Flexible Working in Organisations A Research Overview

• Main Authors: Kelliher, Clare, de Menezes, Lilian M.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Routledge 2019; Taylor and Francis; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Series: State of the Art in Business Research
• Subjects: Flexible work arrangements; Flexible Working Arrangements; Human Resource Management; Job Satisfaction; Literature Review; new forms of work; Organisational Commitment; Organizational Studies; Personnel Selection, Assessment, and Human Resource Management; Remote Working; telecommuting; Well-being; Anxiety Symptom Questionnaire; Lower Turnover Intent; Flexible Working Arrangements; Offering Family Friendly Policies; UK Employee; UK Equality; HRM Practice; Decrease Work Family Conflict; British Household Panel Survey Wave; EU Labour Force; EU Labour Force Survey; Work Life Balance Research; Business Case; Turnover Intentions; UK Manager; Satisfactory Work Life Balance; Business Source Complete Database; Work Life Support; European Working Conditions Survey; HRM Literature; Telework Enhancement Act
• ISBN: 0815356323; 9780815356325; 9781032178158; 1032178159
• DOI: 10.4324/9781351128346

There is growing interest in flexible working, not only as a means to manage labour more efficiently and for greater agility, but also as a response to increasing concerns over well-being, work-life balance and participation in the labour force of those with significant non-work commitments (e.g. parents, carers, older workers). As a result, a comprehensive stream of literature on the benefits and challenges of flexible working has developed and led to a body of evidence on the implementation and outcomes of different forms of flexible working arrangements. This book assesses the current state of this literature as follows: Background: the authors review the different definitions that have been proposed, policy developments, availability and uptake. Outcomes from flexible working: the main chapters focus on the outcomes for employers (e.g. performance, employee retention, organisational commitment etc.), as well as for individual employees (e.g. well-being, job satisfaction etc.). Evaluation of extant knowledge: the authors comment on the existing literature and consider the methodological approaches adopted in the literature. Conclusion: suggestions for future research are proposed. Of interest to students, academics and policy-makers, this book provides an expert overview of the empirical evidence and offers critical commentary on the state of knowledge in the field of flexible working and new forms of work.