Carolina Barbosa1, Jeremy W Bray, William N Dowd, Michael J Mills, Phyllis Moen, Brad Wipfli, Ryan Olson, Erin L Kelly. 1. From the Behavioral Health Economics Program (Dr Barbosa), RTI International, Chicago, Ill; Department of Economics (Dr Bray), University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Behavioral Health Economics Program (Mr Dowd and Mr Mills), RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC; Department of Sociology (Drs Moen and Kelly), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences (Drs Wipfli and Olson); and Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (Dr Olson), Oregon Health & Science University, and Department of Psychology, Portland State University, Ore.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the return on investment (ROI) of a workplace initiative to reduce work-family conflict in a group-randomized 18-month field experiment in an information technology firm in the United States. METHODS: Intervention resources were micro-costed; benefits included medical costs, productivity (presenteeism), and turnover. Regression models were used to estimate the ROI, and cluster-robust bootstrap was used to calculate its confidence interval. RESULTS: For each participant, model-adjusted costs of the intervention were $690 and company savings were $1850 (2011 prices). The ROI was 1.68 (95% confidence interval, -8.85 to 9.47) and was robust in sensitivity analyses. CONCLUSION: The positive ROI indicates that employers' investment in an intervention to reduce work-family conflict can enhance their business. Although this was the first study to present a confidence interval for the ROI, results are comparable with the literature.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the return on investment (ROI) of a workplace initiative to reduce work-family conflict in a group-randomized 18-month field experiment in an information technology firm in the United States. METHODS: Intervention resources were micro-costed; benefits included medical costs, productivity (presenteeism), and turnover. Regression models were used to estimate the ROI, and cluster-robust bootstrap was used to calculate its confidence interval. RESULTS: For each participant, model-adjusted costs of the intervention were $690 and company savings were $1850 (2011 prices). The ROI was 1.68 (95% confidence interval, -8.85 to 9.47) and was robust in sensitivity analyses. CONCLUSION: The positive ROI indicates that employers' investment in an intervention to reduce work-family conflict can enhance their business. Although this was the first study to present a confidence interval for the ROI, results are comparable with the literature.
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