TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine the ways in which leaders influence follower’s work-life management. Specifically, the authors propose that personal (positive affect), social (managerial support for work-family balance), and job (autonomy) resources mediate the relationships between transformational leadership and work-family conflict (WFC) and enrichment. Design/methodology/approach– The sample included 411 managers in 37 hotel properties across the USA. Findings– The relationship between TL and WFC was mediated by autonomy, positive affect and managerial support for work-family balance, whereas the relationship between TL and WFE was mediated by managerial support for work-family balance and positive affect. Research limitations/implications– This study constructs a foundation for future integration of leadership and work and family literatures. It also provides preliminary support for work-family enrichment theory (Greenhaus and Powell, 2006), as well as the value of examining leadership through a resource-based perspective. Practical implications– Interventions designed to enhance leadership may be effective not only in the workplace, but also for reducing WFC and promoting enrichment. Originality/value– This study is the first to directly examine the effect of transformational leadership and both WFC and enrichment. Further, it specifies mediating variables that underlie these relationships.
VL  - 30
IS  - 4
SN  - 0268-3946
DO  - 10.1108/JMP-10-2011-0090
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JMP-10-2011-0090
AU  - Hammond Michelle
AU  - Cleveland Jeanette N.
AU  - O'Neill John W.
AU  - Stawski Robert S.
AU  - Jones Tate April
PY  - 2015
Y1  - 2015/01/01
TI  - Mediators of transformational leadership and the work-family relationship
T2  - Journal of Managerial Psychology
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 454
EP  - 469
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -