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Family friendly policies: a double-edged sword?

Mansi Taparia (Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India)
Usha Lenka (Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India)

Industrial and Commercial Training

ISSN: 0019-7858

Article publication date: 17 February 2022

Issue publication date: 3 March 2022

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to understand the effects of usage of family friendly policies on the careers of women executives.

Design/methodology/approach

An in-depth and systematic review of literature on family friendly policies (FFPs) was carried out using Scopus database.

Findings

The study consolidates positive and negative consequences of usage of FFPs on women executives’ careers.

Originality/value

This study is one of the foremost attempts to consolidate the literature on different effects of usage of FFPs.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank University Grants Commission for their funding to carry out this research.

Citation

Taparia, M. and Lenka, U. (2022), "Family friendly policies: a double-edged sword?", Industrial and Commercial Training, Vol. 54 No. 2, pp. 293-316. https://doi.org/10.1108/ICT-05-2021-0034

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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