Telework

2017 ◽  
pp. 170-201
Author(s):  
Allyson Heisey
Keyword(s):  
Positive Outcome ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Family Obligations ◽  
Online Instructors ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Anywhere working has been a subject of interest to researchers for decades. With the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), policymakers, practitioners, and researchers have a renewed interest in this phenomenon. The purpose of this chapter is to explore the relationship between disability, work/family balance, and flexibility by examining the impact anywhere working has on disabled online instructors. This research identified “flexibility” as the main theme that was important to the disabled teleworker and was identified as the most positive outcome of anywhere working. By taking advantage of flexibility and benefits of telework, all participants indicated that they were better able to balance work and family obligations. This chapter concludes with a discussion on possible research opportunities to further study how anywhere working affects people with disabilities.

Telework

2017 ◽  
pp. 322-345
Author(s):  
Allyson Heisey
Keyword(s):  
Positive Outcome ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Family Obligations ◽  
Online Instructors ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Anywhere working has been a subject of interest to researchers for decades. With the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), policymakers, practitioners, and researchers have a renewed interest in this phenomenon. The purpose of this chapter is to explore the relationship between disability, work/family balance, and flexibility by examining the impact anywhere working has on disabled online instructors. This research identified “flexibility” as the main theme that was important to the disabled teleworker and was identified as the most positive outcome of anywhere working. By taking advantage of flexibility and benefits of telework, all participants indicated that they were better able to balance work and family obligations. This chapter concludes with a discussion on possible research opportunities to further study how anywhere working affects people with disabilities.

scholarly journals Please, Do Not Interrupt Me: Work–Family Balance and Segmentation Behavior as Mediators of Boundary Violations and Teleworkers’ Burnout and Flourishing

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7339
Author(s):  
Vânia Sofia Carvalho ◽  
Alda Santos ◽  
Maria Teresa Ribeiro ◽  
Maria José Chambel
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Boundary Violations ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Relationship

The lockdown, in the COVID-19 pandemic, is considered an external crisis that evokes innumerous changes in individuals lives. One of the changes is the work and family dynamics. Based on boundary theory we examine the mediated role of work and family balance and boundary segmentation behavior in the relationship between boundary violations and teleworkers’ stress and well-being. However, because women and men live their work and family differently, gender may condition the way teleworkers lead with boundary violations and boundary segmentation. Hypotheses were tested through moderated mediation modeling using data collected of 456 teleworkers during lockdown. In line with our expectations, teleworkers who have suffered most boundary violations were those with least boundary segmentation behaviors and with least work-family balance which, in turn was related to higher burnout and lower flourishing. Furthermore, gender was found to moderate the relationship between boundary violations from work-to-family and segmentation behavior in the same direction and this relationship was stronger for females than for males. We discuss implications for future research and for managing teleworkers, creating sustainability, both during a crise and stable days.

A Study on the Balance Between Work and Family of Nepali Army Officers

Unity Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 105-115
Author(s):  
Laxmi Bilas Koirala
Keyword(s):  
Family Conflict ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Family Relation ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Army Officers ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Impact

This study tries to explore and examine the relationships of work-family balance among army officers of the Nepal Army.The objectives of the study is to discover the issues and consequences of the work family confl ict by examining and discussing the impact of time, stress and job satisfaction on work-family relation and to suggest some recommendations to maintain the balance between the two. This study is simply base on desk review of research papers and information on work-family relation of army officers. Unprecedented problems of work family conflict are a common phenomenon within modern organizations. Stress, low performance, absenteeism, quitting from the force and committing suicide are the consequences of the work-family conflict So, the organizations are compelled to manage all causes of conflict before escalating the adverse effects. The study has followed a step-by-step approach to undertake review of the research papers. The results of this study reveal that work-life conflict and stress have a significant positive relationship. The findings of the study will encourage the Nepal Army for further research on work family balance and the additional examination may provide better understanding of truth. It is also hope that the results and recommendations gleaned from this study may assist the Nepal Army in making policies and programs related to work family conflict in future. Should the Nepal Army leadership fail to work proactively to ensure this balance, this may provide ground for a new kind of conflict.

scholarly journals Mediators of transformational leadership and the work-family relationship

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 454-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Hammond ◽  
Jeanette N. Cleveland ◽  
John W. O'Neill ◽  
Robert S. Stawski ◽  
April Jones Tate
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Family Relationship ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Managerial Support ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the ways in which leaders influence follower’s work-life management. Specifically, the authors propose that personal (positive affect), social (managerial support for work-family balance), and job (autonomy) resources mediate the relationships between transformational leadership and work-family conflict (WFC) and enrichment. Design/methodology/approach – The sample included 411 managers in 37 hotel properties across the USA. Findings – The relationship between TL and WFC was mediated by autonomy, positive affect and managerial support for work-family balance, whereas the relationship between TL and WFE was mediated by managerial support for work-family balance and positive affect. Research limitations/implications – This study constructs a foundation for future integration of leadership and work and family literatures. It also provides preliminary support for work-family enrichment theory (Greenhaus and Powell, 2006), as well as the value of examining leadership through a resource-based perspective. Practical implications – Interventions designed to enhance leadership may be effective not only in the workplace, but also for reducing WFC and promoting enrichment. Originality/value – This study is the first to directly examine the effect of transformational leadership and both WFC and enrichment. Further, it specifies mediating variables that underlie these relationships.

scholarly journals The Impact of Work-Family Supportive Supervisors on Job Involvement and Job Satisfaction with Career Competencies as an Intervening Variable

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 11004
Author(s):  
Suharnomo ◽  
Paguh Raja Johnpray
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Job Involvement ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Career Competencies

This study was conducted to explore the relationship between work-family supportive supervisor, career competencies, job involvement, and job satisfaction. Data were collected from a sample of 162 respondents who worked as a nurse at hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia. This study used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to examine and estimate the relationship between the constructs. The study results indicate that work-family supportive supervisor has a positive and significant impact on career competencies, career competencies have a positive and significant impact on job involvement, and on job satisfaction. Work-family supportive supervisor has a positive and significant impact on job involvement and on job satisfaction. A total of 162 respondents with a percentage of 96.30% women showed that women need good support and policies in achieving a balance between work and family. Finally, this study highlights the importance of work-family supportive supervisor and career competencies for improving job involvement and job satisfaction. This study provides insights on how the human resources department can retain qualified staff and develop employee satisfaction.

scholarly journals Conciliación Trabajo – Familia en las empresas colombianas: la relación entre parámetros FR y los problemas laborales más frecuentes

Oikos ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (31) ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Sandra Idrovo Carlier ◽  
Pámela Leyva Townsend
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Recursos Humanos ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Model Components ◽  
The Relationship

RESUMENLos cambios económicos y sociales que se viven actualmente, demandan nuevas formas de vivir los ámbitos laborales y familiares. El presente estudio indaga acerca de la relación entre los componentes del modelo EFR® y prácticas de conciliación T-F implementadas por las empresas colombianas y los problemas más relevantes que ellas enfrentan. Es una investigación exploratoria y descriptiva, que utilizó el levantamiento de datos del IFREI 2007 y que aglutina 102 empresas de diversos sectores. Los resultados demuestran congruencia con la literatura internacional en la correlación entre la presencia de parámetros de conciliación T-F y la menor presencia de problemas.Palabras clave: trabajo, familia, políticas de conciliación, recursos humanos, Colombia. Work-Family Balance in Colombian companies: Relationship between FR components and the most prominent work problemsABSTRACTThe characteristics of today’s economy with the related social changes have led to demand new forms of experiencing the work and family realms. This study investigates the relationship between EFR® Model components in Colombian businesses and the most prominent work problems that they face. It is a descriptive and exploratory research that uses the survey data from IFREI 2007 that encompasses 102 companies of different sectors. The results show consistency with the international literature on the correlation between the presence of work-family balance parameters and the smaller presence of work problems.Keywords: work, work and family balance, policy, commitment, human resources management, Colombia.

scholarly journals The work–family balance of British working women during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Toyin Ajibade Adisa ◽  
Opeoluwa Aiyenitaju ◽  
Olatunji David Adekoya
Keyword(s):  
Role Conflict ◽  
Role Theory ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Role Differentiation ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected women in unique gender-specific ways, particularly their traditional status as home managers. This study aims to draw on the role theory to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women's work–family balance during the lockdown.Design/methodology/approachThe current COVID-19 pandemic, which has altered the ways in which we live and work, requires specific methodological tools to be understood. The authors, therefore, opted for an interpretive–constructivist and constructivist–phenomenologist approach. The dataset, thus, comprises of semi-structured interviews with 26 working women in the UK.FindingsThe findings illustrate how the COVID-19 lockdown has intensified British women's domestic workload and has, thus, caused unbridled role conflict, which has further been exacerbated by structural and interactional roles undertaken by women, especially during the lockdown. Remote working has contributed to women's role congestion and role conflict and poses severe challenges to role differentiation. Furthermore, we found that the lockdown has facilitated the rediscovery of family values and closeness, which is connected to the decline in juvenile delinquency and low crime rate that has resulted from the lockdown.Originality/valueThrough the lens of the role theory, this study concludes that the cohabitation of work and family duties within the domestic space undermines the ability to achieve work–family balance and role differentiation due to the occurrence of inter-role conflicts. This study enriches our understanding of the effect of remote working on female employees' work–family balance during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

scholarly journals Impact of Work from Home on Employee Satisfaction during COVID-19: An Empirical Study on Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-55
Author(s):  
Fariya Tabassum ◽  
Ritu Rani Sarker
Keyword(s):  
Employee Satisfaction ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Working From Home ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
New Type ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Working from home has become a young practice in recent times to restrict social warmth during the COVID-19 pandemic epoch. However, this study aims to assess the impact of working from home on employee satisfaction within the organisations of Bangladesh. Additionally, the purpose is to address the variable’s effects (flexibility, perceived autonomy & work-family balance, etc.) on the relationship between work from home and job satisfaction. As a result, this study focuses light on current insight into employees’ attitudes toward work from home along with its outcomes. A total of 68 employees participated in the study, which was based on an online survey, and findings are mainly attained through primary data. The study shows a positive connection between WFH and the satisfaction of employees. It will be beneficial for the HR department of the organisations, policymakers, and academicians to take the decision regarding a new type of work plan.

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