Basic description
| Number | Author | Sample size | Location | Design | Used WLB policies | Financial performance measure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akter et al. (2019) | 117 | Australia | Cross-sectional | WLB policies in general | Profit margin |
| 2 | Akter et al. (2021) | 192 | Australia | Cross-sectional | WLB policies in general | Net income, operating revenue |
| 3 | Ali and French (2019) | 248 | Australia | Cross-sectional | WLB policies in general | ROA |
| 4 | Avgar et al. (2011) | 173 | United Kingdom | Cross-sectional | WLB policies in general | Financial management indicator |
| 5 | Bae and Skaggs (2017) | 2118 | South Korea | Panel data | WLB policies in general | Net income per employee |
| 6 | Baker et al. (2021) | 367 | Australia | Cross-sectional | WLB policies in general | Operating revenue, profit before tax |
| 7 | Berkery et al. (2017) | 1064 | France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom | Cross-sectional | Job sharing, Flexible working hours, Working from home | Self-assessment |
| 8 | Berkery et al. (2020) | 1064 | France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom | Cross-sectional | Flexible working hours, Working from home | Self-assessment |
| 9 | Bloom et al. (2011) | 450 | France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States | Cross-sectional | WLB policies in general | ROCE, log of sales, log of employees, log of capital, log of material costs, log of sales per employee, log of capital per employee, log of material costs per employee |
| 10 | Giardini and Kabst (2008) | 118 and 179 | Germany | Panel data | WLB policies in general | Self-assessment |
| 11 | Klindžić and Marić (2019) | 171 | Croatia | Cross-sectional | Flexible working hours, Working from home | Self-assessment, ROA, ROE, log of revenue per employee |
| 12 | Kotey and Koomson (2019) | 602 | Australia | Cross-sectional | Flexible working hours, Job sharing, Working from home, Time in lieu, banking hours | ROL |
| 13 | Lee and DeVoe (2012) | 6322 | Canada | Panel data | Flexible working hours | Log of before tax profits |
| 14 | Liu and Wang (2011) | 204 | Taiwan | Panel data | WLB policies in general | Log of sales per employee |
| 15 | Martínez-León et al. (2019) | 148 | Spain | Cross-sectional | WLB policies in general | EBIT, ROA |
| 16 | Ngo et al. (2009) | 161 | Hong Kong | Cross-sectional | WLB policies in general | Self-assessment |
| 17 | Odriozola and Baraibar-Diez (2018) | 160 | Spain | Cross-sectional | WLB policies in general | ROA |
| 18 | Perry-Smith and Blum (2000) | 527 | United States | Cross-sectional | WLB policies in general | Self-assessment, profit-sales growth |
| 19 | Shin and Enoh (2020) | 4070 | Canada | Panel data | WLB policies in general | Operating margin |
| 20 | Whyman and Petrescu (2015) | 135 | United Kingdom | Cross-sectional | Flexible working hours, Job sharing, Working from home | Total turnover |
| 21 | Wilkin and Connelly (2015) | 93 | Canada | Panel data | WLB policies in general | ROA |
| 22 | Wood and de Menezes (2010) | 2295 | United Kingdom | Cross-sectional | WLB policies in general | Self-assessment |
| Number | Author | Sample size | Location | Design | Used WLB policies | Financial performance measure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 117 | Australia | Cross-sectional | WLB policies in general | Profit margin | |
| 2 | 192 | Australia | Cross-sectional | WLB policies in general | Net income, operating revenue | |
| 3 | 248 | Australia | Cross-sectional | WLB policies in general | ROA | |
| 4 | 173 | United Kingdom | Cross-sectional | WLB policies in general | Financial management indicator | |
| 5 | 2118 | South Korea | Panel data | WLB policies in general | Net income per employee | |
| 6 | 367 | Australia | Cross-sectional | WLB policies in general | Operating revenue, profit before tax | |
| 7 | 1064 | France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom | Cross-sectional | Job sharing, Flexible working hours, Working from home | Self-assessment | |
| 8 | 1064 | France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom | Cross-sectional | Flexible working hours, Working from home | Self-assessment | |
| 9 | 450 | France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States | Cross-sectional | WLB policies in general | ROCE, log of sales, log of employees, log of capital, log of material costs, log of sales per employee, log of capital per employee, log of material costs per employee | |
| 10 | 118 and 179 | Germany | Panel data | WLB policies in general | Self-assessment | |
| 11 | 171 | Croatia | Cross-sectional | Flexible working hours, Working from home | Self-assessment, ROA, ROE, log of revenue per employee | |
| 12 | 602 | Australia | Cross-sectional | Flexible working hours, Job sharing, Working from home, Time | ROL | |
| 13 | 6322 | Canada | Panel data | Flexible working hours | Log of before tax profits | |
| 14 | 204 | Taiwan | Panel data | WLB policies in general | Log of sales per employee | |
| 15 | 148 | Spain | Cross-sectional | WLB policies in general | EBIT, ROA | |
| 16 | 161 | Hong Kong | Cross-sectional | WLB policies in general | Self-assessment | |
| 17 | 160 | Spain | Cross-sectional | WLB policies in general | ROA | |
| 18 | 527 | United States | Cross-sectional | WLB policies in general | Self-assessment, profit-sales growth | |
| 19 | 4070 | Canada | Panel data | WLB policies in general | Operating margin | |
| 20 | 135 | United Kingdom | Cross-sectional | Flexible working hours, Job sharing, Working from home | Total turnover | |
| 21 | 93 | Canada | Panel data | WLB policies in general | ROA | |
| 22 | 2295 | United Kingdom | Cross-sectional | WLB policies in general | Self-assessment |
Source(s): Authors own creation