Employee work–life balance outcomes in Ireland: a multilevel investigation of supervisory support and perceived organizational support
McCarthy, Alma ; Cleveland, Jeanette N. ; Hunter, Sam ; Darcy, Colette ; Grady, Geraldine
International Journal of Human Resource Management
2013
24
5-6
March
1257-1276
family responsibilities ; human resources management ; job satisfaction ; management ; work-life balance
Personnel management
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2012.709189
English
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"This article examines how employee perceptions of supervisory and organizational support for work–life balance, in addition to the number of work–life balance programmes available, predict a number of work–life balance outcomes including role conflict, job satisfaction, family satisfaction and turnover intentions in a sample of large private and public sector organizations in Ireland. The attitudes of HR managers towards work–life balance programmes are also explored. To account for the nested structure of the data, analyses were conducted using hierarchical linear modelling. We found that perceptions of work–life supportiveness as measured at the HR manager and immediate supervisor levels affect employee uptake of work–life programmes, employee work–life balance outcomes and turnover intentions."
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