Work-family balance in Malaysia: Does work-family policy make a difference?
In Western literature, work-family policy is seen as an important agenda to address work-family balance issues. However, there is a lack of evidence on the relationship between work-family policy and work-family balance in Eastern cultures. The aim of this study was to advance the understanding of w...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
2008
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/3884/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/3884/1/Work-family%20balance%20in%20Malaysia%20Does%20work-family%20policy%20make%20a%20difference.pdf |
| Summary: | In Western literature, work-family policy is seen as an important agenda to address work-family balance issues. However, there is a lack of evidence on the relationship between work-family policy and work-family balance in Eastern cultures. The aim of this study was to advance the understanding of work-family policy and its relationship to work-family balance (i.e., conflict and enrichment) in Sarawak, East Malaysia. A sample of 506 employees from three public and three private sector organizations was surveyed twice in three months. By way of questionnaires, participants completed measures of work-family policy by Haar and Spell (2003), work-family conflict by Carlson et al., (2000) and work-family enrichment by Carlson et al., (2006). |
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