DOI: 10.5176/2251-2349_HRM&PD15.17
Authors: Pavithra Sampath and Rupashree Baral
Abstract:
Work-family experiences such as work-family conflict and work-family facilitation not only spill over from one role domain to another but also cross over from one role occupant (e.g., a partner in a dual career couple or a supervisor in a work setting) to the other member in the dyad (e.g., other partner in a dual career couple or subordinate in a work setting). Scrutiny of literature suggests that studies using crossover model in work-family experiences especially in positive work-family experiences such as work-family facilitation are limited. Moreover, not many studies have considered supervisor-subordinate dyad as units of analyses in work-family literature. At this backdrop, this study integrates crossover research of work-family conflict and facilitation transferring from supervisor to subordinate in a work setting. A crossover model was tested among 118 matched supervisor-subordinate dyads (54 supervisors and 118 subordinates).We found a significant crossover path from supervisor’s work-family conflict and facilitation to their respective subordinates’ work-family experiences, job satisfaction and job performance. Results imply that work-family experiences not only affect one’s own job related outcomes, but also, crossover from one to another. The results of this study will certainly provide some directions to professionals in India to transfer less of work-family conflicts and more of work-family facilitation, which in turn would augment their subordinates’ level of job satisfaction and performance.
Keywords: Work-life balance; work-family facilitation; work-family conflict; crossover
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