The flip side of flexibility in organizations

Abstract

This study points out the flip side of adopting a highly flexible approach in organization aiming at the human resource team where high degree of flexibility does not only impact the organization’s performance but also impinge on an employee’s personal life. The study assessed and compared the job satisfaction and marital quality levels among the same profession working couples, focusing upon the comparison of these two variables among men and women whose spouse works in the same or different organizations (Group I and Group II respectively). The study also discovered the correlation between job satisfaction and marital quality among men and women in both the groups. The study was conducted on 30 Indian heterosexual couples (n=60). Job satisfaction scale by Singh and Sharma (1999) along with Marital Quality Scale by Shah (1995) was used to collect information about the participant’s job satisfaction and marital quality level respectively. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results indicate that while there is no significant difference in job satisfaction, there is a significant difference in marital quality among men and women in both the groups. Also, there is a negative correlation between job satisfaction and marital quality. This would mean that with an increase in job satisfaction, one’s marital quality decreases significantly.