The impact of work-family programs on the relationship between gender diversity and performance
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2015
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Ali, M.
Metz, I.
Kulik, C.T.
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Human Resource Management, 2015; 54(4):553-576
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Work–family programs signal an employer's perspective on gender diversity to employees, and can influence whether the effects of diversity on performance are positive or negative. This article tests the interactive effects of non management gender diversity and work–family programs on productivity, and management gender diversity and work–family programs on financial performance. The predictions were tested in 198 Australian publicly listed organizations using primary (survey) and secondary (publicly available) data based on a two-year time lag between diversity and performance. The findings indicate that non management gender diversity leads to higher productivity in organizations with many work–family programs, and management gender diversity leads to lower financial performance in organizations with few work–family programs. The results suggest different business cases at non management and management levels for the adoption of work–family programs in gender-diverse organizations.
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Copyright 2014 Wiley
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