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week 11 employee well-being (work-family conflict, coping and employee…
week 11
employee well-being
employee well-being in the 21st century
factors challenging employee well-being
increasing work intensity, load and hours, esp. among professionals
lack of job security
advancements in technology
rise in dual-income/career families
ageing population(i.e. elderly dependents)
stagnant gender norms pertaining to work and non-work domains
work-family conflict, coping and employee well-being
work-support, conflict, and well-being
a family-supportive supervisor reduces the problability of W-F conflict , thus increasing well-being
complex relationships exist b/t organizational family supportive policies such as flexible and telework and employee experiences conflict and therefore, well-being
problem-focused coping,conflict, and well-being
likelihood of problem-focused coping to reduce conflict and thus increase well-being is a function of the degree of control an individual has in relation to a given life domain
family -support,conflict and well-being
instrumental and emotional assistance likely to be interwined resulting in reduced F-W conflict
this in turn is likely to positively impact on well-being
what is work-family conflict?
forms and directionality work-family conflict
forms
strain: when stressors in one role drains an individual's mental/physcial energy to perform the other role
behaviour: when behaviours required of one role are incompatible with behavioural expectations of the other role
time:when time used in performing one role minimises an individual's mental/physical energy to perform the other role
directionality
work-to-conflict(W-F)
family-to-work conflict(F-W)
factors influencing work-family conflict
work
family supportive supervisor
family supportive organisational policies(e.g. flexitime, telework)
individual
coping strategies used by individuals(e.g. problem-focused, avoidance)
family
instrumental: relief from family-related duties
emotional: encouragement and understanding
public policy: legislation pertaining to employee rights
what
is employee well-being?
a measure of a person's happiness, psychological, emotional and mental states. Therefore it is strongly linked to how satisfied a person feels about both themselves and their lives
the
reason
for org. to worry about employee well-being
improved productivity，quality of work, and overall morale and culture of the org.
increased retetion rates
better able to attract quality candidates
more likely to avoid high costs associated with absenteeism,presenteeism,injury and illiness
what leads to employee well-being?
research-employee well-being to be an outcome of the intersection of an employee's work and family/life
where does work/family begin or end?
family
: persons related by biological ties, marriage,social custom, or adoption
work
: anyintended to instrumental activity intended to provide goods and services to support life
life
: all activities and relationships that belong to work, family, and any other domain of one's existence
the intersection of work and family/life results in 3 main outcomes
conflict
: a form of inter-role conflict in which the role pressures from the work and family domains are mutually incompatible in some respect
enrichment
: the extent to which experiences in one role(e.g. work) improve the quality of life in the other role(e.g. family)
balance
: the individual's perception that work and non-work activities are compatible promote growth in accordance with an individual's current life priorities