Two careers, one employer: Couples working for the same corporation

Phyllis Moen; Stephen Sweet

doi:10.1006/jvbe.2002.1886

Two careers, one employer: Couples working for the same corporation

Phyllis Moen, Stephen Sweet

Sociology (Twin Cities)

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Abstract

Advances in career development research require scholars to move from analysis of the career paths of individuals to a life course approach to the interlocking career paths of couples. Increasingly, not only are U.S. workers married to other workers, but significant numbers of couples work for the same employer. Drawing on a subsample of employees in dual-earner households in five corporations in upstate New York (and their spouses), this study examines both the direct and indirect effects of being a coworker on career development, work circumstances, and spillover. Being part of a coworking couple positively predicts men's job prestige, tenure, and commitment to work (in terms of working long hours, heavy workload, etc.). These effects, as well as spillover, are most pronounced for younger men without children. For wives, coworking corresponds with increased income and increased spillover between work and family, especially for younger coworking women without children.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	466-483
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journal of Vocational Behavior
Volume	61
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1006/jvbe.2002.1886
State	Published - 2002

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Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (Sloan FDN 96-6-9 and 99-6-23), the National Institute on Aging (2 P50 AG11711-06 and P50 AG11711-01), Harvard University’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, where Phyllis Moen served as a fellow, 2000–2001. The authors thank Shinok Lee, David McDermitt, Kristi Campbell, Wipas Wimonsate, Robert Orrange, Jungmeen Kim, Kristine Altucher, Noelle Chesley, Emma Dentinger, Heather Hofmeister, Janet Marler, Stacey Merola, Joy Pixley, Rosern Rwampororo, Richard P. Shore, Mary Still, P. Monique Valcour, Carrie Chalmers, Ronit Waismel-Manor, Sonya Williams, and especially Deborah Harris-Abbott for her preliminary descriptive analyses.

Keywords

Career developement
Coupled careers
Coworking
Dual-earner
Gender
Life course
Life state
Spillover
Work-family

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