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The purpose of this brief paper is to introduce the papers in this special issue of Journal of Managerial Psychology, focused on “Complexities and challenges in the work‐family…
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Purpose
The purpose of this brief paper is to introduce the papers in this special issue of Journal of Managerial Psychology, focused on “Complexities and challenges in the work‐family interface”.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper first introduces the theme of the special issue, and a brief outline of each paper contained in it is given.
Findings
There is concern that progress in the work‐family research area has been somewhat restricted and may have failed to take sufficient account of the complexity of work‐family issues.
Originality/value
The literature on the work‐family interface is complex, and theory in the field is uncertain and under‐developed. The papers in this special issue should further understanding of the challenges and complexities underscoring the work‐family interface.
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E. Anne Bardoel, Simon A. Moss, Kosmas Smyrnios and Phyllis Tharenou
Are organizations responding to significant changes in Australian labour force demographics by providing more family‐friendly programs? This article explores whether or not…
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Are organizations responding to significant changes in Australian labour force demographics by providing more family‐friendly programs? This article explores whether or not variations across companies in the implementation of work‐family programs and policies relate to demands of key constituent groups. Findings of the present evaluation indicate that certain employee demographic factors, particularly employees with dependents, women, union members, and long‐serving employees are more likely to predispose an organization to offer work‐family benefits. Employers need to be able to characterise the demographics of their workforce to plan the type of policies and programs that might be most suitable and contribute to productivity outcomes.
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The purpose of this paper is to consider the implications of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic for future research on the intersection of gender, work and family.
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to consider the implications of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic for future research on the intersection of gender, work and family.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper offers personal reflections on needed research in a post-pandemic future.
Findings
This paper identifies several promising areas for future research on the intersection of gender, work and family.
Research limitations/implications
The paper offers numerous recommendations for a post-pandemic research agenda, including future research on essential workers, virtual workers, workers with enhanced family demands, single employed parents, social supports and issues of gender associated with these populations and topics.
Social implications
The paper reinforces the value of social supports at the individual, family, organizational, community and societal levels.
Originality/value
The paper discusses implications for future research of an original event, the COVID-19 pandemic, as it is still transpiring.
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Posits that work‐family issues have received research attention during the last two decades. Discusses work‐family conflict stating this usually involves lack of job and family…
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Posits that work‐family issues have received research attention during the last two decades. Discusses work‐family conflict stating this usually involves lack of job and family satisfaction, with more inner‐family conflicts. States a number of companies have shown promise on the work‐family challenge.
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Noreen Heraty, Michael J. Morley and Jeanette N. Cleveland
The purpose of this paper is to introduce a selection of papers within the issue that discuss the work‐family interface.
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to introduce a selection of papers within the issue that discuss the work‐family interface.
Design/methodology/approach
The themes of the papers in the issue are outlined
Findings
The papers address the following: conflict, facilitation and individual coping styles across the work and family domains; generational differences in work‐family conflict and work‐family synergy for Generation X, baby boomers and matures; the development and transmission of work‐related attitudes; a cross cultural comparison of female managers attitudes, experiences and career choices; the impact of individual and organisational characteristics on work‐family conflict and career outcomes, and the variation of work life integration experiences of mid‐career professional women.
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The paper introduces the special issue which provides a varied mix of theoretical approaches and multi‐level perspectives to scope out and explain the links between work and family life.
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Dual‐career families were first identified and discussed by Britishresearchers but subsequent research has been predominantly American.This article first discusses the social…
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Dual‐career families were first identified and discussed by British researchers but subsequent research has been predominantly American. This article first discusses the social context for couples combining careers and family in Britain. It then addresses the questions of whether gender roles within the family, and employers′ expectations are changing with the growth of dual‐career families. It concludes that change is slow to occur and that changes in work and family are interdependent. Implications for further organisational change are briefly discussed.
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The researchers wanted to examine work-family enrichment using the antecedent variables of proactivity, work-family self-efficacy (WFSE) and family permeability,
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Purpose
The researchers wanted to examine work-family enrichment using the antecedent variables of proactivity, work-family self-efficacy (WFSE) and family permeability,
Design/methodology/approach
The researchers selected married individuals working full time with at least one child younger than the age of 16. Respondents were drawn from the IT sectors in the large southern Indian cities of Bengaluru and Hyderabad. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires. Respondents answered questions about their proactive personality, WFSE, family permeability, WFE and job satisfaction, in addition to demographic variables around age, gender, children and dual-earner status.
Findings
The results show the influence of work-family enrichment (WFE) on job satisfaction. The authors said the strong correlations between the three personality-based antecedents and WFE made it essential for managers to consider each individual worker’s personality traits, as well as to produce work policies and job specifications that helped people to manage their work-family interrelationships.
Originality/value
The authors say the research has made three unique contributions to work-family literature. First, they have explored individual preferences and personality variables that result in greater enrichment. Second, the study has advanced WFE literature by considering family permeability as a preference. Finally, the study has answered the calls of previous researchers to look at variables like work-family self-efficacy as additional resources that help enrichment.
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L.E. Falkenberg, M.L. Monachello and L.C. Edlund
One of the major challenges for managing human resources in the 1990s is to appropriately respond to employees having to manage the dual responsibilities of home and work (Paris…
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One of the major challenges for managing human resources in the 1990s is to appropriately respond to employees having to manage the dual responsibilities of home and work (Paris, 1989). Balancing work and family has been considered a women's issue, with the question being whether women could handle both the home demands and the responsibilities of a paid job. Yet the entrance of women into the workforce has also required major role adjustments by their husbands. According to the traditional model of work, husbands prioritize work over family with the wife providing the necessary emotional and physical support to keep the husband in “good working order” (Pleck, 1977). In today's society, this model is no longer widely applicable, as men in dual earner families receive less emotional support than their single‐earner counterparts (Burke, & Weir, 1976; Keith, & Schafer, 1980) and tend to assume greater family responsibilities (Holahan, & Gilbert, 1979; Weingarten, 1978).
Gary N. Powell and Jeffrey H. Greenhaus
The relationship between work‐family enrichment (WFE), representing positive interdependencies between individuals' work and family roles, and work‐family conflict (WFC)…
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Purpose
The relationship between work‐family enrichment (WFE), representing positive interdependencies between individuals' work and family roles, and work‐family conflict (WFC), representing negative interdependencies between the same roles, has been discussed but never fully clarified in the scholarly literature on the work‐family interface. The purpose of this article is to increase understanding of the relationship between these two constructs.
Design/methodology/approach
The relationship between WFE and WFC is conceptualized at the level of a “resource” that may be generated in one role, work or family, and applied to the other role. This approach offers an alternative to the more typical approach of analyzing this relationship at the aggregate level across all possible resources.
Findings
The answer to the question posed in the title of the article is “yes or no”, or “it depends”. At the resource level, it is suggested that WFE is either unrelated or negatively related to WFC depending on the specific process under consideration by which experiences in one role may affect experiences in the other role.
Research limitations/implications
Future research that examines the relationship between WFE and WFC at the resource level is recommended. For this research to be conducted, new measures are needed that assess these two constructs at the resource level.
Originality/value
This article sheds light on the resource‐level conditions under which positive vs negative interdependencies between work and family roles may occur. In addition, it argues that research on the work‐family interface that goes beyond the aggregate level of analysis is sorely needed.
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Lisa Young and Brian H. Kleiner
As an increasing number of women enter the workforce, thetraditional boundaries between work and family become less defined. Thetwo important directions for dealing with this new…
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As an increasing number of women enter the workforce, the traditional boundaries between work and family become less defined. The two important directions for dealing with this new phenomenon are further research and development of family‐oriented policies by government and corporations. New research involves the use of longitudinal studies and more refined definitions of work and family variables. The focus of the policies, in response to the issues of work and family, revolves around family leave, child and dependent care programmes, flexible work schedules and other assistance. Though there has been some momentum by governments and corporations, much progress is needed in the 1990s to develop more effective policies and to overcome attitudes as the impact of women in the workforce becomes more prominent.
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