Work-Family Conflict And Sources Of Support Amongst Malaysian Dual-Career Employees
As the number of dual-career employees entering the workplace increases, it is important to understand how the integration of work and family responsibilities influences work outcomes. The current study examined occupational role salience, work-family conflict, basic understandings, spousal suppo...
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| description | As the number of dual-career employees entering the workplace increases, it is important
to understand how the integration of work and family responsibilities influences work
outcomes. The current study examined occupational role salience, work-family conflict,
basic understandings, spousal support, and organizational support as predictors of work
satisfaction. One hundred and sixteen dual-career faculty and staff from three Malaysian
universities completed a survey questionnaire. Results from stepwise regression analyses
showed that across all employees, work-family conflict was the most significant predictor
of work satisfaction. More specifically, for male employees, spousal support was the most
important predictor of work satisfaction followed by work-family conflict. Interestingly,
for female employees, work-family conflict was the most significant predictor followed by
organizational support. These results suggest that dual-career employees who find family
responsibilities intruding into their work activities are likely to experience lesser work
satisfaction. Dual-career employees receiving support and encouragement from a spouse
or from the employing organization are more likely to experience increased work
satisfaction. |
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| spelling | usm-359382017-08-04T07:47:00Z http://eprints.usm.my/35938/ Work-Family Conflict And Sources Of Support Amongst Malaysian Dual-Career Employees Komarraju, Meera HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management As the number of dual-career employees entering the workplace increases, it is important to understand how the integration of work and family responsibilities influences work outcomes. The current study examined occupational role salience, work-family conflict, basic understandings, spousal support, and organizational support as predictors of work satisfaction. One hundred and sixteen dual-career faculty and staff from three Malaysian universities completed a survey questionnaire. Results from stepwise regression analyses showed that across all employees, work-family conflict was the most significant predictor of work satisfaction. More specifically, for male employees, spousal support was the most important predictor of work satisfaction followed by work-family conflict. Interestingly, for female employees, work-family conflict was the most significant predictor followed by organizational support. These results suggest that dual-career employees who find family responsibilities intruding into their work activities are likely to experience lesser work satisfaction. Dual-career employees receiving support and encouragement from a spouse or from the employing organization are more likely to experience increased work satisfaction. Asian Academy of Management (AAM) 2006 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/35938/1/AAMJ_11-1-5.pdf Komarraju, Meera (2006) Work-Family Conflict And Sources Of Support Amongst Malaysian Dual-Career Employees. Asian Academy of Management Journal (AAMJ), 11 (1). pp. 1-14. ISSN 1394-2603 http://web.usm.my/aamj/11.1.2006/AAMJ%2011-1-5.pdf |
| spellingShingle | HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management Komarraju, Meera Work-Family Conflict And Sources Of Support Amongst Malaysian Dual-Career Employees |
| title | Work-Family Conflict And Sources Of Support
Amongst Malaysian Dual-Career Employees |
| title_full | Work-Family Conflict And Sources Of Support
Amongst Malaysian Dual-Career Employees |
| title_fullStr | Work-Family Conflict And Sources Of Support
Amongst Malaysian Dual-Career Employees |
| title_full_unstemmed | Work-Family Conflict And Sources Of Support
Amongst Malaysian Dual-Career Employees |
| title_short | Work-Family Conflict And Sources Of Support
Amongst Malaysian Dual-Career Employees |
| title_sort | work-family conflict and sources of support
amongst malaysian dual-career employees |
| topic | HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/35938/ http://eprints.usm.my/35938/ http://eprints.usm.my/35938/1/AAMJ_11-1-5.pdf |