THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORK-FAMILY HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICES AND FIRM PROFITABILITY: A MULTI-THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

Few studies have investigated the relationship between work-family human resource practices and firm-level outcomes. Several organizational studies have addressed the antecedents to firm adoption of work-family initiatives; however, the majority of work-family research investigates the relationship between work-family practices and individual-level outcomes. The current paper begins by providing a critical analysis and synthesis of the extant work-family literature. In addition, we integrate the organizational learning research on firm commitment to work-family policies and the human resource model. We suggest that the level of firm commitment moderates the relationship between work-family policies, the human resource model, and firm performance. Several propositions for future work-family research are presented.

Citation

Arthur, M.M. and Cook, A. (2003), "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORK-FAMILY HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICES AND FIRM PROFITABILITY: A MULTI-THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE", Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management (Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management, Vol. 22), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 219-252. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0742-7301(03)22005-3