2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Research on a sustainable work-life balance
| Project/Area Number |
23530289
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Applied economics
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| Research Institution | Keio University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | ワークライフ・バランス / 労働時間 / 生産性 / 正規雇用 / 非正規雇用 |
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| Research Abstract |
Focusing on the desirable work life balance (WLB) from the viewpoints of both firms and workers, this research project mainly carried out three studies, 1) Cost-effectiveness of firms WLB practices, 2) Gap between desirable and actual work hours of firms and workers, 3) Employment flexibility and the WLB of non-regular employees. Specifically, the following findings were obtained: WLB practices could improve firm's productivity depending on firm's characteristics; Some of the long work hours of Japanese employees are based on firm's rational behavior, but some should be regarded as inefficient; Non-regular employees may have found it difficult to achieve their WLB; and the structure of volunteer labor supply may have been changed just after the East Japan Earthquake.
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