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Author: | Bloom, N. Kretschmer, T. Reenen, J. Van |
Title: | Are family-friendly workplace practices a valuable firm resource? |
Journal: | Strategic Management Journal
2011 : APR, VOL. 32:4, p. 343-367 |
Index terms: | families work management human resource management company performance manufacturing Europe USA |
Freeterms: | work-life balance resource-based view |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | Based on a sample of over 450 manufacturing firms in Germany, France, the United Kingdom (U.K.), and the United States (U.S), this study explores the determinants and consequences of family-friendly workplace practices (FFWP). There is found a positive correlation btw. firm productivity and FFWP. However, this correlation disappears once a measure of the quality of management practices is controlled for. Furthermore, it is found that firms with a higher proportion of more skilled workers and female managers, and well-managed firms, tend to implement more FFWP. On the contrary, a firm's environment does not have a significant impact on the FFWP provided. |
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