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Introduction Introduction
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Why Workplace Flexibility is Important to Societies Why Workplace Flexibility is Important to Societies
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What is Workplace Flexibility? What is Workplace Flexibility?
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An Employment Relationship Approach An Employment Relationship Approach
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Flexibility as an Employer Inducement for Employee Contributions Flexibility as an Employer Inducement for Employee Contributions
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The Workplace Flexibility Implementation Gap The Workplace Flexibility Implementation Gap
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Differential Flexibility Meanings and Stakeholder Valence: Good and Bad Flex Differential Flexibility Meanings and Stakeholder Valence: Good and Bad Flex
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General Employer and Employee Workplace Flexibility Outcomes General Employer and Employee Workplace Flexibility Outcomes
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Employee Outcomes Employee Outcomes
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General Employer Outcomes General Employer Outcomes
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Types of Workplace Flexibility Types of Workplace Flexibility
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Overview Overview
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Workplace Flexibility across Types Workplace Flexibility across Types
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Examples of Flexibility in Time Examples of Flexibility in Time
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Flextime Flextime
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Examples of Mixed Employee and Employer Outcomes Examples of Mixed Employee and Employer Outcomes
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Compressed Workweeks Compressed Workweeks
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Examples of Mixed Employee and Employer Outcomes Examples of Mixed Employee and Employer Outcomes
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Flexible Shiftwork Flexible Shiftwork
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Examples of Mixed Employee and Employer Outcomes Examples of Mixed Employee and Employer Outcomes
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Flexibility in Location Flexibility in Location
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Examples of Mixed Employee and Employer Outcomes Examples of Mixed Employee and Employer Outcomes
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Flexibility in Amount of Work Flexibility in Amount of Work
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Professional Part-Time and Reduced-Load Work Professional Part-Time and Reduced-Load Work
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Examples of Mixed Employee and Employer Outcomes Examples of Mixed Employee and Employer Outcomes
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Job-Sharing Job-Sharing
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Examples of Mixed Employee and Employer Outcomes Examples of Mixed Employee and Employer Outcomes
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Theories Underlying Workplace Flexibility: Linking Employment Perspectives and Types Theories Underlying Workplace Flexibility: Linking Employment Perspectives and Types
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Control Theory Control Theory
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Integrating Individual and Organizational Perspectives and Control Theory Integrating Individual and Organizational Perspectives and Control Theory
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Role Conflict Theory Role Conflict Theory
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Integrating Individual and Organizational Perspectives and Conflict Theory Integrating Individual and Organizational Perspectives and Conflict Theory
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Boundary and Border Theories Boundary and Border Theories
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Integrating Employee and Organizational Perspectives and Boundary Theories Integrating Employee and Organizational Perspectives and Boundary Theories
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Summary Summary
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Implications for Future Research Implications for Future Research
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Multitheoretical Approaches Multitheoretical Approaches
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Work–Life Bundles and Flexibility Combinations Work–Life Bundles and Flexibility Combinations
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Closing Closing
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Author Note Author Note
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19 Workplace Flexibility: Integrating Employer and Employee Perspectives to Close the Research–Practice Implementation Gap
Get accessEllen Ernst Kossek is Basil S. Turner Professor of Management at Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management and a member of the Work Family Health Network.
Rebecca Jean Thompson, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University
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Published:05 October 2015
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Abstract
Workplace flexibility research has had mixed results and varied consequences for employees and employers. Workplace flexibility is defined as a formal or informal agreement between an employer and employee to provide individual job control over flexibility in timing, location, amount, or continuity in concert with nonwork needs. Integrating organizational and individual perspectives, this chapter discusses the mixed consequences of workplace flexibility taking into account that each type can be understood from varying employment relationship vantages, outcomes, and implementation challenges. The chapter concludes by examining multiple stakeholder roles to enhance future research and practice linkages.
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