<p>The literature on work–family has advocated the importance of a family-friendly culture for employees. In such a culture, the practices of interest mainly attend to the nonwork responsibilities of employees with families—that is, married employees. However, data show that single employees now make up a major part of the workforce, especially in the hospitality sector. This gap between the best practices advocated in academics and what employees really need in industry raises an important question: Is the current work–family culture attractive to the young workers? To answer this research question, we recruited 348 working employees to join an experiment. Results indicated that single employees were more attracted by an inclusive nonwork-supportive culture, due to the lower probability of working overtime and perceived lower rate of discrimination based on marital status, than by a family-friendly culture. Meanwhile, cognitively, married employees were less attracted by an inclusive nonwork-supportive culture because they perceived that they were deprived of their rightful privileges. However, rationally, they did not feel discriminated against in an inclusive nonwork-supportive culture. This study provides empirical evidence that family-friendly culture can be unfriendly to single employees, and further demonstrates that an inclusive, nonwork-supportive culture fosters a more supportive and equitable work environment for all employees. Our study aims to encourage managers to reexamine the alignment between current human resource management practices and the needs of employees.</p>

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Examining the comparative effects of family-friendly work culture and inclusive nonwork-supportive culture on organizational attractiveness for single employees

  • Yuquan Li,
  • Su-Ying Pan,
  • Christy Yingni Liu

摘要

The literature on work–family has advocated the importance of a family-friendly culture for employees. In such a culture, the practices of interest mainly attend to the nonwork responsibilities of employees with families—that is, married employees. However, data show that single employees now make up a major part of the workforce, especially in the hospitality sector. This gap between the best practices advocated in academics and what employees really need in industry raises an important question: Is the current work–family culture attractive to the young workers? To answer this research question, we recruited 348 working employees to join an experiment. Results indicated that single employees were more attracted by an inclusive nonwork-supportive culture, due to the lower probability of working overtime and perceived lower rate of discrimination based on marital status, than by a family-friendly culture. Meanwhile, cognitively, married employees were less attracted by an inclusive nonwork-supportive culture because they perceived that they were deprived of their rightful privileges. However, rationally, they did not feel discriminated against in an inclusive nonwork-supportive culture. This study provides empirical evidence that family-friendly culture can be unfriendly to single employees, and further demonstrates that an inclusive, nonwork-supportive culture fosters a more supportive and equitable work environment for all employees. Our study aims to encourage managers to reexamine the alignment between current human resource management practices and the needs of employees.