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Variable work schedules, unit-level turnover, and performance before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Journal of Applied Psychology ( IF 11.802 ) Pub Date : 2022-03-14 , DOI: 10.1037/apl0001006
Hyesook Chung 1
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The use of variable work schedules (VWS)-altering the number and timing of employees' work hours on a daily or weekly basis-is an increasingly common human resource (HR) practice designed to increase staffing flexibility. Little research, however, has examined whether and how the use of VWS affects an organization's turnover rates and/or financial performance at the unit level. Despite the common assumption that their use helps firms achieve higher performance by matching the supply of labor to demand fluctuations-especially during a crisis such as coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-this study demonstrates otherwise. I propose that greater use of variable schedules can lead to higher turnover rates and that this effect has been more pronounced during the pandemic. I also argue that managerial reliance on VWS can decrease not only the level of financial performance but also performance recovery during the pandemic-with unit-level turnover as the mediating mechanism. Using data from 1,678 units of a U.S. quick-service restaurant chain across different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic (October 2019-December 2020), I find support for these predictions. Results suggest that scholars and practitioners should reconsider the general assumption that staffing flexibility helps organizations adapt to uncertain environments. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

中文翻译:

在 COVID-19 大流行之前和期间,可变的工作时间表、单位级别的人员流动和绩效。

使用可变工作时间表 (VWS) - 每天或每周改变员工工作时间的数量和时间 - 是一种越来越普遍的人力资源 (HR) 实践,旨在提高人员配备的灵活性。然而,很少有研究检查 VWS 的使用是否以及如何影响组织的人员流动率和/或单位级别的财务绩效。尽管普遍假设它们的使用通过使劳动力供应与需求波动相匹配来帮助公司实现更高的绩效——尤其是在冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 等危机期间——但这项研究证明并非如此。我建议更多地使用可变时间表可以导致更高的离职率,并且这种影响在大流行期间更加明显。我还认为,管理层对 VWS 的依赖不仅会降低财务绩效水平,还会降低大流行期间的绩效恢复——以单位级别的营业额作为中介机制。我使用来自 COVID-19 大流行不同阶段(2019 年 10 月至 2020 年 12 月)的美国快餐连锁店的 1,678 个单位的数据,发现这些预测的支持。结果表明,学者和从业者应该重新考虑人员配备灵活性有助于组织适应不确定环境的一般假设。(PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA,保留所有权利)。在 COVID-19 大流行的不同阶段(2019 年 10 月至 2020 年 12 月)的快餐连锁店,我找到了对这些预测的支持。结果表明,学者和从业者应该重新考虑人员配备灵活性有助于组织适应不确定环境的一般假设。(PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA,保留所有权利)。在 COVID-19 大流行的不同阶段(2019 年 10 月至 2020 年 12 月)的快餐连锁店,我找到了对这些预测的支持。结果表明,学者和从业者应该重新考虑人员配备灵活性有助于组织适应不确定环境的一般假设。(PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA,保留所有权利)。
更新日期:2022-03-14
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