Freedom or fallout in local government? How work-life culture impacts employees using flexible work practices

Authors: McDonald, Paula; Pini, Barbara; Bradley, Lisa

Source: International Journal of Human Resource Management, Volume 18, Number 4, April 2007 , pp. 602-622(21)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

This exploratory study investigates five conceptually distinct dimensions of work-life culture which account for the gap between work-life policy provision and utilization: 'Manager Support'; 'Organizational Time Expectations'; 'Career Consequences'; 'Gendered Perceptions of Policy Use' and 'Co-worker Support', among 22 employees using flexible work practices (13 women, 9 men) in a local government organization in Australia. The findings inform the development of targeted strategies that help alleviate the cultural barriers preventing the use of work-life policies by eligible employees and contribute to the emergent area of organizational work-life culture as a theoretical construct.

Keywords: Work-life culture; flexible work; local government

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/09585190601178968

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