|
Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
|
The "Overtime Culture" in a Global Corporation
A Cross-national Study of Finance Professionals' Interest in Working Part-time
AMY S. WHARTON
Washington State University
MARY BLAIR-LOY
Washington State University
This article uses a multilevel model to study financial professionals' expressed interest in working part-time. The sample includes 260 financial professionals in the United States, Hong Kong, and Great Britain who do similar work for one division of one multinational company headquartered in the United States. The authors find that the hours worked are similarly long across countries. Critical constituents, that is, employees with family responsibilities, are most likely to be interested in part-time work. Even net of critical constituency, however, Hong Kong finance professionals are much more likely than their American and British counterparts to be interested in reduced-hour arrangements. American finance professionals are least likely to express interest in working part-time, suggesting a strongly American emphasis on a culture of overtime in this U.S.-headquartered global company.
Work and Occupations, Vol. 29, No. 1,
32-63 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/0730888402029001003
 CiteULike  Complore  Connotea  Del.icio.us  Digg  Reddit  Technorati  Twitter What's this?
This article has been cited by other articles:
|
|
|
|
 
R. Snir and I. Harpaz
Cross-Cultural Differences Concerning Heavy Work Investment
Cross-Cultural Research,
November 1, 2009;
43(4):
309 - 319.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R. Snir, I. Harpaz, and D. Ben-Baruch
Centrality of and Investment in Work and Family Among Israeli High-Tech Workers: A Bicultural Perspective
Cross-Cultural Research,
November 1, 2009;
43(4):
366 - 385.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
G. Webber and C. Williams
Mothers in "Good" and "Bad" Part-time Jobs: Different Problems, Same Results
Gender Society,
December 1, 2008;
22(6):
752 - 777.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A. S. Wharton, S. Chivers, and M. Blair-Loy
Use of Formal and Informal Work-Family Policies on the Digital Assembly Line
Work and Occupations,
August 1, 2008;
35(3):
327 - 350.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J. P. Broschak, A. Davis-Blake, and E. S. Block
Nonstandard, Not Substandard: The Relationship Among Work Arrangements, Work Attitudes, and Job Performance
Work and Occupations,
February 1, 2008;
35(1):
3 - 43.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F. Briscoe
From Iron Cage to Iron Shield? How Bureaucracy Enables Temporal Flexibility for Professional Service Workers
Organization Science,
March 1, 2007;
18(2):
297 - 314.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
E. J. Hill, N. T. Mead, L. R. Dean, D. M. Hafen, R. Gadd, A. A. Palmer, and M. S. Ferris
Researching the 60-Hour Dual-Earner Workweek: An Alternative to the "Opt-Out Revolution"
American Behavioral Scientist,
May 1, 2006;
49(9):
1184 - 1203.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A. S. Wharton and M. Blair-Loy
Long Work Hours and Family Life: A Cross-National Study of Employees' Concerns
Journal of Family Issues,
March 1, 2006;
27(3):
415 - 436.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
K. S. Lyness and M. B. Kropf
The relationships of national gender equality and organizational support with work-family balance: A study of European managers
Human Relations,
January 1, 2005;
58(1):
33 - 60.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
M. Wallace and K. T. Leicht
Culture Wars in the Workplace?: Cultural Antecedents of Workers' Job Entitlement
Work and Occupations,
February 1, 2004;
31(1):
3 - 37.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
H. Stier and N. Lewin-Epstein
Time to Work:: A Comparative Analysis of Preferences for Working Hours
Work and Occupations,
August 1, 2003;
30(3):
302 - 326.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
K. C. GAREIS and R. C. BARNETT
Under What Conditions Do Long Work Hours Affect Psychological Distress?: A Study of Full-time and Reduced-hours Female Doctors
Work and Occupations,
November 1, 2002;
29(4):
483 - 497.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
|
|
|
|
