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The impact of work‐life programs on firm productivity

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  • Alison M. Konrad
  • Robert Mangel

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This research examined the adoption of work‐life programs and the impact of work‐life programs on firm productivity. Human resource executives in a national sample of 658 organizations provided survey data on firm characteristics and work‐life programs. In these 658 organizations, the percentage of professionals and the percentage of women employed were positively related to the development of more extensive work‐life programs. Productivity data were obtained from CD Disclosure for 195 public, for‐profit firms. Significant interaction effects indicated that in these 195 firms work‐life programs had a stronger positive impact on productivity when women comprised a larger percentage of the workforce and when a higher percentage of professionals were employed. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Alison M. Konrad & Robert Mangel, 2000. "The impact of work‐life programs on firm productivity," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 21(12), pages 1225-1237, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:stratm:v:21:y:2000:i:12:p:1225-1237
    DOI: 10.1002/1097-0266(200012)21:123.0.CO;2-3
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