The impact of flexible work practices on the female's career success: a case of health care sector of twin cities of Pakistan with

Abstract

This present study’s main objective is to find out the causal relationship of flexible work practices with objective and subjective career success. In the health care sector of Pakistan, female doctors either leave the workforce or stay at the same positions because of work life imbalance. Thus, less female doctors are on the top positions. The flexible work practices may have negative and positive effect on the individuals’ career success. Therefore, present study is based on the Theory of Work Adjustment and Protean Career Model (flexible and employee defined career model). It has developed a theoretical framework which might create a work adjustment fit through work/life balance and commitment. This may result in the quality of work, performance, subjective and objective career success of an individual within the organization. The explanatory nature of the present study suggests a positivist paradigm which can be considered an appropriate approach to test the key research hypotheses of present study. The required data was collected through structured questionnaires from the health care sector in twin cities of Pakistan. The findings of this study indicate that flexible work practices have no relation with subjective career success but it has negative relationship with objective career success. Moreover, organizational commitment as a mediator has no effect on this relationship. Hence, flexible work practices might not be a tool for work/life balance and ultimately for career success.