Introduction: towards a new Research Agenda for Flexible Working Arrangements

Lilian M. de Menezes and Clare Kelliher

Chapter 1 in A Research Agenda for Flexible Working Arrangements, 2025, pp 3-18 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: There has been a longstanding research interest in flexible working arrangements, and a body of research into their use and implementation has accumulated over several decades. We argue it is now appropriate to take stock, assess the state of knowledge about these working arrangements, and consider the issues and questions that should be prioritised in future research. This chapter sets the scene by examining how flexible working arrangements have been defined, providing a brief history of their development, and exploring the context and background of the accumulated research. Analysis of this literature reveals an evolving field where greater clarity and some consensus on the drivers have emerged. Yet it also shows that evidence on outcomes is mixed, that individual experiences vary, and whilst the development of theoretical models has grown, it remains limited. Future research, we argue, is needed to address these limitations and those questions emerging from changing work contexts.

Keywords: History of flexible working; Evidence review of drivers; Outcomes of flexible working; Conceptualisation of flexible working; Contextualisation of flexible working; Research agenda (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035317615
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