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Work-Nonwork Conflict

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Title: 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.

2
Two Ways WFC Can Occur
Work
Family
3
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

4
Why Is WFC Important?
  • Organizational Consequences
  • decreased job satisfaction
  • lack of organizational commitment
  • increased turnover
  • low morale

5
Why Is WFC Important?
  • Individual Consequences
  • increased stress
  • decreased family satisfaction
  • decreased life satisfaction
  • poor health

6
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?
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