The Effects of Work -Family Human Resource Decisions on Shareholder Return

In the last thirty years, the percentage of women in the work force has increased and a drastic change in family structure has also taken place. Accordingly, firms' attention to work-family human resource decisions has increased. However, a shortage of research linking work-family human resource decisions to bottom line outcomes exists. This paper addresses two main questions. First, do work-family human resource decisions positively affect shareholder return? Second, does the timing of the announcement change the impact on shareholder return? In the main, the results confirmed that, on average, work-family human resource decisions positively affect shareholder return. In addition, the timing of a work-family human resource decision moderates the impact on shareholder return.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Labor and Industrial Relations

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Arthur, Michelle Marie

Contributors dc:contributor

• Martocchio, Joseph J.

• Sociology, Individual and Family Studies

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI9971015

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/87494