With the change from nuclear family to dual-income one, multilateral changes in social environment, such as the low birth rate, aged society, early retirement due to marriage and delivery, the increase in blanks of support and care, and appearance of ...
With the change from nuclear family to dual-income one, multilateral changes in social environment, such as the low birth rate, aged society, early retirement due to marriage and delivery, the increase in blanks of support and care, and appearance of various types of family, brought about functional limitations in reconciliation between work and home, focusing social concerns on family-friendly company management. The ultimate purpose of introducing family-friendly management by companies is to construct a win-win system to enhance their competitiveness. Therefore, this study aims at considering effectiveness of the family-friendly management system and presenting strategical plans to activate family-friendly company management.
Effectiveness of the family-friendly management system can be considered in terms of economy, security and maintenance of good manpower, and resolution of insufficient manpower. Strategical plans to activate family-friendly management by companies are, first, to create family-friendly corporate culture; second, to integrate family and work, or create culture enabling each employee to deal with matters related to both family and work on an integrated basis; third, to realize state-company-society integration. To integrate work and family life, it is necessary for family, workplace;, and a community to cooperate with one another.