@article {1968691, title = {Toward understanding employee reluctance to participate in family-friendly programs}, journal = {Human Resource Management Review}, volume = {14}, year = {2004}, month = {2004}, pages = {337-351}, abstract = {Despite the fact that many organizations have implemented family-friendly programs to meet the needs of today{\textquoteright}s diverse workforce, employees have been reluctant to use them. Drawing on the theories of planned behavior, help-seeking, and distributive justice, we propose a framework that focuses initially on the more proximal factors that influence an employee{\textquoteright}s likelihood of participating in such programs. We then examine the role of organization-based situational characteristics in shaping both personal and normative assessments and describe the implications of our framework for researchers and practitioners.}, keywords = {Management}, author = {Veiga,J. F. and Baldridge,David and Eddleston,K. A.} }