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29 - Workplace Flexibility: Strategies to Help Organizations Navigate Global Expansion

from Part VI - Organizational Perspectives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2018

By
Rebecca J. Thompson  and
Ellen Ernst Kossek
Edited by
Kristen M. Shockley ,
Winny Shen  and
Ryan C. Johnson
Kristen M. Shockley
Affiliation:
University of Georgia
Winny Shen
Affiliation:
University of Waterloo, Ontario
Ryan C. Johnson
Affiliation:
Ohio University
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Summary

Workplace flexibility research has expanded with the global marketplace, looking beyond Western practices. Despite the relative increase in availability and use of flexibility across the globe, meaningful issues exist for researchers and organizations seeking to design and implement flexible workplace policies for multinational organizations. This chapter begins by defining and describing the primary types of workplace flexibility in the research literature. Next, broad patterns and cultural trends across major geographic regions are reviewed and discussed. Additionally, the chapter identifies key challenges and corresponding strategic outcomes of implementing workplace flexibility for multinational organizations. Finally, the chapter concludes with recommendations for areas of future research.
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The Cambridge Handbook of the Global Work–Family Interface , pp. 533 - 554
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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