Relationships of gender, family responsibility and flexible work hours to organizational commitment and job satisfaction

Abstract

Psychological contract theory (Rousseau, 1995) suggests that women and those with family responsibilities may negotiate new psychological contracts that include familyresponsive bene®ts such as¯exible work hours. Relationships of gender, family responsibility, and¯exible work hours to organizational commitment and job satisfaction were examined among 160 matched male and female managers in a crossorganizational study. Results revealed that women who perceived their organizations oered¯exible work hours reported higher levels of organizational commitment and job satisfaction than women who did not. Also,¯exible work hours were related to higher organizational commitment and job satisfaction for those having family responsibilities. Implications of these results for future research and organizational policy are discussed. # 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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