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Work—life initiatives and organizational change: Overcoming mixed messages to move from the margin to the mainstream

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Ernst Kossek, Ellen, Lewis, Suzan, Hammer, Leslie B·2010·Human Relations
DOI 10.1177/0018726709352385
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This article examines perspectives on employer work—life initiatives as potential organizational change phenomena. Work—life initiatives address two main organizational challenges: structural (flexible job design, human resource policies) and cultural (supportive supervisors, climate) factors. While work—life initiatives serve a purpose in highlighting the need for organizational adaptation to changing relationships between work, family, and personal life, we argue they usually are marginalized rather than mainstreamed into organizational systems. We note mixed consequences of work—life initiatives for individuals and organizations. While they may enable employees to manage work and caregiving, they can increase work intensification and perpetuate stereotypes of ideal workers. In order to advance the field, organizations and scholars need to frame both structural and cultural work—life changes as part of the core employment systems to enhance organizational effectiveness and not just as strategies to support disadvantaged, non-ideal workers. We conclude with an overview of the articles in this special issue.

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Authors
Ernst Kossek, E., Lewis, S., & Hammer, L. B.
Venue
Human Relations
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2009-12-01
Volume
63
Issue
1
Pages
3-19
ISSN
  • 0018-7267 (ISSN-L)
  • 1741-282X
DOI
10.1177/0018726709352385
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42
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Type
journal article
Language
en
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