Dissertation
Antecedents and outcomes of family-supportive supervisor behaviors
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Drexel University
Apr 2014
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/etd-4554
Abstract
This study investigated the effect of department heads' family-supportive supervisor behaviors (FSSB) on employees' work-home conflict by examining how and when department heads' FSSB flow down organizational levels to reduce employees' work-home conflict. Analyzing data from 272 employees and their managers in China, I found that there was a positive relationship between department heads' FSSB and managers' FSSB and that this relationship was mediated by managers' work-home leadership perspective. Managers' identification with their department head strengthened the main effect of department heads' FSSB on managers' work-home leadership perspective and the indirect effect of department heads' FSSB on managers' FSSB through managers' work-home leadership perspective. In addition, I found that the negative relationship between managers' FSSB and employees' work-home conflict was partially mediated by the degree of control employees have over their work. Employees' work-home segmentation preferences attenuated the main effect of employees' control at work on their work-home conflict and the indirect effect of managers' FSSB on employees' work-home conflict through employees' control at work. These findings tested previously unexplored theoretical predictions and suggest new directions for research on leadership and the work-home interface.
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- Title
- Antecedents and outcomes of family-supportive supervisor behaviors
- Creators
- Ho Kwong Kwan - DU
- Contributors
- Jeffrey H. Greenhaus (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)Jonathan C. Ziegert (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Bennett S. LeBow College of Business; General Business; Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 4554; 991014632322104721