Crisis Coming Home? Firm Performance During the Economic Crisis and Managers' Work-Family Conflict
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2015-08-07
Author(s)
Abstract
The economic crisis over the past years has challenged managers in many ways. In our longitudinal study during the global recession, we examine how perceived firm performance interacts with sources of supervisor support and stress to affect managers' work-family conflict. First, we draw from Conservation of Resources theory to analyze how sources of supervisor support and stress relate to managers' work-family conflict. Second, we explore how perceived firm performance modifies the relationships between these factors and work-family conflict. Our surveys of 182 managers before and during the crisis reveal that perceived firm performance significantly alters the effectiveness of sources of supervisor support in relieving work-family conflict. Additionally, perceived poor firm performance was found to intensify the negative effect of stressors on work-family conflict. Our results highlight the need to consider an organization's perceived health when studying managers' attitudes and career outcomes.
Language
English
Keywords
Economic crisis
work-family conflict
conservation of resources theory
managers
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Academy of Management Proceedings
Publisher
Academy of Management
Publisher place
Philadelphia, PA
Start page
1
End page
40
Pages
40
Event Title
75th Academy of Management Annual Meeting (AOM) 2015 "Opening Governance"
Event Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Event Date
07.-11.08.2015
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
239892