The intentions of working fathers to use flexible workplace arrangements : an application of the theory of planned behaviour

This study utilised the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to investigate the intentions of South African working fathers to use flexible workplace arrangements (FWAs). The study aimed to broaden the limited knowledge of the experiences of working fathers in a South African context. Usable responses to an electronic questionnaire were received from white collar male employees across a variety of industries (N = 371). Exploratory Factor Analyses and reliability analyses showed strong support for the use of TPB scales in future behavioural research. Hierarchical binary logistic regression analyses showed that attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control help to predict working fathers intentions to use FWAs. Attitudes was the strongest predictor and subjective norms was the weakest. It was also found that intentions do not significantly predict actual behaviour for most of the FWAs assessed, however actual behavioural control helps predict actual use of FWAs. Support was found for using perceived behavioural control as a proxy measure for actual behavioural control. Theoretical and management implications of the present findings are discussed.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Organisational Psychology

Year dc:date.issued

2015

Author dc:creator

• Steenkamer, Nikki Lee

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Bagraim, Jeffrey
• Jaga, Ameeta

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13794

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/13794