WORK-LIFE BENEFITS: MANAGERS’ VIEWS ON IMPLEMENTATION IN JORDANIAN TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Purpose To examine how and to what extent two leading Jordanian telecommunication companies offer Work-Life Benefits (WLB) in a rapidly expanding sector. Design/Methodology/Approach Using Critical Realist methodology, 10 senior managers were interviewed, with standardized qualitative analysis of extended interviews. Findings Interviews identified three types of WLB: (1) Leave arrangements; (2) Financial WLB; (3) Flexible practices. One company offered more generous WLB, but interviews indicated that market competition for professional personnel, including an increasing proportion (about 24%) of well-qualified women in the two companies, influenced WLB provision, such as subsidized childcare. Other influential factors were government regulations, and the cultural values of an Arabic, Muslim country. Originality/Value This is the first study of WLB provision in Jordan, and one of the few in any country of the Middle East. Findings suggest that WLB in international companies must adapt to local religious and cultural values, and the emerging roles of women towards equality in the workforce, when they combine traditional roles of family care, and rewarding work outside of the home.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Mahmoud Abubaker| Al Aqsa University, Palestine; School of Management, University of Bradford, UK, Dr. Christopher Bagley| Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Southampton, UK
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