Are Spanish SMEs good places to work?

Management Decision

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 668-687

  Adame Sánchez, Consolación ^a   Miquel Romero, María José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corporate ownership; Manager attitudes; Managers; Ownership structure; Small business; Small enterprises; Work life balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860381592     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251741211220318     Document Type: Article

References (86)

1. Abbot, J. and De Cieri, H. (2008), "Influences on the provision of work-life benefits: management and employee perspectives" in Journal of Management and Organization, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 303-22.
2. Adya, M.P. (2008), "Women at work: differences in IT career experiences and perceptions between South Asian and American women" in Human Resource Management, Vol. 47, No. 3, pp. 601-35.
3. Ahmad, Z.A.R., Zulkifli, C.M.C.O. and Yunus, J.N. (2010), "Family issues and work-family conflict among medical officers in Malaysian public hospitals" in International Journal of Business and Social Science, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 26-36.
4. Alegre, I., Chinchilla, N., León, C. and Canela, M.A. (2007), Políticas de conciliación, liderazgo y cultura en 2.200 pymes españolas, Centro Internacional Trabajo y Familia, IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Pamplona.
5. Allen, T.D. (2001), "Family-supportive work environments: the role of organizational perceptions" in Journal of Vocational Behaviour, Vol. 58, pp. 414-35.
6. Aryee, S. and Luk, V. (1996), "Balancing two major parts of adult life experience: work and family identity among dual-earner couples" in Human Relations, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 465-87.
7. Ashraf, A., Nadeem, S., Zaman, K. and Malik, I.A. (2011), "Work family role conflict and organizational commitment: a case study of higher education institutes of Pakistan" in Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research Business, Vol. 2, No. 11, pp. 371-92.
8. Astrachan, J.H. and Kolenko, T.A. (1994), "A neglected factor explaining family business success: human resource practices" in Family Business Review, Vol. 7, pp. 251-62.
9. Bardoel, E.A., De Cieri, H. and Mayson, S. (2008), "Bridging the research-practice gap: developing a measurement framework for work-life initiatives" in Journal of Management and Organization, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 239-48.
10. Barnett, K.A., Del Campo, R.L., Del Campo, D.S. and Steiner, R.L. (2008), "Work and family balance among dual-earner working-class Mexican-Americans: implications for therapists" in Contemporary Family Therapy, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 353-66.
11. Barth, R.P. and Miller, J.M. (2000), "Building effective post-adoption services: what is the empirical foundation?" in Family Relations, Vol. 49, pp. 447-55.
12. Beauregard, T.A. (2006), "Predicting interference between work and home: a comparison of dispositional and situational antecedents" in Journal of Managerial Psychology, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 244-64.
13. Beauregard, T.A. and Henry, L.C. (2009), "Making the link between work-life balance practices and organizational performance" in Human Resource Management Review, Vol. 19, pp. 9-22.
14. Beautell, N.J. and Wittig-Berman, U. (1999), "Predictors of work-family conflict and satisfaction with family, job, career, and life" in Psychological Reports, Vol. 85, pp. 893-903.
15. Bird, E., Lynch, P.A. and Ingram, A. (2002), "Gender and employment flexibility within hotel front offices" in The Service Industries Journal, Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 99-116.
16. Birdthistle, N. and Fleming, P. (2007), "Under the microscope: a profile of the family business in Ireland" in Irish Journal of Management, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 135-71.
17. Blair-Loy, M. and Wharton, A.S. (2002), "Employees' use of family-responsive policies and the workplace social context" in Social Forces, Vol. 80, pp. 813-45.
18. Bloom, N. and Van Reenen, J. (2006), "Management practices, work-life balance, and productivity: a review of some recent evidence" in Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 457-82.
19. Boyar, S.L., Maertz, C.P. Jr, Mosley, D.C. Jr and Carr, J.C. (2008), "The impact of work/family demand on work-family conflict" in Journal of Managerial Psychology, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 215-35.
20. Burke, R.J. (1988), "Some antecedents and consequences of work-family conflict" in Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 287-302.
21. Caballero, M. (2000), Políticas empresariales de conciliación. Vida familiar y laboral: buenas prácticas, Infopolis, S.L., Bilbao.
22. Cappelli, P. (2000), "A market-driven approach to retaining talent" in Harvard Business Review, Vol. 78, No. 2, pp. 103-11.
23. Carlson, D.S., Kacmar, K.M. and Williams, L.J. (2000), "Construction and initial validation of a multidimensional measure of work-family conflict" in Journal of Vocational Behavior, Vol. 56, pp. 249-76.
24. Cegarra-Leiva, D., Sánchez-Vidal, M.A. and Cegarra-Navarro, J.G. (2012), "Work life balance and the retention of managers in Spanish SMEs" in The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 91-108.
25. Chinchilla, M.N. and Poelmans, S. (2002), Políticas familiarmente responsables. Informe IFREI 2002, IESE-University of Navarra, Barcelona.
26. Chinchilla, M., Poelmans, S. and León, C. (2003), "Políticas de conciliación trabajo-familia en 150 empresas españolas", research paper no. 498, IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Barcelona.
27. Chinchilla, M.N., Poelmans, S., García-Lombardia, P. and López, M. (2005), Políticas de Recursos Humanos orientadas a la conciliación vida profesional-vida familiar y su relación con el desempeño. Análisis de las multinacionales de la Comunidad de Madrid. Estudio 23, Centro Internacional Trabajo y Familia, IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Barcelona.
28. Chinchilla, M., León, C., Canela, M.A., Ariño, M.A. and Quiroga, V. (2006), "Análisis sectorial de las políticas de conciliación. Conclusiones del estudio IFREI 2006 basado en 360 empresas", research paper, IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Barcelona.
29. Chinchilla, N. and León, C. (2007), "Guía de las buenas prácticas de la empresa flexible. Hacia la conciliación de la vida laboral, familiar y personal", Comunidad de Madrid.
30. Collins, J.C. and Lazier, W.C. (1995), Managing the Small to Mid-Sized Firm, Irwin, Chicago, IL.
31. Davis, P. (1983), "Realizing the potential of the family business" in Organizational Dynamics, Vol. 12, pp. 53-4.
32. Davis, P. and Tagiuri, R. (1982), Bivalent Attributes of the Family Firm: Family Business Sourcebook, Owner Managed Business Institute, Santa Barbara, CA.
33. De Cieri, H., Holmes, B., Abbot, J. and Pettit, T. (2005), "Achievements and challenges for work/life balance strategies in Australian organizations" in The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 90-103.
34. DiMaggio, P.J. and Powell, W.W. (1983), "The iron cage revisited: institutional isomorphism and collective rationality in organizational fields" in American Sociological Review, Vol. 34, pp. 454-79.
35. Dupre, K.E. and Day, A.L. (2007), "The effects of supportive management and job quality on the turnover intentions and health of military personnel" in Human Resource Management, Vol. 46, No. 2, pp. 185-201.
36. Emslie, C. and Hunt, K. (2009), "Live to work' or 'work to live'? A qualitative study of gender and work-life balance among men and women in mid-life" in Gender, Work and Organization, Vol. 168, No. 1, pp. 151-72.
37. Fagan, J. and Press, J. (2008), "Father influences on employed mothers' work-family balance" in Journal of Family Issues, Vol. 29, No. 9, pp. 1136-60.
38. Felstead, A., Jewson, N., Phizacklea, A. and Walters, S. (2002), "Opportunities to work at home in the context of work-life balance" in Human Resource Management Journal, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 54-76.
39. Frone, M.R., Russell, M. and Barnes, G.M. (1996), "Work-family conflict, gender, and health outcomes: a study of employed parents in two community samples" in Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Vol. 1, pp. 57-69.
40. Frone, M.R., Russell, M. and Cooper, M.L. (1992), "Antecedents and outcomes of work-family conflict: testing a model of the work-family interface" in Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 77, pp. 65-78.
41. Giardini, A. and Kabst, R. (2008), "Effects of work-family human resource practices: a longitudinal perspective" in The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 19, No. 11, pp. 2079-94.
42. Goff, S.J., Mount, M.K. and Jamison, R.L. (1990), "Employer supported child care, work/family conflict, and absenteeism: a field study" in Personnel Psychology, Vol. 43, pp. 793-809.
43. Goodstein, J.D. (1995), "Employment involvement in eldercare: an organizational adaption perspective" in Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 38, pp. 1657-71.
44. Greenhaus, J.H. and Beutell, N.J. (1985), "Sources of conflict between work and family roles" in Academy of Management Review, Vol. 10, pp. 76-88.
45. Grzywacz, J.G. and Carlson, D.S. (2007), "Conceptualizing work-family balance: implications for practice and research" in Advances in Developing Human Resources, Vol. 9, pp. 455-71.
46. Guest, D.E. (2002), "Perspectives on the study of work-life balance" in Social Science Information, Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 255-79.
47. Hartline, M.D., Maxham, J.G. III and McKee, D.O. (2000), "Corridors of influence in the dissemination of customer-oriented strategy to customer contact service employees" in Journal of Marketing, Vol. 64, No. 2, pp. 35-50.
48. Hayman, J. (2005), "Psychometric assessment of an instrument designed to measure work life balance" in Research and Practice in Human Resource Management, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 85-91.
49. Hill, E.J. (2005), "Work-family facilitation and conflict, working fathers and mothers, work-family stressors and support" in Journal of Family Issues, Vol. 26, No. 6, pp. 793-819.
50. Hyman, J. and Summers, J. (2004), "Lacking balance? Work-life employment practices in the modern economy" in Personnel Review, Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 418-29.
51. Instituto de la Empresa Familiar (2009), Estudio sobre la Empresa Familiar, Instituto de la Empresa Familiar, Madrid, available at: www.catedrafamiliar.ehu.es/p297./eu/./Estudio_Instituto.pdf (accessed 10 July 2010).
52. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2010), Directorio Central de Empresas Españolas. Dirección General de Política de la Pequeña y Mediana Empresa, Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio, Madrid, available at: www.ine.es (accessed 17 April 2011).
53. Iverson, R.D. (1996), "Employee acceptance of organizational change: the role of organizational commitment" in The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 122-49.
54. Jones, B.L., Scovile, P., Hill, E.J., Childs, G., Leishman, J.M. and Nally, K.S. (2008), "Perceived versus used workplace flexibility in Singapore: predicting work-family fit" in Journal of Family Psychology, Vol. 22, pp. 774-83.
55. Kalliath, T. and Brought, P. (2008), "Work-life balance: a review of the meaning of the balance construct" in Journal of Management and Organization, Vol. 14, pp. 323-7.
56. Kets, M. (1996), Family Business: Human Dilemmas in the Family Firm, Thomson Business Press, London.
57. Khamkanta, T. and Sloan, B. (2009), "Flexible working in Scottish local authority property: moving on to the highest flexibility level" in International Journal of Strategic Property Management, Vol. 13, pp. 37-52.
58. Kirby, E.L. and Krone, K.J. (2002), "The policy exists but you can't really use it: communication and the structuration of work-family policies" in Journal of Applied Communication Research, Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 50-77.
59. Konrad, A.M. and Mangel, R. (2000), "The impact of work-life programs on firm productivity" in Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 21, pp. 1225-37.
60. Lansberg, I. (1999), Succeeding Generations: Realizing the Dream of Families in Business, Harvard Business School Press, Boston, MA.
61. Lewis, L. and Cooper, C.L. (1995), "Balancing the work/home interface: a European perspective" in Human Resources Management Review, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 289-305.
62. MacDermid, S. and Williams, M. (1997), "A within-industry comparison of employed mothers' experiences in small and large workplaces" in Journal of Family Issues, Vol. 18, pp. 545-67.
63. Maignan, I. and Ferrell, O.C. (2004), "Corporate social responsibility and marketing: an integrative framework" in Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 3-19.
64. Morgan, R.M. and Hunt, S.D. (1994), "The commitment-trust theory of relationship marketing" in The Journal of Marketing, Vol. 58, No. 3, pp. 20-38.
65. Moshavi, D. and Koch, M.J. (2005), "The adoption of family-friendly practices in family-owned firms" in Community, Work and Family, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 237-49.
66. Netemeyer, R.G., Boles, J.S. and McMurrian, R. (1996), "Development and validation of work-family conflicts and work-family conflict scales" in Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 81, pp. 400-10.
67. Nikandrou, I., Panayotopoulou, L. and Apospori, E. (2008), "The impact of individual and organizational characteristics on work-family conflict and career outcomes" in Journal of Managerial Psychology, Vol. 23, No. 5, pp. 576-98.
68. Nord, W.R., Fox, S., Phoenix, A. and Viano, K. (2002), "Real-world reactions to work-life balance programs: lessons for effective implementation" in Organisational Dynamics, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 223-38.
69. Osterman, P. (1995), "Work/family programs and the employment relationship" in Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 40, pp. 681-702.
70. Pasamar, S. and Valle, R. (2011), "Presiones institucionales para la conciliación de la vida profesional y personal" in Cuadernos de Economía y Dirección de la Empresa, Vol. 14, pp. 258-68.
71. Pleck, J.H. (1977), "The work-family role system" in Social Problems, Vol. 24, pp. 551-68.
72. Ponzellini, A.M. (2006), "Work-life balance and industrial relations in Italy" in European Societies, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 273-94.
73. Premeaux, S.F., Adkins, C.L. and Mossholder, K.W. (2007), "Balancing work and family: a field study of multi-dimensional, multi-role work-family conflict" in Journal of Organizational Behavior, Vol. 28, pp. 705-27.
74. Pricewaterhouse Coopers (2010), Kin in the Game. PwC Family Business Survey 2010-2011, Pricewaterhouse Coopers S.L., Madrid.
75. Sánchez-Vidal, M.E., Cegarra-Leiva, D. and Cegarra-Navarro, J.G. (2011), "Gaps between managers' and employees' perceptions of work-life balance" in The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 1, pp. 1-17.
76. Shaffer, M.A., Harrison, D.A., Gilley, K.M. and Luk, D.M. (2001), "Struggling for balance amid turbulence on international assignments: work-family conflict, support and commitment" in Journal of Management, Vol. 27, pp. 99-121.
77. Torns, T. (2004), "Las políticas del tiempo: un reto para las políticas del Estado de bienestar", Revista Andaluza de Relaciones Laborales, University of Huelva, Huelva.
78. Torns, T. (2005), "De la imposible conciliación a los permanentes malos arreglos" in Cuadernos de Relaciones Laborales, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 15-33.
79. Turner, M., Lingard, H. and Francis, V. (2009), "Work-life balance: an exploratory study of supports and barriers in a construction project" in International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 94-111.
80. United States Small Business Administration (1997), Size Standards, United States Small Business Administration, Washington, DC, available at: www.sba.gov.
81. Waumsley, J.A., Houston, D.M. and Marks, G. (2010), "What about us? Measuring the work-life balance of people who do not have children" in Review of European Studies, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 3-17.
82. West, C. and Zimmerman, D.H. (1987), "Doing gender" in Gender and Society, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 125-51.
83. Zhang, J. and Liu, Y. (2011), "Antecedents of work-family conflict: review and prospect" in International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 89-103.
84. Boletín Oficial del Estado (1999), "Ley de Conciliación de la vida familiar y laboral de las personas trabajadoras", BOE 266 de 6/11/99, available at: www.boe.es (accessed 10 November 2011).
85. Boletín Oficial del Estado (2007), "Ley Orgánica de 22 de Marzo para la Igualdad Efectiva de Mujeres y Hombres", available at: www.boe.es (accessed 10 November 2011).
86. Instituto de la Mujer (2005), Estudio sobre la Conciliación de la Vida Familiar y la Vida Laboral: Situación actual, necesidades y demandas, Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales, Madrid, available at: www.inmujer.es (accessed 20 March 2009).