Work-Family Enrichment: Influence of Job Autonomy on Job Satisfaction of Knowledge Employees

In order to explore the specific path of the influence of job autonomy on the satisfaction of knowledge employees, the current study deduced and established a Chain Mediation Model, which was based on the Resource-Gain-Development Model and the Conservation of Resources Theory. Primary data were gathered through questionnaire surveys at several cities in China by using a professional platform named “Wenjuanxing.” The target populations were employees with a bachelor’s degree or above, who were engaged in higher knowledge content and have mastered certain professional knowledge and skills, including technical R & D personnel, management personnel, professionals (such as accountants, lawyers, and medics) and other personnel generally recognized by the academic community. In order to improve the reliability of the sample and reduce the error caused by regional differences, the questionnaires were disseminated to involve as many cities in China as possible, such as Tianjin, Beijing, Chengdu, Wuhan, and Guangzhou. SPSS24.0 and Aoms24.0 were used as multivariate data analysis tools for statistical analysis. The results showed that job autonomy can significantly improve the satisfaction of knowledge employees; however, it cannot affect the satisfaction of knowledge employees through self-efficacy. The findings of the study also revealed that job autonomy has a positive impact on both resource source domain satisfaction and resource acceptance domain satisfaction through work-family enrichment, especially the positive emotions in the resource source domain. Job autonomy improves the self-efficacy of knowledge employees, which, in turn, improves their overall satisfaction through the work-family enrichment path.

Kesejahteraan Subjektif Mahasiswa dimasa Pandemi Covid-19

Pemberlakuan jaga jarak fisik untuk mengurangi penyebaran Covid-19 telah berdampak pada seluruh lapisan masyarakat termasuk mahasiswa. Pemerintah Indonesia menghentikan aktivitas pembelajaran tatap muka dan diganti dengan pembelajaran daring pada perguruan tinggi yang terdampak Covid-19. Perubahan aktivitas secara tiba-tiba memungkinkan untuk berdampak pada kondisi mahasiswa pula, seperti keadaan kesejahteraan subjektif mahasiswa. Penelitian ini membahas mengenai gambaran atau keadaan kesejahteraan subjektif mahasiswa dimasa pandemi Covid-19 dengan menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif deskriptif. Partisipan penelitian ini melibatkan 112 mahasiswa yang tersebar pada delapan pulau di Indonesia, dan diambil melalui teknik accidental sampling. Instrumen penelitian menggunakan Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) dan Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS). Analisis data menggunakan analisis kuantitaif deskriptif univariat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa responden dalam penelitian ini (N = 112) paling banyak memiliki skor kesejahteraan subjektif pada kategori sedang (53,6%), rendah (17.9%), dan tinggi (28.6%). Hasil ini menunjukkan bahwa banyak mahasiswa yang mengevaluasi kehidupannya cukup positif, yaitu merasa cukup puas dengan kehidupannya serta seimbang dalam merasakan emosi positif dan negatif. Selain itu, mayoritas mahasiswa berada dikategori sedang pada dimensi life satisfaction (53,6%), kategori tinggi pada dimensi domain satisfaction (64,3%), kategori tinggi pada dimensi positive affect (54,5%), pada dimensi negative affect mayoritas berada pada kategori sedang dan rendah dengan prosentase yang sama (36,6%). Penelitian ini diharapkan mampu memberikan informasi ilmiah sebagai landasan untuk program pemberdayaan mahasiswa agar lebih tangguh dan adaptif selama dan pasca pandemi Covid-19.

Domain-specific and nonspecific outcomes of work-family interface

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the pattern of work-family interface outcomes by empirically testing work-family conflict and facilitation bidirectional dimensions simultaneously in relation to domains-specific (job and family) and domain nonspecific (life) satisfactions. In addition, the indirect effects of work-family interface dimensions on life satisfaction (LS), mediated through both domain-specific satisfactions are also examined to understand which domain satisfaction elicits major impact on LS. Design/methodology/approach Structural equation modeling analysis was conducted on questionnaire data obtained from 212 fulltime journalists working in top ten dailies of Punjab, India. Parallel multiple mediated regression was used to estimate specific indirect effects caused by each of the two parallel mediators (job satisfaction (JS) and family satisfaction (FS)). Findings Results illustrate that both dimensions of work-family conflict strongly decreased satisfaction of an originating domain than satisfaction of the receiving domain while both dimensions of work-family facilitation increased satisfaction of both the domains on equal basis. Results further reveal that the effect of work-family conflict and facilitation dimensions on LS is indirect rather than direct. On comparison of specific indirect effects results demonstrate that only originating domain satisfaction act as a mediator to work-family conflict and LS relationship, while both JS and FS act as mediators to work-family facilitation and LS relationship. Practical implications Media organizations can offer interventions like family friendly policies, overtime pay, more autonomy, work rewards and skill variety, so that employees’ workplace resource reservoir can be strongly built up to meet future work and family demands. In this way, positive intrusion from work-to-family takes place, which leads to more JS and FS and in turn increased overall LS. Originality/value The study removes inconsistency regarding pattern of work-family conflict and facilitation outcomes by testing a comprehensive model that integrates originating domain, receiving-domain and domain-nonspecific outcomes.