Flextime as a moderator of the job stresswork motivation relationship

Purpose It has been known for some time that job stress has a wideranging, negative impact on employees. It has also been known that providing employees with autonomy andor control over their work environment reduces the deleterious consequences of job stress. The purpose of this study is to examine whether control in the form of flextime i.e. allowing employees to create their own work schedules moderates the impact of stress on intrinsic and extrinsic motivation among Russian, Canadian, and Israeli Arab employees n933. Designmethodologyapproach Archival data that was obtained from employees n933 residing in three different nations was analysed via hierarchical moderated multiple regression. Findings In relation to extrinsic motivation, a significant interaction was observed between job stress, flextime, and country of residence. Although flextime and country of residence were significant predictors of intrinsic motivation, no significant interactions were observed. Originalityvalue This is one of few papers to examine flextime from an international perspective. In terms of value, human resource managers are made aware that the impacts of flextime on employees' motivation depends, in part, on the nation in which they are employed.