White, Michael, Hill, Stephen, McGovern, Patrick 
ORCID: 0000-0003-3984-2080, Mills, Colin and Smeaton, Deborah
(2003)
"High-performance" management practices, working hours and work-life balance.
British Journal of Industrial Relations, 41 (2).
pp. 175-195.
ISSN 0007-1080
Abstract
The effects of selected high-performance practices and working hours on work–life balance are analysed with data from national surveys of British employees in 1992 and 2000. Alongside long hours, which are a constant source of negative job-to-home spillover, certain ‘high-performance’ practices have become more strongly related to negative spillover during this period. Surprisingly, dual-earner couples are not especially liable to spillover — if anything, less so than single-earner couples. Additionally, the presence of young children has become less important over time. Overall, the results suggest a conflict between high-performance practices and work-life balance policies.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref... |
| Additional Information: | © Blackwell Publishing Ltd/London School of Economics 2003 |
| Divisions: | Sociology |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Oct 2008 13:37 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Feb 2025 23:09 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/17530 |
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