Using flexible schedules in the managerial world: The power of peers

Reports indicate that managers fail to take advantage of flexible work sche dules to integrate work and life demands. A survey was conducted of approxi mately 1,000 managers who had three alternative schedule options: flextime, part-time work, and leave of absence. Managers who were women or who had w ork group peers who were schedule users were mol-e likely to use each sched ule. Managers' productivity concerns were highest for flextime, then leaves , and least for part-time work. Organizational cultural change can occur If managers take the lend in their work groups to use flexible schedules in o rder to remove social barriers.(1) (C) 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.