التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
A conceptual model of openness to working time reduction based on interviews with Hungarian fathers. |
| المؤلفون: |
Venczel, Tímea1,2 (AUTHOR), Antal, Miklós1 (AUTHOR) antalmi@gmail.com |
| المصدر: |
Community, Work & Family. Jan2025, p1-31. 31p. 3 Illustrations. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*WORKING hours, *PARENTAL leave, *WORK-life balance, *FINANCIAL security, SOCIAL norms, CONCEPTUAL models |
| مستخلص: |
Why and under what conditions do workers desire working time reductions (WTRs)? As a response to limitations of existing theoretical frameworks to address this question, we propose a conceptual model of working time preference formation based on the concept of work centrality and seven potential functions of work: income, advancement, meaningfulness, relationships, time structuring, pleasurable activity, and autonomy. We argue that openness to specific WTRs depends on how well these functions can be fulfilled at work vs. the non-work domains of life. To demonstrate the applicability of this framework, we draw on 38 interviews with 23 fathers eligible for a substantial parental leave at a multinational company in Hungary. We observe that most interviewees want to reduce paid work eventually, but reject uncompensated WTR as a short-term option. To explain the focus on income and advancement over enjoyment, meaningfulness, and autonomy, we highlight the role of financial security and gender norms in a risk-averse post-socialist context, suggesting that key barriers to WTRs are cultural. Conceptually, we argue that the proposed model offers a deeper understanding of preference formation than its alternatives, helps to identify characteristic worker profiles, and provides a framework for coherent discussions at a suitable level of complexity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: |
Business Source Index |