Psychologists have found that the implementation of policies allowing work schedules to be tailored to individuals’ needs does not typically increase managers’ job satisfaction or their efficiency—although this may be because most managers already have the autonomy to adjust their own schedules. But these flexibleschedule policies do increase job satisfaction, productivity, and attendance among nonmanagerial employees. The benefits dissipate somewhat over time, however, and they are reduced even further if schedules are too elastic.

Which one of the following statements is most supported by the information above?