Impact of flexible working hours on productivity

Abstract

Using a sample of 246 clerical-level employees, the impact of a 4-mo flexible working hours experimental program on productivity for 5 production units within a large financial institution was investigated. Results of the study are mixed, but overall they indicate that the introduction of flexible working hours had no adverse impact on productivity. Based on comparisons with productivity outcomes during the same period the previous year, the results for one group indicated significant positive effects, based on pre–post comparisons, although other organizational changes may have produced this effect. The results for the other 3 groups indicate neither positive nor negative effects of flexible working hours on productivity. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)