Organizational Messages about Work and Life

dc.contributor.authorHoffman, Mary
dc.contributor.authorCowan, Renee
dc.date.accessioned2006-01-18T10:06:37Z
dc.date.available2012-02-24T10:06:28Z
dc.date.issued2004-01
dc.descriptionResearch Enhancement Program Final Report
dc.description.abstractOrganizations wield great power over the structure of contemporary life. This research investigates the construction of work/life issues on websites of companies on Fortune's 2004 list of “100 Best Companies to Work for." Using cluster analysis, the authors identify the organizations' ideology of work/life issues: 1) “balance” is the goal, and it is to be achieved primarily through individual rather than organizational efforts; 2) work and life are to be treated as separate domains; 3) “life” usually means “family;” 4) work/life programs are “benefits” rather than “rights;” and 5) work/life programs exist for the economic benefit of the organization. The implications of this ideology and directions for future research are explored.
dc.description.departmentSponsored Programs
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dc.identifier.citationHoffman, M. (2004). <i>Organizational messages about work and life</i>. Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/2846
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectwork
dc.subjectlife
dc.subjectwebsites
dc.subject100 best companies
dc.titleOrganizational Messages about Work and Life
dc.typeReport

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