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Harvard Business Publishing
Length: 8 pages
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Abstract
Business and family are at odds in the United States. Whereas women once stayed home to care for the sick, the young, and the elderly, most now work outside the home. Yet people seem to manage and everybody gets taken care of. Nevertheless there are four reasons why business should worry about the family: 1) companies will have to compete for workers on the basis of family programs and flexible schedules, 2) both men and women want more time with their families and are blaming companies when they don''t get it, 3) company inflexibility on family issues decreases productivity, 4) children are the future work force and they''re not getting the personal and educational attention they need.
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Abstract
Business and family are at odds in the United States. Whereas women once stayed home to care for the sick, the young, and the elderly, most now work outside the home. Yet people seem to manage and everybody gets taken care of. Nevertheless there are four reasons why business should worry about the family: 1) companies will have to compete for workers on the basis of family programs and flexible schedules, 2) both men and women want more time with their families and are blaming companies when they don''t get it, 3) company inflexibility on family issues decreases productivity, 4) children are the future work force and they''re not getting the personal and educational attention they need.