Download or read book An Assessment of the Work Family Conflict Through a Structural Model written by Sylvie St-Onge and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this article is twofold: (1) to analyze the bi-directional work-family conflict, i.e., the influence of work characteristics on an employee's family life (work→family conflict) and the influence of family characteristics on an employee's professional life (family→work conflict) and, (2) to assess the validity of a structural model that encompasses both the determinants and the implications of both types of work↔family conflicts. To the best of our knowledge, the proposed structural model is the most exhaustive ever proposed for the investigation of work-family conflicts. Moreover, the study innovates by investigating a sample of Canadian organizations. The research model investigates the determinants of both the work→family and family→work conflicts as well as the implications of each conflict on an individual's life, either at work or at home (family). The implications of both conflicts on an individual's overall life satisfaction are also measured. According to the model proposed in the paper, work characteristics such as organizational support, work involvement and professional roles should influence the work→family conflict while family characteristics such as family commitment, the number of children and spouse support should influence the family→work conflict. In addition, we argue that both the implications from the work→family conflict that are related to an individual's professional life (satisfaction and job performance) and the implications from the family→work conflict that are related to an individual's family life (satisfaction toward family life and spousal relations) influence a person's overall life satisfaction. Analyses rely on data drawn from a questionnaire that was developed by the authors. The study was made possible by the support of the Confederation of National Trade Unions (CNTU), a major Quebec labour movement, through its Women's Office. Initially, the research team called executive members from each the seven labour federations comprising the CNTU to enquire if they would be willing to participate in the study and, if so, how many questionnaires should be sent to them by the Office. The only pre-requisite condition to respond to the questionnaire was for an employee's to be supporting at least one child. Respondents put the completed questionnaire in a pre-addressed envelope to be received by one member of the research team. Respondents could either send the envelope directly to the research team or to a member of their Federation's executive, who would then send it to the Office to be forwarded to the research team. Two weeks after the initial distribution of the questionnaires, a reminder was sent to each local union. From the 8,712 questionnaires that were sent to local unions comprising the seven Federations, 1,306 were returned for a response rate of 16% (50 respondents who indicated that they were not supporting any child were dropped from the sample). The respondents hold different types of jobs: 391 are office clerks, 377 are professionals, 335 are technicians, 63 are production or maintenance workers, 11 are managers and 113 have another position. The respondents' average age is 40, with 76% of them being women (n = 995) and 52% of them having two children (n = 677). Close to 85% of respondents live with a spouse, 36% of respondents have a junior college education (n = 467), 27% have a high school education (n = 351), 24% have an undergraduate degree (n = 319), 13% have a graduate education (n = 165) and 0.2% did not complete elementary school (n = 3). Consistent with prior work, respondents perceive the work→family conflict (mean response = 3.92/7) to be more serious than the family→work conflict (mean response = 2.51/7). This finding may indicate that the boundaries around family life are more porous than those around work. For instance, in a conflict situation, employees tend to reduce their family responsibilities more than their professional responsibilities as, in contrast to family life, work implies formal performance reviews and compensation considerations. Moreover, in the short run, employees may perceive that they are more likely to suffer negative consequences if they neglect their professional responsibilities than if they neglect their family responsibilities. Causal relations that are implied by the research model are tested through structural equations. The chi-square/degrees of freedom ratio is 3.53, which is acceptable by conventional standards. While most model-derived relations are validated, the following results are highlighted: § Work→family conflict determinants. While both organizational support and work commitment are shown to influence the conflict in the expected directions, their impact is not statistically significant. Job ambiguity as well as job conflicts and role confusion increase the level of this conflict (1.322***). § Family→work conflict determinants. Commitment towards the family has a positive but not statistically significant influence on this conflict. As expected, a higher number of children increases the level of this conflict (0.156***) while spousal support attenuates its extent (-0.673***). § Implications from the work→family conflict. This conflict leads to less overall satisfaction toward life (-0.073***) as well as toward the family (-0.124***). However, this conflict does not seem to influence the satisfaction towards spousal relations. § Implications from the family→work conflict. This conflict has a negative effect on job performance (-0.78***). However, it has no implications on work satisfaction and on overall satisfaction towards life. § Overall satisfaction towards life. Only the work→family conflict influences this comprehensive measure of satisfaction. § Other relations inferred from the model. Organizational support to help achieve a better balance between work and family significantly enhances employees' work satisfaction (0.484***) and job performance (0.319***). In addition, spousal support greatly increases an employee's satisfaction towards spousal relations (0.965***) and family life (0.773***). Since some of the determinants of the work-family conflicts are under the control of employees and/or organizations, our findings may suggest potential courses of action for organizations that strive to attenuate the magnitude of such conflicts. For instance, to minimize the work→family conflict and to optimize overall life satisfaction, employees and organizations must strive to create and offer jobs where roles are not susceptible to conflicts, are unambiguous and are not overstacked. Moreover, organizations have an incentive to support initiatives that allow employees to maintain a better balance between work and family as these initiatives lead to improved employees work satisfaction and job performance. To the best of our knowledge, our study is the first to analyze and to corroborate how organizational support in the management of the work-family conflict can influence employees' job performance. Finally, our study indicates that employees who want to minimize the family→work conflict must choose a spouse who will support them in both their professional and family lives. While the number of children is a significant variable in explaining the family→work conflict, spousal support does appear to be the critical variable in that regard.
Download or read book Work family Conflict as a Predictor of Employee Work Engagement of Extension Professionals written by April B. Martin and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study utilizes stress theory to explore the effects of work-family conflict and family-work conflict upon the work engagement outcomes of employees. Using a web-based questionnaire with a primary data sample of 2,782 full time Extension professionals in 46 states, this study incorporates the structural equation modeling analytic technique. This study confirmed the single, second order work-family conflict construct consisting of six first order constructs of work-family time, strain and behavior and family-work time, strain, and behavior. The bi-directionality of work-family conflict and family-work conflict was sustained, as numerous research studies have recommended. The structural equation modeling analysis found the following relationships: (1) a negative relationship between the antecedent work-family and the outcome employee work engagement; (2) global support and colleague support partially mediate work-family conflict and work engagement; and (3) non-work support partially mediates work-family conflict and work engagement. The hypotheses testing a partial mediating effect between work-family conflict, (1) supervisor support for work, personal, and family life and (2) non-work support, and the outcome employee engagement were not supported. Discussion and implications for researchers and practitioners are discussed.
Download or read book Proceedings of the International Conference Theory and Applications in the Knowledge Economy TAKE 2019 written by Florian Kragulj and published by Eduardo Tomé. This book was released on 2019-07-10 with total page 855 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreword Ten years is a long time. In 2009 a bunch of friends gathered in Portugal for a conference that was to precede TAKE. In 2011 we repeated. Then, after a strange sequence of events, we finally organized TAKE for the first time in 2015 in Aveiro, followed by Zagreb, Poznan and now Vienna. Florian Kragulj was in the first TAKE in Aveiro and from the start showed the highest level of enthusiasm and professionalism in the event. These characteristics were kept alive during all the 15 or so months during which we organized TAKE 2019. That this edition of TAKE involves several entities linked with academia, i.e. WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, the Austrian Economic Chamber and the Institute for Applied Research on Skilled Crafts and Trades (IAGF). This in itself a big success and a sign of the Conference improvement. Also, we may see, by analysing the papers and in particular the streams, that TAKE has been following the economic times, and this year we have several papers on the Gig Economy. Only good conferences adjust, the others get stuck in time. And success in Conferences is about teams. And in TAKE that team, is indeed, a very large group of people including the co-chairs, the local organizing team, the material organizers (Book of Abstracts and Proceedings), the stream leaders, and the paper reviewers – without all these persons nothing could have been done. And finally we had to depend on the authors, and their willingness to work with us. Without the work of these large dozens of devoted and skilled people TAKE 2019 would not have existed. May I also mention that this time and with Florian’s impulse and skill the organization of TAKE was improved in technological terms – in short we became techno – we used a website to deliver the mail list, a website to receive the scientific material and another website to receive the fees. All these were investments that eventually paid of, and that will guarantee a more stable organization for TAKE in the future. And we owe it to Florian. However, as the Human Resource Development part of TAKE (and more than anyone Gary Mc Lean) would remind us – “We are humans, Eduardo”, and technology helps, but in the end, is attention to detail, capacity to deal with the bizarre and to accommodate the weirdness making sometimes the impossible possible that differentiates a good conference, made doing things right, from an excellent conference, based in doing the right things. And on this last matter, believe me, we in TAKE are among the best in the world, because apart from being outstanding scholars, and good colleagues, we are an amazing group of friends, and friendship is the best way to turn good conferences into outstanding ones. Many thanks, from the heart and enjoy the Conference. Eduardo Tomé Conference Chair, Universidad Europeia Lisbon, July 2019, Lisbon, Portugal
Download or read book Women Work and Family written by Michele A. Paludi and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping collection of new essays gathers historical background, theoretical perspectives, and the latest research on integrating work and personal life in a multigenerational workforce. A half-century after the women's movement of the 1960s, women still have not achieved equality in the workplace, in part because the burdens of family still fall largely upon their shoulders. This in-depth review examines legislation, social-science research, and human resources management practices dealing with women's integration of work and life roles. It explores the context and theory that explain new workplace trends and realities, and it offers practical recommendations on how women and companies can cope. The book is based on the premise that to attract and retain top talent and be competitive in the 21st century, employers must redesign their organizations to meet the needs of employees. A sort of "paper mentor" for women, it spells out the myths and realities of combining employment with motherhood and a committed relationship. The expert essays are also a guide for corporations, intended to help them understand the necessity of easing women's burdens—and nurturing their talent—through attention to work hours and to policies that can facilitate the integration of work and life roles.
Download or read book Handbook of Occupational Health Psychology written by James C. Quick and published by Amer Psychological Assn. This book was released on 2003-01 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Occupational health psychology is a relatively young specialty within the science and practice of psychology. This handbook is designed to consolidate and organize the emerging knowledge in the field from the interdisciplinary perspectives of an international group of scholars and researchers. Part I includes 5 chapters designed to provide historical, contemporary, and future-oriented perspectives on this emerging specialty after first discussing prevention and public health in occupational settings. Part II includes 6 chapters that address key causes of health and safety at work as well as key risks to health and safety, focusing on factors both within the specific workplace as well as broader occupational factors and factors from the personal life domain. Regardless of how effectively organizations design prevention and public health programs to protect the health and safety of people at work, some experience symptoms and health disorders. The first 2 chapters in Part III focus on two key symptoms or health disorders, and the remaining 4 chapters address specific primary, secondary, or tertiary interventions for health and safety. The volume concludes with a 3-chapter part addressing issues of epidemiology, program evaluation, and socioeconomic cost-benefit analysis. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)
Download or read book Psychology for Business Success written by Michele A. Paludi and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-03-25 with total page 1123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive, four-volume work presents practical, up-to-date recommendations in areas impacting all job applicants and employees, including work/life balance, diversity management, performance, recruitment, training programs, and employee conflict. This four-volume set uniquely integrates legislation, management theories, and social science research to cover a variety of human resource management topics, such as leadership and managerial styles, generational conflict in the workplace, techniques for evaluating employee performance, and workplace violence. In addition, best practices for policies, investigation procedures, and implementing training programs are covered—all information that can result in dramatic improvements in the workplace environment and business success. Every recommendation in this set is reflective of—as well as responsive to— the needs of employees. The overall objective of the work is to provide readers with effective management strategies to work strategically, ethically, honestly, and effectively with people. Additionally, the contents emphasize the importance of gaining an understanding of the strategic influences on managing people—for example, documenting the connections between business and psychological strategies like effective listening.
Download or read book A Structural Equation Model written by Lindsay Brook Flye and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this paper is to present a study that examines the underlying stucture of work/family conflict. Research has shown that reducing work/family conflict is beneficial to both employees and the organization by reducing turnover and increasing satisfction, production and commitment to the organization.
Download or read book XXX International Congress of Psychology Abstracts written by Michele Robert and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 807 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The abstracts of the XXX International Congress of Psychology (July 2012, Cape Town) are published as a supplement to Volume 47 of the International Journal of Psychology. The published volume includes the abstracts of the invited addresses, symposia, oral and poster presentations, numbering over 5,000 separate contributions and creating an invaluable overview of the discipline of psychological science around the world today.
Download or read book Handbook of Work Stress written by Julian Barling and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2004-09-22 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Questions about the causes or sources of work stress have been the subject of considerable research, as well as public fascination, for several decades. Earlier interest in this issue focused on the question of whether some jobs are simply more inherently stressful than others. Other questions that soon emerged asked whether some individuals were more prone to stress than others. The Handbook of Work Stress focuses primarily on identifying the different sources of work stress across different contexts and individuals. Part I focuses on work stressors that have been studied for decades (e.g., organizational-role stressors, work schedules) as well as stressors that have received less empirical and public scrutiny (e.g., industrial-relations stress, organizational politics). It also addresses stressors in the workplace that have become relevant more recently (e.g., terrorism). Part II of the Handbook covers issues related to gender, cultural or national origin, older and younger workers, and employment status, and asks how these characteristics might affect the experience of workplace stress. The adverse consequences of these diverse work stressors are manifold, and questions about the possible health consequences of work stressors were one of the major historical factors prompting early interest and research on work stress. In Part III, the individual and organizational consequences of work stress are considered in separate chapters. Key Features: Affords the most broad and credible perspective on the subject of work stress available The editors are all prominent researchers in the field of work stress, and have been instrumental in defining and developing the field from an organizational-psychological and organizational-behavior perspective International contributors are included, reflecting similarities and differences from around the world Chapter authors from the United States, Canada, England, Sweden, Japan, and Australia have been invited to participate, reflecting most of the countries in which active research on work stress is taking place The Handbook of Work Stress is essential reading for researchers in the fields of industrial and organizational psychology, human resources, health psychology, public health, and employee assistance.
Download or read book Sociological Abstracts written by Leo P. Chall and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CSA Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,800+ serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers.
Download or read book Human Stress and Cognition in Organizations written by Terry A. Beehr and published by Wiley-Interscience. This book was released on 1985 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the idea that stress is a function of peoples' cognitive processes, this is a systematic study of the causes and consequences of occupational stress based on research conducted in several fields. Observing both work- and non-work-related stress, it takes an objective look at the causes, effects and treatment of many types of job stress, personal life stress and other sociodemographic antecedents of stress and stress relations, especially as they relate to industrial contexts.
Download or read book Circumplex Model written by David Olson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-23 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This functional new volume introduces professionals to the Circumplex Model of Family Systems--one of the most respected and widely used approaches of its kind in family studies. Internationally known scholar/practitioners in the marriage and family therapy field demonstrate how the model can be used to assess couple and family dynamics and plan treatment interventions. They extend the use of the Circumplex Model for treating problem families using a range of clinical interventions at both the family level and broader social system level--including specific treatment populations--sex offenders, juvenile delinquents, truants, and multi-problem families. Designed as a multidisciplinary resource, this authoritative and accurate volume will assist social workers, psychologists, pastoral counselors, family therapists, and other mental health professionals who work with individuals in a family treatment context.
Download or read book Handbook of Psychology Industrial and Organizational Psychology written by Irving B. Weiner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-10-10 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychology is of interest to academics from many fields, as well as to the thousands of academic and clinical psychologists and general public who can't help but be interested in learning more about why humans think and behave as they do. This award-winning twelve-volume reference covers every aspect of the ever-fascinating discipline of psychology and represents the most current knowledge in the field. This ten-year revision now covers discoveries based in neuroscience, clinical psychology's new interest in evidence-based practice and mindfulness, and new findings in social, developmental, and forensic psychology.
Download or read book Proceedings of the 1st AAGBS International Conference on Business Management 2014 AiCoBM 2014 written by Jaafar Pyeman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-07-30 with total page 633 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The proceedings of the 1st AAGBS International Conference on Business Management 2014 (AiCoBM 2014), held in Penang, Malaysia, gathers 57 refereed papers. They cover areas relating to various aspects of business management and reflect the conference’s three main themes (management and marketing, economics and finance, and entrepreneurship) and present original papers contributed by researchers, scholars, professionals and postgraduate students. They address a range of disciplines that encompass each of the main themes. Using basic and applied research findings together with case studies they provide valuable information on current research trends in business management, international business, marketing, economics, finance, Islamic finance and economics, and entrepreneurship.
Download or read book Balancing Jobs and Family Life written by Halcyone H. Bohen and published by Philadelphia : Temple University Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monograph on the effects of flexible hours of work on conflicting demands of parenting and employment (esp. Of married women woman workers) in the USA - based on a survey of civil servants in Washington D.C., considers sociological aspects and psychological aspects, the influence of traditional sexual division of labour, the effect on quality of working life, child care, job satisfaction, etc., and explains research methodology (incl. Data collecting and data analysis). Bibliography pp. 257 to 329 and tables.
Download or read book What Employees Actually Do at Work Matters for the Family written by Kelly Schwind Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Employee Health Coping and Methodologies written by Pamela L. Perrewé and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2006-01-11 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an examination of occupational stress, health and well being, with particular emphasis on the multi-disciplinary nature of occupational stress. This book offers a critical assessment of issues in occupational stress and well being.
