•	Employees are more satisfied with their jobs


•	Employees feel more involved in the organization


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Flexibility in the work schedule focuses on the times that employees can choose, and the total number of hours worked in a week. 

Flexibility (Work Schedule)

Lyness, K. S., Gornick, J. C., Stone, P., & Grotto, A. R. (2012). It's all about control: Worker control over schedule and hours in cross-national context. American Sociological Review, 77(6), 1023-1049. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003122412465331

It's all about control: Worker control over schedule and hours in cross-national context

Flexibility in the work schedule can depend on age, gender, education, and other factors. Although, flexibility has more access to men. 

Flexibility in Terms of Individuals 

Women tend to have more work-family conflict. In English-speaking countries, women don’t have less control over their schedule than men. 

Flexibility in Terms of Gender for Workplace Schedule

Positive Effects of Flexibility

Schedule control is more likely to be negatively related to work-family conflict, but it can differ 

Negative Effect of Flexibility

When employees do not get their desired hours to work, they are less satisfied. 

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