ARE FAMILY-FRIENDLY WORKPLACE PRACTICES A VALUABLE FIRM RESOURCE?

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Bloom, Nick; Kretschmer, Tobias; Van Reenen, John
• 署名单位: University of Munich; Stanford University; University of London; London School Economics & Political Science
• 刊物名称: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0143-2095
• DOI: 10.1002/smj.879
• 发表日期: 2011
• 页码: 343-367
• 关键词: work-life balance; family-friendly work practices; Nonmarket strategies; firm performance; Management practices; resource-based view

摘要

We study the determinants and consequences of family-friendly workplace practices (FFWP) using a sample of over 450 manufacturing firms in Germany, France, U.K., and U.S. We find a positive correlation between firm productivity and FFWP. This association disappears, however, once we control for a measure of the quality of management practices. We further find that firms with a higher proportion of female managers and more skilled workers, as well as well-managed firms, tend to implement more FFWP. Conversely, a firm's environment does not have a significant impact on the FFWP it provides. Copyright (c) 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.