‘A great job and a family’: work narratives and the work and family interaction

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Ba'
Keyword(s):  
Family Interaction ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Family Work ◽  
Work Narratives

The Organization Family: Work and Family Linkages in the U.S. Military.

1991 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 306
Author(s):  
Linda C. Majka ◽  
Gary L. Bowen ◽  
Dennis K. Orthner
Keyword(s):  
Work And Family ◽  
Family Work ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals Both Parents Working: Challenges and Strains in Managing the Reconciliation of Career and Family Life in Dual-Career Families. Empirical Evidence from Austria

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerlinde Mauerer
Keyword(s):  
Parental Leave ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Dual Career ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Family Policies ◽  
Family Work ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Male Breadwinner

The presented empirical data analysis aims to shed light on the persistence of gender inequalities in sharing parenting responsibilities and addresses possible improvements for realising gender equality. In recent decades, family policies in the European Union have targeted the increase of men’s shares in parental leave (= paternal leave) as well as women’s participation in the labour market. Following the results of the Lisbon Treaty in 2000, many EU member states including Austria introduced non-transferable fathers’ quotas in their regulations on parental leave. Subsequently, the share of men on parental leave increased. Nevertheless, both in number and duration, men’s childcare allowance claims have remained lower than women’s claims. This paper investigates shared parental leave practices based on 36 interviews with fathers on paternal leave, and 14 follow-up interviews with parents after paternal leave. The qualitative data reveal the challenges that arise when both parents are faced with reconciling work and family during and after parental leave. Although the data showed that progress has been made in reducing gender inequality, the interviews make clear that employers’ attitudes perpetuate traditional gendered expectations of parental leave claims and still focus on images of a male breadwinner. Also, the distribution of gainful and family work reveals gender inequalities. The paper therefore discusses challenges that arise in the realisation of current gender and family policies in order to provide a basis for making changes that further enhance the opportunities for dual-career couples within the organisation of parental leave laws.

Exploring the relationship between entrepreneurial failure and conflict between work and family from the conservation of resources perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 417-440
Author(s):  
Xiaoyu Yu ◽  
Xiaotong Meng ◽  
Gang Cao ◽  
Yingya Jia
Keyword(s):  
Family Conflict ◽  
Perceived Control ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Organizational Slack ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Family Work ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose Conflict between work and family is a significant issue for entrepreneurs. The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of entrepreneurial failure on both family–work conflict (FWC) and work–family conflict (WFC) and the moderating role of perceived control of time and organizational slack based on conservation of resources (COR) theory. Design/methodology/approach This study used a questionnaire to explore the relationship between entrepreneurial failure, FWC/WFC, perceived control of time and organizational slack. Data were collected from the Chinese context in 2018 and as a result received 318 valid questionnaires, obtaining a response rate of 63.6 per cent. Findings The study finds that entrepreneurial failure has a significant relationship with FWC but a nonsignificant relationship with WFC and that perceived control of time and organizational slack moderate the relationship between entrepreneurial failure and FWC/WFC. Originality/value This study aligns the field of family–work (work–family) conflict and entrepreneurial failure. It addresses a research gap in the conflict literature by introducing one form of resource loss: entrepreneurial failure as a source of conflict between work and family based on COR theory and the work–home resources model. The study also enriches the literature on the social cost of entrepreneurial failure by exploring the crossover effect of entrepreneurial failure on conflicts in the family domain. Furthermore, the study advances the understanding of managing conflict between work and family after entrepreneurial failure.

scholarly journals The Promoting Adult Resilience (PAR) Program: The Effectiveness of the Second, Shorter Pilot of a Workplace Prevention Program

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Poppy L. Liossis ◽  
Ian M. Shochet ◽  
Prudence M. Millear ◽  
Herbert Biggs
Keyword(s):  
Human Service ◽  
Family Satisfaction ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Family Work ◽  
Service Departments ◽  
Work Spillover ◽  
Building Program ◽  
Adult Resilience

AbstractThe Promoting Adult Resilience (PAR) program is a strengths-based resilience building program that integrates Interpersonal and CBT perspectives. The second, successful pilot of the PAR program in the human-service departments of a local government organisation used a 7-week format. At posttest, PAR participants reported greater self-efficacy, more family satisfaction, greater work–life fit and balance and less negative family–work spillover than the comparison group. At the 6-month follow up, these gains were maintained, although to a lesser degree, with work–life balance being considerably strengthened, and negative spillover in both directions reduced. Participants also reported greater optimism, greater work satisfaction, less stress and promisingly for human service workers, exhaustion was reduced and work vigour was increased. This is important for human service professions as exhaustion, a component of burnout, is associated with higher employee turnover and poorer employee outcomes. Participants reported that they could easily incorporate the new skills into their lives and at follow up, they continued to use the skills to manage the demands of their work and family lives.

Making Work and Family Work

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey H. Greenhaus ◽  
Gary N. Powell
Keyword(s):  
Work And Family ◽  
Family Work

Men's Provider-Role Attitudes

1990 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
MAUREEN PERRY-JENKINS ◽  
ANN C. CROUTER
Keyword(s):  
Work And Family ◽  
Family Roles ◽  
Family Work ◽  
Household Tasks ◽  
Telephone Interviews ◽  
Dual Earner ◽  
The Family ◽  
Work And Family Roles ◽  
Provider Role ◽  
Egalitarian Attitudes

The aim of the current investigation was to link men's provider-role attitudes with their involvement in household tasks. This study examines not only the objective division of work both inside and outside of the home, but also emphasizes the importance of examining the cognitions and affect that men attach to their work and family roles. It was proposed that men holding more traditional attitudes about their duty to provide economically for the family would perform fewer household tasks than men with more egalitarian attitudes. The study involved 43 dual-earner couples who participated in home interviews and in a series of telephone interviews. Results revealed that men's provider-role attitudes were related to their involvement in family work. Furthermore, the congruence of role beliefs and the enactment of role behaviors within the home were related to higher levels of marital satisfaction for men.

scholarly journals Family and Career Reconciliation: Family, Employer and Career Counsellor Perspectives

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-42
Author(s):  
Giedrė Tamoliūnė ◽  
Elena Trepulė ◽  
Ilona Tandzegolskienė
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Family Needs ◽  
Potential Conflict ◽  
Work Activity ◽  
Family Work ◽  
Career Counsellor ◽  
Young Parents ◽  
Career Opportunities ◽  
Time Work

Abstract The discussions about work and family reconciliation have revealed the fact that it is essential to talk about division of roles and agreements in the family, the skills important for career management, “here and now” search for the solutions to various problematic situations, flexibility and ability to get involved in work activity at the same time respecting family needs. Seeking reconciliation of family and career, family needs have been linked to positive parenthood and at the same time work tendencies and career opportunities have been estimated. Here we face some obstacles which are common to the aspiration of harmony and satisfaction in family, work or while developing career opportunities. The goal of this empirical study – to discuss common grounds and distinguish needs and challenges of young families, employers and career counsellors for successful reconciliation of family and career. A qualitative research included narratives of young parents, interviews with employers and a focus group interview with career counsellors. The data received from the narrative has been interpreted according to thematic analysis method and the interview data of focus group has been presented by dividing the data into categories and subcategories. Results have demonstrated that young parents’ experiences intertwine with employers’ experiences in some cases while career counsellors are expected to provide guidance and support to facilitate the potential conflict although there are still gaps in this service provision.

scholarly journals Work-life Balance as a Criterion for Decent Labor Relations

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 21-33
Author(s):  
T. O. Razumova ◽  
M. A. Serpukhova
Keyword(s):  
Work And Family ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Family Obligations ◽  
Family Work ◽  
Work Activities ◽  
The Family ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Work Functions ◽  
Key Indicators

In modern conditions, the issues of achieving a balance between family obligations and work functions are becoming increasingly relevant. Such a balance between two important spheres of human activity can be achieved only if the main provisions of the concept of decent work are implemented in Russia, and in the conditions of forced mass transition to remote work, it is subject to serious risks. The purpose of the study is to identify the key problematic aspects of combining family functions and work activities of employees in the context of finding a balance between these categories, through the prism of criteria for decent work and achieving sustainable development Goals. To achieve the stated goal of this work, the authors analyzed the key indicators of the concept of decent work in Russia, as well as conducted an author's study of the family-work balance, which allowed us to formulate a portrait of an employed person who successfully combines work and family functions.

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