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:
  • Workers
  • Worker-health
  • Occupations
  • Behavior
  • Employee-health
  • Employees
  • Work-operations
  • Work-organization
  • Work-practices
  • Families
  More +
• 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
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194465/cdc_194465_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.69 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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