TY - JOUR
T1 - Toward contextual understanding
T2 - antecedents of work-family interface in India
AU - Raina, Mahima
AU - Cho, Eunae
AU - Singh, Kamlesh
N1 - Funding Information:
Ethical Standards and Informed Consent: Informed consent was obtained from all the participants in the sample for being included in the study. All procedures were in accordance with the ethical standards.Conflict of Interest Statement: On behalf of all authors, the corresponding author states that there is no conflict of interest.
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PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Purpose: The current study examined cultural (diffuse orientation), organizational (organizational work-family climates) and individual (role centrality) antecedents of key work-family (WF) experiences (WF conflict, WF enrichment and WF boundary management) in India. Design/methodology/approach: Survey data were collected from 586 white-collar employees in India. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Findings: Analyses revealed interesting culture-specific insights into the WF dynamic. For example, less demarcation between WF boundaries (diffuse orientation) did not increase WF conflict, but significantly fostered WF enrichment, challenging the findings in the Western cultural contexts. A supportive organizational WF climate was found to be a crucial factor that alleviated WF conflict, whereas greater investment in work role led to greater WF enrichment. Research limitations/implications: This study addresses a dearth of research on antecedents of WF interface that simultaneously examines the positive and negative aspects of WF interface. It also advances the WF literature by generating empirical evidence related to the cultural dimension of diffuse orientation. Originality/value: This study provides a holistic view of WF interface in the Indian context by incorporating various antecedents in one model.
AB - Purpose: The current study examined cultural (diffuse orientation), organizational (organizational work-family climates) and individual (role centrality) antecedents of key work-family (WF) experiences (WF conflict, WF enrichment and WF boundary management) in India. Design/methodology/approach: Survey data were collected from 586 white-collar employees in India. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Findings: Analyses revealed interesting culture-specific insights into the WF dynamic. For example, less demarcation between WF boundaries (diffuse orientation) did not increase WF conflict, but significantly fostered WF enrichment, challenging the findings in the Western cultural contexts. A supportive organizational WF climate was found to be a crucial factor that alleviated WF conflict, whereas greater investment in work role led to greater WF enrichment. Research limitations/implications: This study addresses a dearth of research on antecedents of WF interface that simultaneously examines the positive and negative aspects of WF interface. It also advances the WF literature by generating empirical evidence related to the cultural dimension of diffuse orientation. Originality/value: This study provides a holistic view of WF interface in the Indian context by incorporating various antecedents in one model.
KW - Boundary management
KW - Culture sensitive model
KW - Indian context
KW - Work–family interface
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U2 - 10.1108/SAJBS-11-2019-0210
DO - 10.1108/SAJBS-11-2019-0210
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85088594948
SN - 2398-628X
VL - 9
SP - 339
EP - 356
JO - South Asian Journal of Business Studies
JF - South Asian Journal of Business Studies
IS - 3
ER -