The Nonprofit Assimilation Process and Work-Life Balance
| Autor: | Sarah E. Riforgiate, Michael W. Kramer |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Planning and Development TJ807-830 050801 communication & media studies Social Welfare Context (language use) Organizational commitment work-life communication Management Monitoring Policy and Law nonprofit work TD194-195 Renewable energy sources organizational membership Social group 0508 media and communications 0502 economics and business GE1-350 Sociology ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry 05 social sciences Work–life balance Public relations organizational assimilation sustainability Environmental sciences Work (electrical) Turnover business 050203 business & management Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 5993, p 5993 (2021) Sustainability Volume 13 Issue 11 |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | Nonprofit organizations are a context where workers’ passion and commitment to their work may make it more difficult to negotiate between professional work and private life demands. Challenges in navigating work and life are important issues for individual sustainability and influence organizational sustainability in terms of retention and organizational commitment. As new employees join an organization, they are socialized into the rhythm and norms of the workplace therefore, early employment provides an important juncture to study how new employees come to understand work-life expectations. This qualitative study considers 55 interviews with new employees (employed six months or less) at a nonprofit social welfare organization which was concerned with high employee turnover. Participants described how they came to the organization, how they learned the expected behaviors for their positions and messages received from organizational members (e.g., supervisors and coworkers) and social groups outside of the organization (e.g., family and friends) pertaining to managing work and life responsibilities. Findings highlight the importance of communication, extend organizational assimilation concepts, and offer practical implications to enhance sustainability for organizations and employees. |
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