Implementação de políticas de equilíbrio trabalho-vida em pequenas e médias empresas: um estudo de casos múltiplos na indústria de software

Autores

  • María Candela Rodriguez Docente – Investigadora, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0778-6897
  • Guillermo E. Dabos Profesor Titular, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4721-6023
  • Andrea G. Rivero, Ph.D. Profesora Asociada, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9206-3436

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18046/j.estger.2018.147.2592

Palavras-chave:

equilíbrio trabalho-vida, pequenas e médias empresas, indústria de software

Resumo

A literatura sobre políticos de equilíbrio entre trabalho e vida pessoal tem crescido significativamente nos últimos anos. No entanto, poucos estudos têm questionado sua implementação em pequenas e médias empresas e, particularmente, em setores altamente dinâmicos da economia, onde a retenção de talentos constitui uma fonte de vantagens competitivas. Por meio de um desenho de pesquisa qualitativa de vários casos, este artigo examina as políticas de equilíbrio entre trabalho e vida pessoal implementadas em quatro pequenas e médias empresas de software na Argentina. Os resultados mostram a existência de duas modalidades de implementação: benefícios padronizados de amplo escopo e benefícios individualizados negociados por cada colaborador. Adicionalmente, identificam-se uma série de fatores organizacionais e características individuais que condicionam o acesso dos empregados aos referidos benefícios.

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Implementação de políticas de equilíbrio trabalho-vida em pequenas e médias empresas: um estudo de casos múltiplos na indústria de software. (2018). Estudios Gerenciales, 34(147), 172-189. https://doi.org/10.18046/j.estger.2018.147.2592