Flexible Working in Organisations: A Research Overview (State of the Art in Business Research)

by Clare Kelliher and Lilian M. de Menezes

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There is growing interest in flexible working, not only as a means to manage labour more efficiently and for greater agility, but also as a response to increasing concerns over well-being, work-life balance, and participation in the labour force of those with significant non-work commitments (e.g. parents, carers, older workers). As a result, a comprehensive stream of literature on the benefits and challenges of flexible working has developed and led to a body of evidence on the implementation and outcomes of different forms of flexible working arrangements. This book assesses the current state of this literature as follows:

  • Background: the authors review the different definitions that have been proposed, policy developments, availability and uptake.
  • Outcomes from flexible working: the main chapters focus on the outcomes for employers (e.g. performance, employee retention, organisational commitment etc.), as well as for individual employees (e.g. well-being, job satisfaction etc.).
  • Evaluation of extant knowledge: the authors comment on the existing literature and consider the methodological approaches adopted in the literature.
  • Conclusion: suggestions for future research are proposed.

Of interest to students, academics and policy-makers, this book provides an expert overview of the empirical evidence and offers critical commentary on the state of knowledge in the field of flexible working and new forms of work.

  • ISBN13 9781351128339
  • Publish Date 26 April 2019
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Imprint Routledge
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 78
  • Language English