Work Orientations of Female Returners
| Autor: | Hans Doorewaard, P.J.M. Verschuren, John Hendrickx |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management Economics and Econometrics Sociology and Political Science 05 social sciences Business Management & Organisation Buiten programmagroepen Preference Environmental Policy 0506 political science mothers Outside Research Programs Preference theory PARTicipation and New Employment Relations Work (electrical) MGS Accounting employment 0502 economics and business 050602 political science & public administration Sociology Social psychology 050203 business & management Work orientation |
| Zdroj: | Work, Employment and Society, 18, 1, pp. 7-27 Work Employment and Society, 18(1), 7-27 Work, Employment and Society, 18, 7-27 Work Employment and Society 18 (2004) 1 |
| ISSN: | 1469-8722 0950-0170 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0950017004038387 |
| Popis: | Hakim’s Preference Theory on the heterogeneity of the work-life preferences of women, and in particular its implicit assumption that a woman’s preference to work or to stay at home is based on her personal choices, has frequently been criticized. Other researchers emphasize the constraining influence that a woman’s personal, financial and family situation can have on her preferences. Our article aims at contributing to this debate by analysing the work orientations of female returners, in themselves a particular job-seeking category which differs noticeably from other categories in regard to their central motivation when considering whether or not to re-enter a paid job. Our research indicates that older female returners are more job and people oriented than younger ones. Female returners with a lower level of education and female returners with financial problems are money oriented, whereas higher educated female returners and female returners who are financially well off show more of a job orientation. Surprisingly, the presence of young children in the household does not significantly influence the work orientations of female returners. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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