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Do work-life balance practices mediate in the relationship between female participation and financial performance?

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  • María Dolores Odriozola
  • Elisa Baraibar-Diez

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyse the relationship between the participation of women in companies with financial performance. However, this relationship does not arise directly. The authors argue that the participation of women in the company’s staff has a positive effect on the creation of work-life balance (WLB) practices, due to women have traditionally assumed family responsibilities, and subsequently these practices positively affect financial performance. WLB practices are a tool to balance employees’ professional and personal goals. Design/methodology/approach - This study aims to determine whether WLB practices mediate in the relationship between female participation in the workforce and financial performance on large companies listed in the Spanish Stock Exchange Index during the period from 2008 to 2013. Findings - The main finding is that female participation in the workforce positively affects to the availability of WLB practices, but WLB practices are not a mediator to increase financial performance. Originality/value - The study is a new contribution for academics and practitioners, since the WLB has a role of moderating variable; and the positive joint effect of female participation and WLB practices is tested over the company’s outcomes, instead of over the individual employee behaviour like in previous literature. In addition, this effect is studied in a country with economic recession where corporate WLB practices have increased in the last decade.

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  • María Dolores Odriozola & Elisa Baraibar-Diez, 2018. "Do work-life balance practices mediate in the relationship between female participation and financial performance?," European Journal of Management and Business Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 27(3), pages 249-265, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ejmbep:ejmbe-08-2017-0009
    DOI: 10.1108/EJMBE-08-2017-0009
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    1. Aja David Okpabi & Tanko, Anthony Lawal & Joy Aricha Ijuwo & Papka, Simon & Danjuma John Abe & Joseph Kachina, 2024. "Effects of Work-Life Balance on Organisational Performance: A Study of Selected Deposit Money Banks in Makurdi Metropolis, Nigeria," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 8(1), pages 265-282, January.
    2. Jorge de Andrés-Sánchez, 2023. "A Configurational Evaluation of Spanish Teleworkers’ Perception and Nonperception of Stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic," Societies, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-16, July.

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