Implementing family-friendly employment practices in banking industry: Evidences from some African and Asian countries

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 493-517

  Wang, Peng ^a   Lawler, John J ^b   Shi, Kan ^c  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052223073     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317910X525363     Document Type: Article

References (78)

1. Aharonovitz, G. D., & Nyaga, E. K. (2010). Values, cultural practices, and economic performance: Theory and some evidence from Kenya. World Development, 38, 1156-1167. doi.
2. Allen, T. D. (2001). Family supportive work environments: The role of organizational perceptions. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 58, 414-435. doi.
3. Arbuckle, J. L., & Wothke, W. (1999). AMOS 4.0 user's guide. Chicago Smallwaters.
4. Aryee, S., Luk, V., & Stone, R. (1998). Family-responsive variables and retention-relevant outcomes among employed parents. Human Relations, 51, 73-87.
5. Bacharach, S. B., Bamberger, P., & Conley, S. (1991). Work-home conflict among nurses and engineers: Mediating the impact of role stress on burnout and satisfaction at work. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 12, 39-53. doi.
6. Baltes, B. B., Briggs, T. E., Huff, J. W., Wright, J. A., & Neuman, G. A. (1999). Flexible and compressed workweek schedules: A meta-analysis of their effects on work-related criteria. Journal of Applied Psychology, 84, 496-513. doi.
7. Batt, R., & Valcour, P. M. (2003). Human resources practices as predictors of work-family outcomes and employee turnover. Industrial Relations, 42, 189-220.
8. Biddle, B. J. (1979). Role theory: Expectations, identities, and behaviors. New York Academic Press.
9. Blau, P. M. (1964). Exchange and power in social life. New York Academic Press.
10. Bohen, H. H., & Viveros-Long, A. (1981). Balancing jobs and family life. Philadelphia Temple University Press.
11. Brislin, R. W. (1980). Translation and content analysis of oral and written materials. In H. C. Triandis & J. W. Berry (Eds.), Handbook of cross-cultural psychology (Vol. 2, pp. 389-444). Boston Allyn and Bacon.
12. Burke, M. E. (June, 2004). 2004 benefits survey report[www document].
13. Burley, K. A. (1994). Gender differences and similarities in coping responses to anticipated work-family conflict. Psychological Reports, 74, 115-123.
14. Byrne, B. M. (2001). Structural equation modeling with AMOS: Basic concepts, applications, and programming. Mahwah, NJ Erlbaum.
15. Carlson, D. S., & Kacmar, K. M. (2000). Work-family conflict in the organization: Do life role values make a difference. Journal of Management, 26, 1031-1054.
16. Chiu, W. C. K., & Ng, C. W. (1999). Women-friendly HRM and organizational commitment: A study among women and men of organizations in Hong Kong. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 72, 485-502. doi.
17. Christensen, K. E., & Staines, G. L. (1990). Flextime: A viable solution to work/family conflict. Journal of Family Issues, 4, 455-477. doi.
18. Cooke, R. A., & Rousseau, D. M. (1984). Stress and strain from family roles and work-role expectation. Journal of Applied Psychology, 69, 252-260. doi.
19. Edwards, J. R. (1996). An examination of competing versions of the person-environment fit approach to stress. Academy of Management Journal, 39, 292-339. doi.
20. Eisenberger, R., Huntington, R., Hutchison, S., & Sowa, D. (1986). The perceived organizational support. Journal of Applied Psychology, 71, 500-507. doi.
21. Erdwins, C. J., Buffardi, L. C., Casper, W. J., & O'Brien, A. S. (2001). The relationship of women's role strain to social support, role satisfaction, and self-efficacy. Family Relations, 50, 230-238. doi.
22. Families and Work Institute (1998). The 1997 national study of the changing workforce, executive summary. New York Families and Work Institute.
23. Foley, S., Ngo, H. Y., & Lui, S. (2005). The effects of work stressors, perceived organizational support, and gender on work-family conflict in Hong Kong. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 22, 237-256. doi.
24. Frone, M. R., Russell, M., & Cooper, M. L. (1992). Antecedents, and outcomes of work-family conflict: Testing a model of the work-family interface. Journal of Applied Psychology, 77, 65-78. doi.
25. Frye, N. K., & Breaugh, J. A. (2004). Family-friendly policies, supervisor support, work-family conflict, family-work conflict, and satisfaction: A test of conceptual model. Journal of Business and Psychology, 19, 197-220. doi.
26. Goff, S. J., Mount, M. K., & Jamison, R. L. (1990). Employer supported child care, work/family conflict, and absenteeism: A field study. Personnel Psychology, 43, 793-809. doi.
27. Gouldner, A. (1960). The norm of reciprocity: A preliminary statement. American Sociological Review, 25, 161-178. doi.
28. Grandy, A. A., & Cropanzano, R. C. (1999). The conservation of resources model applied to work-family conflict and strain. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 54, 350-370. doi.
29. Greenhaus, J. H., & Beutell, N. J. (1985). Sources of conflict between work and family roles. Academy of Management Review, 10, 76-88. doi.
30. Greenhaus, J. H., & Parasuraman, S. (1999). Research on work, family, and gender: Current status and future directions. In G. N. Powell (Ed.), Handbook of gender and work (pp. 391-412). Thousand Oaks, CA Sage.
31. Grover, S. L., & Crooker, K. J. (1995). Who appreciates family-responsive human resource policies: The impact of family-friendly policies on the organizational attachment of parents and non-parents. Personnel Psychology, 48, 271-288. doi.
32. Halpern, D. F. (2005). How time-flexible work policies can reduce stress, improve health, and save money. Stress and Health, 21, 157-168. doi.
33. Harman, H. H. (1967). Modern factor analysis. Chicago, IL University of Chicago Press.
34. Hofstede, G. (1980). Culture's consequences: International differences in work-related values. Thousand Oaks, CA Sage.
35. Hofstede, G. (1997). Cultures and organizations: Software of the mind. New York McGraw-Hill.
36. HR Briefing (2002). Family-friendly benefits top survey's preferred list, 3012: 6-7.
37. Jackson, T. (2004). Management and change in Africa: A cross-cultural perspective. New York Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.
38. Jacobs, J. N., & Kelley, M. L. (2007). Predictors of paternal involvement in childcare in dual-earner families with young children. Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice about Men as Fathers, 4, 23-47. doi.
39. James, L. R., Demaree, R. G., & Wolf, G. (1984). Estimating within-group interrater reliability with and without response bias. Journal of Applied Psychology, 69, 85-98. doi.
40. Judge, T. A., & Colquitt, J. A. (2004). Organizational justice and stress: The mediating role of work-family conflict. Journal of Applied Psychology, 89, 395-404. doi.
41. Judge, T. A., Ilies, R., & Scott, B. A. (2006). Work-family conflict and emotions: Effects at work and at home. Personnel Psychology, 59, 779-997. doi.
42. Klein, K. J., Dansereau, F., & Hall, R. J. (1994). Levels issues in theory development, data collection, and analysis. Academy of Management Review, 19, 195-204. doi.
43. Kopelman, R. E., Greenhaus, J. H., & Connolly, T. F. (1983). A model of work, family, and interrole conflict: A construct validation study. Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, 32, 198-215. doi.
44. Kossek, E. E., Colquitt, J. A., & Noe, R. (2001). Caregiving decisions, well-being, and performance: The effects of place and provider as a function of dependent type and work-family climates. Academy of Management Journal, 44, 29-44. doi.
45. Kossek, E. E., & Ozeki, C. (1998). Work-family conflict, policies, and the job-life satisfaction relationship: A review and directions for organizational behavior-human resources research. Journal of Applied Psychology, 83, 139-149. doi.
46. Lambert, S. J. (2000). Added benefits: The link between work-life benefits and organizational citizenship behavior. Academy of Management Journal, 43, 801-815. doi.
47. Lambert, S. J., & Waxman, E. (2005). Organizational stratification: Distributing opportunities for balancing work and life. In E. E. Kossek & S. J. Lambert (Eds.), Work and life integration: Organizational, cultural and individual perspectives (pp. 103-126). Mahwah, NJ Erbaum.
48. Lawler, J. J., & Atmiyanandana, V. (2001). Case study: Cargill Sun Valley (Thailand). Champaign, IL Gender in Agribusiness Project University of Illinois.
49. Lewin, K. (1943). Defining the 'field at a given time'. Psychological Review, 50, 292-310. doi.
50. Lyness, K. S., & Kropf, M. B. (2005). The relationships of national gender equality and organizational support with work-family balance: A study of European managers. Human Relations, 58, 33-60. doi.
51. Meyer, J. P., & Allen, N. J. (1997). Commitment in the workplace: Theory, research, and application. Newbury Park, CA Sage.
52. Meyer, J. P., Becker, T. E., & Vandenberghe, C. (2004). Employee commitment and motivation: A conceptual analysis and integrative model. Journal of Applied Psychology, 89, 991-1007. doi.
53. Meyer, J. P., & Herscovitch, L. (2001). Commitment in the work place: Toward a general model. Human Resource Management Review, 11, 299-326. doi.
54. Meyer, J. P., Stanley, D. J., Herscovitch, L., & Topolnytsky, L. (2002). Affective, continuance, and normative commitment to the organization: A meta-analysis of antecedents, correlates, and consequences. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 61, 20-52. doi.
55. Mowday, R. T., Steers, R. M., & Porter, L. W. (1979). The measurement of organizational commitment. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 14, 224-247. doi.
56. Nangle, S. M., Kelley, M. L., Fals-Stewart, W., & Levant, R. L. (2003). Work and family variables as related to paternal engagement, responsibility, and accessibility in dual-earner couples with young children. Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice about Men as Fathers, 1, 71-90. doi.
57. Nunnally, J. C., & Bernstein, I. H. (1994). Psychometric theory. New York McGraw-Hill.
58. Pleck, J. H. (1993). Are 'family-supportive' employer policies relevant to men? In J. C. Hood (Ed.), Men, work and family. (pp. 217-237). Newbury Park, CA Sage.
59. Podsakoff, P. M., MacKenzie, S. C., Lee, J., & Podsakoff, N. P. (2003). Common method biases in behavioral research: A critical review of the literature and recommended remedies. Journal of Applied Psychology, 88, 879-903. doi.
60. Poster, W. R., & Prasad, S. (2005). Work-family relations in transnational perspective: A view from high-tech firms in India and the United States. Social Problems, 52, 122-146. doi.
61. Preece, D. C., & Filbeck, G. (1999). Family friendly firms: Does it pay to care Financial Service Review, 8, 47-60. doi.
62. Rhoades, L., & Eisenberger, R. (2002). Perceived organizational support. A review of the literature. Journal of Applied Psychology, 87, 698-714. doi.
63. Robert, C., Probst, T. M., Martocchio, J. J., Drasgow, F., & Lawler, J. J. (2000). Empowerment and continuous improvement in the United States, Mexico, Poland, and India: Predicting fit on the basis of dimensions of power distance and individualism. Journal of Applied Psychology, 85, 643-658. doi.
64. Saltzstein, A. L., Ting, Y. S., & Grace, H. (2001). Work-family balance and job satisfaction: The impact of family-friendly policies on attitudes of federal government employees. Public Administration Review, 61, 452-467. doi.
65. Settoon, R., Bennett, N., & Liden, R. (1996). Social exchange in organizations: Perceived organizational support, leader-member exchange, and employee reciprocity. Journal of Applied Psychology, 81, 219-227. doi.
66. Spector, P. E., Cooper, C. L., Poelmans, S., Allen, T. D., O'Driscoll, M.,... & Yu, S. (2004). A cross-national comparative study of work family stressors, working hours, and well-being: China and Latin America versus the Anglo world. Personnel Psychology, 57, 119-142. doi.
67. Thomas, L. T., & Ganster, D. C. (1995). Impact of family-supportive work variables on work-family conflict and strain: A control perspective. Journal of Applied Psychology, 80, 6-15. doi.
68. Thompson, C. A., Beauvais, L. L., & Lyness, K. S. (1999). When work-family benefits are not enough: The influence of work-family culture on benefit utilization, organizational attachment, and work-family conflict. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 54, 392-415. doi.
69. Thompson, C. A., Jahn, E. W., Kopelman, R. E., & Prottas, D. J. (2004). Perceived organizational family support: A longitudinal and multilevel analysis. Journal of Managerial Issues, 16, 545-565.
70. Thompson, C. A., & Prottas, D. J. (2005). Relationships among organizational family support, job autonomy, perceived control, and employee well-being. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 10, 100-118.
71. Tsui, A. S. (2004). Contributing to global management knowledge: A case for high quality indigenous research. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 21, 491-513. doi.
72. Walumbwa, F. O., & Lawler, J. J. (2003). Building effective organizations: Transformational leadership, collectivist orientation, work-related attitudes, and withdrawal behaviors in three emerging economies. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 14, 1083-1101. doi.
73. Walumbwa, F. O., & Ndege, G. O. (2009). Cultural mythology and leadership in Kenya. In E. H. Kessler & D. J. Wong-MingJi (Eds.), Cultural mythology and global leadership (pp. 225-241). Northampton, MA Edward Elgar Publishers.
74. Walumbwa, F. O., Wang, P., Lawler, J. J., & Shi, K. (2004). The role of collective efficacy in the relations between transformational leadership and work outcomes. Journal of Organizational and Occupational Psychology, 17, 515-530. doi.
75. Wang, P., Lawler, J. J., Walumbwa, F. O., & Shi, K. (2004). Work-family conflict and organizational withdrawal: The moderating effect of cultural differences. International Journal of Stress Management, 11, 392-412. doi.
76. Wang, P., & Walumbwa, F. O. (2007). Family-friendly programs, organizational commitment, and work withdrawal: The moderating role of transformational leadership. Personnel Psychology, 60, 397-427. doi.
77. World Bank (2004). Doing business in 2005: Removing obstacles to growth. Washington, DC Oxford University Press.
78. Yang, N., Chen, C. C., Choi, J., & Zhou, Y. (2000). Sources of work-family conflict: A Sino-U.S. comparison of the effects of work and family demands. Academy of Management Journal, 41, 113-123. doi.