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T1 The determinants of work - life balance practices in Spanish listed companies
A1 Calzón Menéndez, Faustino
A1 Sacristán-Navarro, María
A1 Cabeza García, Laura
A2 Organizacion de Empresa
K1 Empresas
K1 Trabajo
K1 Work–life balance measures
K1 Determinants
K1 Ibex-35 Spanish listed companies
K1 Medidas de conciliaci on
K1 Determinantes
K1 Empresas españolas cotizadas del Ibex-35
AB [EN] Purpose: To empirically study the determinant factors of adopting work–life balance measures at the firm level.Design/methodology/approach: After reviewing the main theories that explain work–life balance practices, IBEX-35 Spanish companies during 2015–2019 are studied to see whether the firm sector, the presence of female employees, qualified personnel, a company agreement and an equality plan determine these types of practices.Findings: The results indicate a negative relationship between the firm activity sector and adopting work–life balance practices. Industrial companies offer fewer work–life balance measures than service companies. A company agreement implies more extensive adoption of work-life practices. Older companies are characterized by greater adoption of work-life practices, in contrast to their level of profitability that is associated negatively with these practices.Practical implications: Since it is difficult for industrial companies to change their idiosyncrasies, it is necessary to incorporate other measures that promote work–life balance, such as timetable flexibility. Companies and policymakers should promote the advantages of a company agreement to contribute to the implementation of work–life balance practices.Originality/value: The empirical evidence is scarce, especially in Spain and at the company level, given that most previous studies have focused on workers and the Anglo-Saxon sphere. Given the growing interest in this topic in the business world, the authors intend to contribute to this scarce literature by incorporating variables considered in previous studies, as well as other more innovative ones (agreement, equality plan) in a single model through a longitudinal study
PB Emerald
SN 1012-8255
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10612/17975
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10612/17975
NO Calzón-Menéndez, F., Sacristán-Navarro, M., y Cabeza-García, L. (2023). The determinants of work - life balance practices in Spanish listed companies. Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración, 36(3), 407-425. https://doi.org/10.1108/ARLA-10-2022-0197
DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
RD 11-jun-2024