Abstract
To estimate the return on investment (ROI) of a workplace initiative to reduce work-family conflict in a group-randomized 18-month field experiment in an information technology firm in the United States. Methods: Intervention resources were micro-costed; benefits included medical costs, productivity (presenteeism), and turnover. Regression models were used to estimate the ROI, and cluster-robust bootstrap was used to calculate its confidence interval. Results: For each participant, model-adjusted costs of the intervention were $690 and company savings were $1850 (2011 prices). The ROI was 1.68 (95% confidence interval,-8.85 to 9.47) and was robust in sensitivity analyses. Conclusion: The positive ROI indicates that employers' investment in an intervention to reduce work-family conflict can enhance their business. Although this was the first study to present a confidence interval for the ROI, results are comparable with the literature.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 943-951 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of occupational and environmental medicine |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Keywords
- Work-family conflict
- financial outcomes
- prevention research
- return on investment
- supervisor support
- workplace flexibility
- workplace intervention