Putting the Work Back into Work/Family
基于对一家财富100强公司工程师的6个月实地研究，发现工作/家庭冲突源于“必须到场才能成功”的假设，并运用结构化理论解释其持续原因，提出改变奖励制度和即兴互动模式。
This article locates the source of the work/family conflict in our shared underlying assumptions about how work must be done if one is to succeed. Based on a 6-month field study of engineers in a Fortune 100 company, three barriers to the successful implementation of work/family policies and programs were identified. Examining the source of these barriers reveals an assumption that individuals must be present at work to succeed. Gidden's theory of structuration is applied to explain why this assumption perpetuates. The article further indicates that to alter this assumption will require rethinking the organization's reward system and the recurrence of impromptu interactions that result. At the end, the article suggests that surfacing this and other underlying assumptions about work has potential benefits for organizations, as well as individuals.