Daverth, G, Cassell, C and Hyde, P (2016) The subjectivity of fairness: Managerial discretion and work-life balance. Gender, Work and Organization, 23 (2). pp. 89-107. ISSN 0968-6673
Abstract
We use organisational justice theory to examine how perceptions of fairness affect the decision–making process of line managers. In-depth interviews were conducted with 35 Irish managers to explore how managers make organisational allocation decisions in cases where it is impractical to offer work-life balance accommodations to all employees. The findings suggest that firstly, managers construct the ‘life’ aspect of work-life balance within a heteronormative framework where the emphasis is upon caregiving and most usually parenting. Secondly, managers actively use their decision-making powers around both formal and informal work-life balance supports to minimize injustice within their departments. By bringing together ideas about organisational justice and managerial decision-making we indicate how managers determine fairness through a decision-making process narrowed by embedded gender-role beliefs. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Daverth, G., Cassell, C., and Hyde, P. (2016) The Subjectivity of Fairness: Managerial Discretion and Work–Life Balance. Gender, Work & Organization, 23: 89–107. doi: 10.1111/gwao.12113, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12113. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. |
Keywords: | Organisational justice; gender-role beliefs; managerial decision-making; work-life balance; family-friendly policies; managerial discretion |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 25 Sep 2015 10:18 |
Last Modified: | 13 Nov 2017 01:38 |
Published Version: | http://ht10.1111/gwao.12113 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/gwao.12113 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:90140 |