Employee availability for work and family three Swedish case studies
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Auteurs : Doris Ruth Eikhof [Allemagne] ; Ann Bergman [Suède] ; Jean Gardiner [Royaume-Uni]Source :
- Employee Relations [ 0142-5455 ] ; 2007-07-13.
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Purpose The purpose of this article is to explore the concept of availability, both empirically and theoretically, in the context of three Swedish organisations, and identifies the structural influences on availability patterns for work and family. Designmethodologyapproach The article is based on quantitative case studies using employer records and an employee questionnaire in three organisations. Multivariate descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regression are used to illustrate and analyse patterns of availability for work and family. Findings The descriptive data demonstrate the influence of the organisational context and type of production process, as well as gender, on availability patterns. Patterns of work availability appeared to differ across the organisations to a greater extent than patterns of family availability, which were highly gendered. The logistic regression results indicated that occupation was a significant influence on both temporal and spatial availability patterns across the organisations gender was the most significant influence on time spent on household work and parttime working for parents with young children age of employees and age of employees' children were the most significant factors influencing the use of time off work for family. Research limitationsimplications Analysis limited to case studies. More extensive quantitative research would be needed to make empirical generalisations. Qualitative research would be needed to establish whether and how employees are able to make use of different availability patterns to improve their worklife balance. Originalityvalue The concept of availability is a new way of trying to capture and analyse tensions in people's everyday lives as they try to manage multiple demands.
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