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Work And Family Conflict: A Review Of The Theory And Literature, Susan R. Madsen
Work And Family Conflict: A Review Of The Theory And Literature, Susan R. Madsen
Susan R. Madsen
Work and family issues and challenges have substantially changed during the past few decades. One specific concern is related to the continuous rise in reported work-family conflict. The purpose of this review is to explore the literature related to work and family conflict and its possible implications to human resource management theory and practice. It defines work-family conflict and discusses its relevance to human resource practitioners and researchers. It presents four existing theoretical frameworks and reviews the literature related to antecedents/determinants and possible outcomes of work-family conflict. Finally, it provides recommendations and contributions to management and human resource professionals.
Work And Family Conflict: A Review Of The Theory And Literature, Susan R. Madsen
Work And Family Conflict: A Review Of The Theory And Literature, Susan R. Madsen
Susan R. Madsen
The purpose of this review is to explore the literature related to work and family conflict and its possible implications to HRD theory and practice. The following questions were investigated: 1) What are the existing WFC theoretical frameworks?; 2) What are antecedents/determinants and possible outcomes WFC?; 3) What does the literature recommend?; and 4) How does this information contribute to new knowledge in HRD? This review is a content analysis of scholarly literature located in various business, psychology, and family databases. Among the hundreds of articles located, the thirty-three that appeared to have the most applicable theoretical frameworks and HRD …