Creating flexible work arrangements through idiosyncratic deals.
- 1 January 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Applied Psychology
- Vol. 93 (3), 655-664
- https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.93.3.655
Abstract
A survey of 887 employees in a German government agency assessed the antecedents and consequences of idiosyncratic arrangements individual workers negotiated with their supervisors. Work arrangements promoting the individualization of employment conditions, such as part-time work and telecommuting, were positively related to the negotiation of idiosyncratic deals ("i-deals"). Worker personal initiative also had a positive effect on i-deal negotiation. Two types of i-deals were studied: flexibility in hours of work and developmental opportunities. Flexibility i-deals were negatively related and developmental i-deals positively related to work-family conflict and working unpaid overtime. Developmental i-deals were also positively related to increased performance expectations and affective organizational commitment, while flexibility i-deals were unrelated to either.Keywords
Funding Information
- Technical University of Munich
- Denise M. Rousseau
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