Organizational Messages about Work and Life

dc.contributor.author	Hoffman, Mary
dc.contributor.author	Cowan, Renee
dc.date.accessioned	2006-01-18T10:06:37Z
dc.date.available	2012-02-24T10:06:28Z
dc.date.issued	2004-01
dc.description	Research Enhancement Program Final Report
dc.description.abstract	Organizations 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.department	Sponsored Programs
dc.format	Text
dc.format.extent	1 page
dc.format.medium	1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citation	Hoffman, M. (2004). Organizational messages about work and life. Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10877/2846
dc.language.iso	en
dc.subject	work
dc.subject	life
dc.subject	websites
dc.subject	100 best companies
dc.title	Organizational Messages about Work and Life
dc.type	Report

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