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7 Getting There from Here: Research on the Effects of Work–Family Initiatives on Work–Family Conflict and Business Outcomes
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Many employing organizations have adopted work-family policies, programs, and benefits. Yet managers in employing organizations simply do not know what organizational initiatives actually reduce work-family conflict and how these changes are likely to impact employees and the organization. We examine scholarship that addresses two broad questions: first, do work-family initiatives reduce employees' work-family conflict and/or improve work-family enrichment? Second, does reduced work-family conflict improve employees' work outcomes and, especially, business outcomes at the organizational level? We review over 150 peer-reviewed studies from a number of disciplines in order to summarize this rich literature and identify promising avenues for research and conceptualization. We propose a research agenda based on four primary conclusions: the need for more multi-level research, the necessity of an interdisciplinary approach, the benefits of longitudinal studies that employ quasi-experimental or experimental designs and the challenges of translating research into practice in effective ways.
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- Kelly, E. L., Kossek, E. E., Hammer, L. B., Durham, M., Bray, J. W., Chermack, K., Murphy, L. A., & Kaskubar, D.
- Venue
- Academy of Management Annals
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2008-01-01
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 305-349
- ISSN
- 1941-6067 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2069327090
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- 477
- References
- 224
- FWCI
- 72.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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