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Return on Investment of a Work–Family Intervention: Evidence From the Work, Family, and Health Network

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Return on Investment of a Work–Family Intervention: Evidence From the Work, Family, and Health Network. / Barbosa, Carolina; Bray, Jeremy W.; Dowd, William N. et al.
In: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, Vol. 57, No. 9, 2015, p. 943–951.

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Barbosa, C, Bray, JW, Dowd, WN, Mills, MJ, Moen, P, Wipfli, B, Olson, R & Kelly, EL 2015, 'Return on Investment of a Work–Family Intervention: Evidence From the Work, Family, and Health Network', Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, vol. 57, no. 9, pp. 943–951. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000520

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Barbosa, C., Bray, J. W., Dowd, W. N., Mills, M. J., Moen, P., Wipfli, B., Olson, R., & Kelly, E. L. (2015). Return on Investment of a Work–Family Intervention: Evidence From the Work, Family, and Health Network. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 57(9), 943–951. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000520

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Barbosa C, Bray JW, Dowd WN, Mills MJ, Moen P, Wipfli B et al. Return on Investment of a Work–Family Intervention: Evidence From the Work, Family, and Health Network. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. 2015;57(9):943–951. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000520

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Barbosa, Carolina ; Bray, Jeremy W. ; Dowd, William N. et al. / Return on Investment of a Work–Family Intervention : Evidence From the Work, Family, and Health Network. In: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. 2015 ; Vol. 57, No. 9. pp. 943–951.

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title = "Return on Investment of a Work–Family Intervention: Evidence From the Work, Family, and Health Network",
abstract = "Objective: To estimate the return on investment (ROI) of a workplace initiative to reduce work–family conflict in a group-randomized 18-month field experiment in an information technology firm in the United States. Methods: Intervention resources were micro-costed; benefits included medical costs, productivity (presenteeism), and turnover. Regression models were used to estimate the ROI, and cluster-robust bootstrap was used to calculate its confidence interval. Results: For each participant, model-adjusted costs of the intervention were $690 and company savings were $1850 (2011 prices). The ROI was 1.68 (95% confidence interval, −8.85 to 9.47) and was robust in sensitivity analyses. Conclusion: The positive ROI indicates that employers{\textquoteright} investment in an intervention to reduce work–family conflict can enhance their business. Although this was the first study to present a confidence interval for the ROI, results are comparable with the literature.",
keywords = "Work-family conflict, workplace intervention, workplace flexibility, supervisor support, return on investment, financial outcomes, prevention research",
author = "Carolina Barbosa and Bray, {Jeremy W.} and Dowd, {William N.} and Mills, {Michael J.} and Phyllis Moen and Brad Wipfli and Ryan Olson and Kelly, {Erin L.}",
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RIS

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AU - Barbosa, Carolina

AU - Bray, Jeremy W.

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AU - Moen, Phyllis

AU - Wipfli, Brad

AU - Olson, Ryan

AU - Kelly, Erin L.

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AB - Objective: To estimate the return on investment (ROI) of a workplace initiative to reduce work–family conflict in a group-randomized 18-month field experiment in an information technology firm in the United States. Methods: Intervention resources were micro-costed; benefits included medical costs, productivity (presenteeism), and turnover. Regression models were used to estimate the ROI, and cluster-robust bootstrap was used to calculate its confidence interval. Results: For each participant, model-adjusted costs of the intervention were $690 and company savings were $1850 (2011 prices). The ROI was 1.68 (95% confidence interval, −8.85 to 9.47) and was robust in sensitivity analyses. Conclusion: The positive ROI indicates that employers’ investment in an intervention to reduce work–family conflict can enhance their business. Although this was the first study to present a confidence interval for the ROI, results are comparable with the literature.

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KW - workplace intervention

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KW - supervisor support

KW - return on investment

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