Factors affecting employee use of work-life balance initiatives

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dc.citation.issue1
dc.citation.volume36
dc.contributor.authorSmith J
dc.contributor.authorGardner DH
dc.date.available2007-03-01
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractThe study examines work-life balance (WLB) using a sample of 153 employees in a large New Zealand organisation. Analysis of company policies identified sixteen WLB initiatives currently being offered. Employees were surveyed to determine the extent of their awareness and use of currently offered initiatives. Factors influencing WLB initiative use and employee outcomes for initiative use were investigated. Female employees and younger employees used more WLB initiatives while employees reporting higher levels of management support and supervisor support, and perceiving fewer career damage and time demands also used more WLB initiatives. No support was found for the role of coworker support on WLB initiative use. Initiative use was related to reduced work-to-family conflict. Work-to-family conflict, family-to-work conflict, and commitment to the organisation were related to intention to turnover. The results highlight the importance of workplace culture in enabling an environment that is supportive of WLB and consequently use of initiatives that are offered by the organisation.
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dc.identifier.citationNEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 2007, 36 (1), pp. 3 - 12 (10)
dc.identifier.elements-id25331
dc.identifier.issn0112-109X
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherNew Zealand Psychological Society
dc.relation.isPartOfNEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectFAMILY CONFLICT
dc.subjectSUPPORT
dc.subjectJOB
dc.subjectPERCEPTIONS
dc.subjectPREDICTORS
dc.subjectORGANIZATION
dc.subjectANTECEDENTS
dc.subjectCOMMITMENT
dc.subjectTURNOVER
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subject.anzsrc1701 Psychology
dc.subject.anzsrc1702 Cognitive Sciences
dc.titleFactors affecting employee use of work-life balance initiatives
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Humanities and Social Sciences/School of Psychology
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