; Employer Employee Relationship; Work Environment; Scheduling; Employees; Locus of Control; Context Effect; Job Satisfaction; Employed Parents + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Konflikt; Angestelltenberuf; Arbeitsmilieu; Disposition; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit
Abstract	Work-family conflicts are common and consequential for employees, their families, and work organizations. Can workplaces be changed to reduce work-family conflict? Previous research has not been able to assess whether workplace policies or initiatives succeed in reducing work-family conflict or increasing work-family fit. Using longitudinal data collected from 608 employees of a white-collar organization before and after a workplace initiative was implemented, we investigate whether the initiative affects work-family conflict and fit, whether schedule control mediates these effects, and whether work demands, including long hours, moderate the initiative's effects on work-family outcomes. Analyses clearly demonstrate that the workplace initiative positively affects the work-family interface, primarily by increasing employees' schedule control. This study points to the importance of schedule control for our understanding of job quality and for management policies and practices. (Contains 4 tables and 13 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10