Doctoral Dissertation Research: Work/Family Policies in American Organizations

本博士论文研究了1960年至1996年间美国组织中工作和家庭政策的扩散。它集中在三个问题上：(1)哪些雇主提供工作/家庭福利？(2)为什么组织采用工作/家庭政策？(3)工作/家庭政策对重新定义性别关系和调整工作生活有何影响？该项目调查了与产假、育儿和家庭假、儿童保育和老年人护理计划以及工作时间和地点的灵活性相关的工作/家庭政策。历史数据将通过对利润、非营利和公共部门组织的分层随机抽样调查来收集，以了解他们的人事实践信息。将从人事管理文献和组织文件（如人事手册、新闻稿、工作/家庭小册子）中收集关于组织为什么采用工作/家庭政策的其他数据，以确定工作/家庭政策如何影响组织对性别的社会建构及其对工作和家庭界限的理解。**** ??

Dobbin 9701512 This Doctoral Dissertation research examines the diffusion of work and family policies in U.S. organizations between 1960 and 1996. It focuses on three questions: (1) Which employers provide work/family benefits?, (2) Why do organizations adopt work/family policies? and (3) What are the implications of work/family policies for redefining gender relations and restructuring work life? This project investigates work/family policies related to maternity leave, parental and family leaves, childcare and elder care programs and flexibility about the timing and location of work. Historical data will be collected by surveying a stratified random sample of profit, non-profit, and public sector organizations to get information on their personnel practices. Additional data on why organizations adopt work/family policies will be collected from personnel management literature and organizational documents (e.g., personnel manuals, press releases, work/family brochures) to determine how work/family policies affect organizations' social construction of gender and their understanding of the boundaries between work and family. **** ??