Work-Nonwork Conflict

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Work-Nonwork Conflict

• A form of interrole conflict in which the role
  pressures from the work and nonwork domains are
  incompatible in some respect.

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Two Ways WFC Can Occur
Work
Family
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Types of Conflict

• Time Based
• Time devoted to one role makes it difficult to
  fulfill the requirements of the other
• Strain Based
• Tension, anxiety, irritability
• Behavioral Based
• Gender role issues

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Why Is WFC Important?

• Organizational Consequences
• decreased job satisfaction
• lack of organizational commitment
• increased turnover
• low morale

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Why Is WFC Important?

• Individual Consequences
• increased stress
• decreased family satisfaction
• decreased life satisfaction
• poor health

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Family-Friendly Workplaces

• Attempt to reduce the conflict between work and
  family obligations
• Motorola, Hewlett-Packard, MBNA America, SAS
• Programs policies
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Use of sick leave for childrens illnesses
• Flexible work hours, compressed work weeks
• Telecommuting
• On-site daycare, child and elder-care referrals
• Errand services

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Outcomes of F-F Policies (to date)

• Impact on recruitment and retention
• More applicants per position opening
• Lower turnover rates
• Reduced absenteeism
• SAS Institute Is this any way to run a
  business?