Balancing Work and Family: The Role of High-Commitment Environments

• Published in: Industrial relations (Berkeley) Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 168 - 188
• Main Authors: Berg, Peter, Kalleberg, Arne L., Appelbaum, Eileen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2003; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Culture; Employment; Enterprises; Family; Family Work Relationship; Human resource management; Industrial relations; Job Change; Job Performance; Organizational Commitment; Organizational Culture; Personnel Policy; Studies; Surveys; Work Environment; Work life programs; Work Orientations; Workers; Working conditions; United States > US

Recently, researchers have begun to recognize that the nature of jobs, the workplace environment, and more generally, the culture of the workplace can have a significant impact on the ability of workers to balance their work and family lives. This article examines the effect of high‐performance work...