Paving the way for coopetition: drivers for work–life balance policy implementation

Consolación Adame-Sánchez (), Eva-María Caplliure and María-José Miquel-Romero
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Consolación Adame-Sánchez: University of Valencia
Eva-María Caplliure: University of Valencia
María-José Miquel-Romero: University of Valencia

Review of Managerial Science, 2018, vol. 12, issue 2, No 7, 519-533

Abstract: Abstract An extensive literature provides evidence that conflict between employees’ family and work duties is associated with stress and poor well-being, which have negative consequences for firms and their employees. This paper analyzes the role of two internal and two external drivers that encourage (or discourage) organizations to adopt and implement work–life balance policies. The role of external financial assistance and specific laws (external drivers), together with budgetary provision for work–life balance policies and managers’ perceptions regarding problems due to work–life conflict (internal drivers), are analyzed. Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis is used to pursue the study’s research goals. Analysis of data on 132 SMEs suggests that financial issues (external financial assistance and/or a specific budget within the company) are key factors for the implementation or lack of implementation of work–life balance policies. Moreover, to implement these policies, managers need not necessarily perceive problems due to work–life conflict. Finally, work–life balance legislation seems not to play an explicit role in the relationships discussed herein. Consequences of these findings are discussed in the final section of the paper.

Keywords: fsQCA; Work–life balance; Life–work interference; Institutional theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M12 M14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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