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The organizational costs of caregiving: A call to action.
Abstract
Employers and employees face a new challenge with the Sandwich
Generation that is confronted with caring for both children and
elderly parents. This caregiving toll has an effect on individuals'
productivity in organizations from the for-profit, non-profit and
government sectors. Additionally, the feminization of the workplace
has resulted in more women, who traditionally have been the
caregivers, serving in the workforce. This study was designed to
explore the issues of caregiving for the Sandwich Generation in
university-affiliated schools of social work. Graduate social work
education programs in the United States were targeted as
organizational systems for study. A total of 69 schools responded to
the survey. Caregiving stress was an issue for these schools with
manifestations in both productivity and organizational climate. The
discussion includes a call to action for three major changes in the
way organizations do business: deploying additional resources to
support employees, maximizing flexibility and stressing prevention.
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abstract)
Journal
(2003)
vol27
no1
pages83-102
Categories
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Nonprofit Service Sectors
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Education
