%0 Journal Article %J Acad Manag Ann %D 2008 %T Getting There from Here: Research on the Effects of Work-Family Initiatives on Work-Family Conflict and Business Outcomes. %A Kelly, Erin L %A Kossek, Ellen E %A Hammer, Leslie B %A Durham, Mary %A Bray, Jeremy W %A Chermack, Kelly %A Murphy, Lauren A %A Kaskubar, Dan %X Many employing organizations have adopted work-family policies, programs, and benefits. Yet managers in employing organizations simply do not know what organizational initiatives actually reduce work-family conflict and how these changes are likely to impact employees and the organization. We examine scholarship that addresses two broad questions: first, do work-family initiatives reduce employees' work-family conflict and/or improve work-family enrichment? Second, does reduced work-family conflict improve employees' work outcomes and, especially, business outcomes at the organizational level? We review over 150 peer-reviewed studies from a number of disciplines in order to summarize this rich literature and identify promising avenues for research and conceptualization. We propose a research agenda based on four primary conclusions: the need for more multi-level research, the necessity of an interdisciplinary approach, the benefits of longitudinal studies that employ quasi-experimental or experimental designs and the challenges of translating research into practice in effective ways. %B Acad Manag Ann %V 2 %P 305-349 %8 2008 Aug %G ENG %1 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20589229?dopt=Abstract %R 10.1080/19416520802211610