일가정 양립제도와 여성근로자의 지각이 출산에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구

초록

As part of policy efforts to resolve a serious problem of low birth rate which becomes an object of public concern in Korea,systems for supporting two areas a work and a family are introduced and operated by companies. This research aims to make an empirical analysis on whether or not these institutions contribute to overcome the social phenomenon low birth rate from a viewpoint of business management. That is to say, this research analyzed the effects of work-family balance institutions on the outcome "childbirth" (i.e. the influence of individual institution and the influence of the sum of institutions) which has not been taken up by business management although it is the final aim of the work-family balance institutions. In addition, this research analyzed not only the influence of female workers' work-family balance perception on childbirth but also influence factors of work-family balance perception. To do this, we adopted as a scope the data of 1,101 married female workers by using questionnaires of human resources manager and these workers among the 2008's data of "KWMP (Korean Women Panel)" done by Korean Women's Development Institute. The results of analysis are as follows. The work-family balance perceived by the individual exerted a positive influence on childbirth whereas work-family balance supporting institutions introduced by companies did not influence childbirth greatly (the shorter-time working system for infant care had a significant influence on childbirth although the rate of its introduction was small, but the influence of the sum of those institutions did not show a significant influence on childbirth). These work-family balance institutions have a surely positive influence on the individual's perception of work-family balance, and the importance of social contexts (e.g. the CEO's philosophy, the atmosphere of organization support, the superior's support, transparency in personnel management, etc.) were stressed in addition to the influences of institutions on childbirth. Based on the above results of analysis, this research proposed implications not only of improvement in the government's policy effectiveness for work-family balance but also of the establishment of the role of companies. In conclusion, this research suggested the following three points. First, it discussed the roles of the government such as supplementation of the law for overcoming the realistic difficulty of using the institution in the company. Second, it discussed the necessity of the change of the company's realization about work-family balance. Finally, it discussed the role of companies regarding the creation of supporting environment.

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