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Off‐farm employment in agribusiness: A case for child‐care options
Author(s) -
Stegelin Forrest E.,
Stegelin Dolores A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
agribusiness
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1520-6297
pISSN - 0742-4477
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6297(199101)7:1<27::aid-agr2720070104>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - agribusiness , legislature , position (finance) , child care , business , wage , labour economics , public economics , economics , economic growth , agriculture , marketing , political science , finance , nursing , medicine , ecology , law , biology
Child care and family support issues continue to rise to the top of legislative and policy agendas across the United States. As agribusiness seeks to mediate wage and benefit concerns among its employees, child care arises as a nonsalary perquisite leading to employee' job satisfaction, stability, and efficiency. This article presents the research‐based policy position that the agribusiness sector of corporate America has an expanding and critical role to play in the provision of family support and child care options for the growing numbers of off‐farm employed individuals and their families.