Changing workplaces to reduce work-family conflict: schedule control in a white-collar organization

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• Personal Author:
  Kelly EL ; Moen P ; Tranby E
• Description:
  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. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Family Men Occupational Health Safety Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Administration Control-methods Employee-health Employees Families Job-analysis Management-personnel Occupations Work-operations Work-organization Work-practices Worker-health Workers Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  0003-1224
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Delaware ; Minnesota ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  265-290
• Volume:
  76
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042147
• Citation:
  Am Sociol Rev 2011 Apr; 76(2):265-290
• Contact Point Address:
  Erin L. Kelly, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota, 909 Social Sciences, 267 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455
• Email:
  kelly101@umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  Portland State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050901
• Source Full Name:
  American Sociological Review
• End Date:
  20081130
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:59d0dbe3b9622399755267179f51bfbdf344d7c672f0cb48e3a495e756d9d4e31ec9902e831832032eb21a5d5ebada4285c637d79b176107c1295daff28ee454
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194465/cdc_194465_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.69 MB ]