Publications

Authors:

Costantini, Arianna; Dickert, Stephan; Sartori, Riccardo; Ceschi, Andrea

Title:

Return to work after maternity leave: the role of support policies on work attitudes of women in management positions

Year:

2020

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Referee:

No

Name of journal:

GENDER IN MANAGEMENT

ISSN of journal:

1754-2413

N° Volume:

ahead-of-print

Number or Folder:

ahead-of-print

Page numbers:

1-23

Keyword:

Organizational policy, Commitment, Flexible working, Women executives, Work psychology, Role conflict, Work engagement

Short description of contents:

Purpose. This study is intended to expand our knowledge on the processes through which work-family policies relate to work-family conflict as well as work-related attitudes among women in management positions returning to work after maternity leave. Design. Two-hundred and thirty-eight women in management positions who recently have returned to work after maternity leave completed a self-report questionnaire. Findings. Results show that the availability of policies was either directly or indirectly positively related to work attitudes among female managers. Also, findings show that work-family conflict partially mediates the relationship between the availability of communication and psychological support and flexible time management policies with work engagement, and policy availability moderates the relationship between work-family conflict and work engagement. Originality/value. Managers have a crucial role in conveying the value of work-family policies and in creating a culture supporting the management of work and family. By investigating the processes underlying the role of work-family policies in influencing work attitudes of women in managerial positions, this study sheds light on how the awareness of the available policies might be an important determinant of work-related well-being and organizational commitment.

Web page:

https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/GM-06-2019-0085/full/html#loginreload

Product ID:

115908

Handle IRIS:

11562/1023639

Last Modified:

April 11, 2024

Bibliographic citation:

Costantini, Arianna; Dickert, Stephan; Sartori, Riccardo; Ceschi, Andrea, Return to work after maternity leave: the role of support policies on work attitudes of women in management positions «GENDER IN MANAGEMENT» , vol. ahead-of-print , n. ahead-of-print , 2020 , pp. 1-23

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