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A Study of Obstacles to Implementing Family-friendly Policies & Offering Flexible Work Arrangements  

Han, Ji-Sook (Dept. of Child & Family Studies, College of Human Ecology, Kyung Hee Univ.)
Yoo, Gye-Sook (Dept. of Child & Family Studies, College of Human Ecology, Kyung Hee Univ.)
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Journal of Families and Better Life / v.27, no.5, 2009 , pp. 207-220 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigates the obstacles to implementing family-friendly policies and offering flexible work arrangements and provides policy directions. A survey was conducted of employers at 147 firms, resulting in 42-43 questionnaires being statistically analyzed. Frequencies, means and factor analysis were conducted by SPSSWIN 12.0. The findings are as follows: First, the main obstacle to implementing family-friendly policies was the burden of cost. Second, eight obstacle factors were extracted through factor analysis. They are; lack of replacement workers and concerns about equity issues, nonfamily-friendly culture, no guarantee of the effectiveness of programs, lack of information about the programs or polices, lack of communication and public relations, potential loss of productivity, administrative hassles, and structural obstacles. Third, there was a difference in implementing flexible work arrangements according to the factors of lack of replacement workers and concerns about equity issues and no guarantee of the effectiveness of programs. That is, the firms which didn't have these two obstacles tried to implement flexible work arrangements more than the others.
Keywords
family-friendly policies; obstacles; flexible work arrangements;
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