Flexible Work Hours and Productivity: Some Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Industry

• Published in: Industrial relations (Berkeley) Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 123 - 139
• Main Authors: III, EDWARD M. SHEPARD, CLIFTON, THOMAS J., KRUSE, DOUGLAS
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.1996; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Absenteeism; Cooperation; Economic models; Employees; Flexibility; Flexible hours; Hours of work; Human resources; Job satisfaction; Labor Productivity; Manufacturing; Manufacturing Industries; Pharmaceutical industry; Production functions; Productivity; Response rates; Studies; Work organization; Workers; Working Hours

Flexible work hours potentially influence productivity through effects on absenteeism and turnover, organizational attachment, job attitudes, work‐related stress, and other areas. Prior studies suggest positive effects on productivity but are inconclusive because of small sample sizes, failure to ap...