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Title:
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The Influence of Work-Family Balance Based Realistic Job
Previews on Job Decisions in Academia |
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Author:
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Bachman, Katharine O'Brien |
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Advisor:
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Michelle Hebl |
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Degree:
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Master of Arts thesis |
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Abstract:
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The present study utilized a realistic job preview to influence expectations of workfamily
balance. Using graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM), participants viewed a preview about a) work-family balance in
academia, b) jobs in academia, c) or no preview (control condition). An average of five
months later, participants who accepted academic jobs rated their hiring institutions on
family-friendly policies. Participants in the work-family realistic job preview condition
were able to answer declarative knowledge questions about work-family balance in
academia more accurately than were those in the other conditions. Participants in both
preview conditions experienced a shift in their expectations about academia. Finally,
individuals in the work-family preview condition with higher levels of declarative
knowledge had a better match between the work-family factors that they originally
wanted in their job and what they received. This relationship was stronger for women
than it was for men. |
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Citation:
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Bachman, Katharine O'Brien. "The Influence of Work-Family Balance Based Realistic Job
Previews on Job Decisions in Academia." Masters Thesis, Rice University, January, 2011. ETD http://hdl.handle.net/1911/64379. |
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Citable link to this page:
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http://hdl.handle.net/1911/64379 |
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Date:
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2011 |
