Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Abstract
As flexible work schedules become the norm in modern workplaces, increased flexibility in work schedules allows employees more latitude in adjusting their work schedules to fit their personal and professional needs. Across a variety of traditional and non-traditional workplaces, flexible work schedules have been linked to decreased stress and burnout, increased job satisfaction, as well as greater workplace focus and productivity. From a business perspective, the popularity of flexible work schedules has increased as businesses seek to leverage the value of diversity and work-life balance across populations with multiple demands on their time. Once such population, employed college students, can directly benefit from flexible work schedules to better balance their professional and unique academic obligations. This proposed experimental study seeks to investigate the impact of flexible work schedules compared to traditional work schedules on employed college student job factors, job satisfaction and performance, and academic factors, academic satisfaction and performance. Furthermore, this current study seeks to identify the impact of different types of flexible work schedules (compressed workweeks, flextime, and remote work) on employed students’ well-being. Self-report questionnaires measuring job and academic satisfaction, job and academic performance, and well-being will be used to compare employed students working in traditional and flexible work schedules. ANOVAs will be used to compare participants' scores across traditional and different types of flexible work schedules. Implications include the identification that flexible work schedules improve academic achievement, job satisfaction, and job performance by facilitating improved time management, and lowered stress levels in employed students. Additionally, the capacity to more efficiently balance personal, professional, and academic obligations may result in improved student mental well-being and overall achievement in both academics and the workplace.
Date
11-9-2024
Subject
Industrial and organizational psychology
Document Type
posters
Language
English
Rights
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License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Investigating the Impact of Flexible Work Schedules on Employed College Students
As flexible work schedules become the norm in modern workplaces, increased flexibility in work schedules allows employees more latitude in adjusting their work schedules to fit their personal and professional needs. Across a variety of traditional and non-traditional workplaces, flexible work schedules have been linked to decreased stress and burnout, increased job satisfaction, as well as greater workplace focus and productivity. From a business perspective, the popularity of flexible work schedules has increased as businesses seek to leverage the value of diversity and work-life balance across populations with multiple demands on their time. Once such population, employed college students, can directly benefit from flexible work schedules to better balance their professional and unique academic obligations. This proposed experimental study seeks to investigate the impact of flexible work schedules compared to traditional work schedules on employed college student job factors, job satisfaction and performance, and academic factors, academic satisfaction and performance. Furthermore, this current study seeks to identify the impact of different types of flexible work schedules (compressed workweeks, flextime, and remote work) on employed students’ well-being. Self-report questionnaires measuring job and academic satisfaction, job and academic performance, and well-being will be used to compare employed students working in traditional and flexible work schedules. ANOVAs will be used to compare participants' scores across traditional and different types of flexible work schedules. Implications include the identification that flexible work schedules improve academic achievement, job satisfaction, and job performance by facilitating improved time management, and lowered stress levels in employed students. Additionally, the capacity to more efficiently balance personal, professional, and academic obligations may result in improved student mental well-being and overall achievement in both academics and the workplace.
Department
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Dept. of Psychology