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Contagious flexibility? A study on whether schedule flexibility facilitates work-life enrichment.
Vivi Bach Pedersen1, Hans Jeppe Jeppesen
1Department of Psychology, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark. vivibach@hotmail.dk
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
|June 8, 2012
Summary
Schedule flexibility enhances work-life enrichment by empowering workers. This boundary-spanning resource fosters engagement in personal life, positively influencing work involvement through affect, contingent on boundary management.
Area of Science:
- Work-Life Studies
- Organizational Behavior
- Sociology of Work
Background:
- Schedule flexibility is recognized as a key resource for work-life enrichment.
- Limited understanding exists regarding the mechanisms through which schedule flexibility influences work-life interplay.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore how workers in diverse schedule flexibility contexts experience work-life interplay.
- To provide insights into the role of schedule flexibility in fostering work-life enrichment.
Main Methods:
- A qualitative, multiple case study approach was employed.
- The study examined workers' experiences across different working time arrangements and flexibility levels.
Main Results:
- Schedule flexibility acts as a boundary-spanning resource, enhancing worker agency.
- Flexible schedules facilitate engagement in personal life activities, positively impacting work involvement via positive affect.
- The positive effects are moderated by individual boundary management strategies and temporal demands of work and family.
Conclusions:
- Schedule flexibility can be a significant driver of work-life enrichment.
- Effective boundary management and consideration of time conditions are crucial for maximizing benefits.
- Findings offer a tentative yet valuable foundation for future research on work-life enrichment.
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