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Is using work–life interface benefits a career‐limiting move? An examination of women, men, lone parents, and parents with partners
Author(s) -
Konrad Alison M.,
Yang Yang
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/job.1782
Subject(s) - limiting , psychology , work (physics) , interface (matter) , sample (material) , social psychology , marital status , demographic economics , gerontology , sociology , demography , economics , computer science , medicine , engineering , mechanical engineering , population , chemistry , bubble , chromatography , maximum bubble pressure method , parallel computing
Summary Using a large national sample based on Workplace and Employee Survey data collected by Statistics Canada in 2001 and 2002, we examined the effects of employee usage of seven organizational work–life interface benefits on promotions. Analysis predicted promotions in 2002 when number of promotions received by 2001 were controlled. The main effect of using work–life interface benefits on promotions was positive, indicating that using these benefits is not a career‐limiting move. Gender, presence of young children, and marital status interacted with the use of work–life interface benefits. Single parents benefitted less than other employees from using work–life interface options. Altogether, these findings suggest that the ongoing positive effects of conservation of time and energy resources for employees outweigh the initial short‐term negative effects of signaling and stigmatization. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.