Around the world, more and more employees are seeking flexible work arrangements, and as a result, companies are increasingly offering a variety of family-friendly policies. Yet, a study of over 400 working parents in Italy reveals that these policies may not be the answer to helping employees achieve better work-life balance. Rather, companies should focus their efforts on two areas: training supervisors to be more supportive of the policies put into place, and creating organizational cultures in which employees feel comfortable using them.
Russo, M., Morandin, G. (2019). Better Work-Life Balance Starts with Manager. HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW, online, 1-30.
Better Work-Life Balance Starts with Manager
Russo, Marcello
;Morandin, Gabriele
2019
Abstract
Around the world, more and more employees are seeking flexible work arrangements, and as a result, companies are increasingly offering a variety of family-friendly policies. Yet, a study of over 400 working parents in Italy reveals that these policies may not be the answer to helping employees achieve better work-life balance. Rather, companies should focus their efforts on two areas: training supervisors to be more supportive of the policies put into place, and creating organizational cultures in which employees feel comfortable using them.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
