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KEEP CALM AND WORK FROM HOME: STRATEGIES USED BY DUAL-EARNER HOUSEHOLDS WITH SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN

Authors: Beigi, M., Shirmohammadi, M., Au, W.C., Tochia, C. and Hashemian, A.

Journal: 81st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management 2021: Bringing the Manager Back in Management, AoM 2021

DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2021.168

Abstract:

We examine how dual-earner couples with school-age children who worked from home during the COVID-19 lockdown adjusted to the changes it brought to their lives. To do so, we conducted a qualitative study of 28 dual-earner households who had at least one school-age child, resided in China, Iran, Malaysia, the United Kingdom, or the United States, and worked from home during the lockdown. Informed by resource-based work-home interface and family stress models, we outline the resources and demands generated by working at home as a family, as well as the strategies families employed to manage their collective work-from-home.

Source: Scopus