Human Resource Manager Perceptions of Organizational Culture Factors That Affect the Incorporation of Family-Friendly Benefits

Authors

  • Gundars Kaupins Boise State University
  • Malcolm Coco Abilene Christian University

Keywords:

Human resources, Organizational culture, Family friendly benefits,

Abstract

This study investigates what the organization factors human resource managers perceive affect the incorporation of family-friendly benefits. Based on a survey of 340 human resource managers from Society for Human Resource Management chapters in Texas, seventeen (17) family-friendly benefits were studied. These included on-site child care, compressed work weeks, flextime, elder care, domestic partner coverage, lactation accommodation, and college reimbursement. Corresponding to prior literature, organization size was highly associated with the existence of many of the benefits. The percent unionized, part-time employees, female employees, and under 30 years of age were not. Beyond the literature, a high people orientation and more liberal organization environment also were associated with more of these benefits. Production orientation, creativity, and organizational stress  appeared to have little association with family-friendly benefit incorporation.

Author Biographies

Gundars Kaupins, Boise State University

Gundars (Gundy) Kaupins is a department chair and professor at Boise State University. He is certified as a senior professional in human resources (SPHR). He teaches human resource management. His publications include over 200 articles in training and development, Baltic Studies, and human resource ethics.

Malcolm Coco, Abilene Christian University

Malcolm Coco is a professor of human resource management at Abilene Christian University and directs the College of Business Administration’s internship program. He is certified as a professional in human resource management (PHR). Dr. Coco is the author of over 50 survey-based articles on management, human resources, and international human resource management.

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Published

2013-12-05

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013)

Section

ABR Journal Articles

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