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Managers as fathers: Hope on the homefront
Author(s) -
Delong Thomas J.,
Delong Camille Collett
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
human resource management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.888
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-050X
pISSN - 0090-4848
DOI - 10.1002/hrm.3930310304
Subject(s) - style (visual arts) , psychology , affect (linguistics) , work (physics) , spillover effect , social psychology , public relations , management styles , life style , sociology , management , applied psychology , political science , history , economics , mechanical engineering , communication , archaeology , engineering , microeconomics
Interviews with 300 male managers on their parenting style revealed obvious patterns. People's understanding of how much and in what intricate ways the reward systems of work and family affect one another is beginning to increase. The themes examined are (1) the inappropriate application of office managerial style, with its explicit tasks, to the implicit needs of family and friends, (2) the emotional spillover of work life into home life, (3) the different, often unspoken, agendas that fathers and children have when they do spend time together, and (4) the difficulty of switching roles from manager at work to father at home. The article concludes with strategies for change that were gleaned from the managers who were interviewed. © 1993 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.