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Job‐related stress, social support, and work–family conflict among M exican workers in a multinational company: A case study of a K orean‐owned, US ‐branded former “sweatshop” in M exico
Author(s) -
Hsiao HsinYi,
Mor Barak Michàlle E.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of social welfare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1468-2397
pISSN - 1369-6866
DOI - 10.1111/ijsw.12065
Subject(s) - multinational corporation , outsourcing , stressor , business , demographic economics , multilevel model , globalization , population , work–family conflict , psychology , work (physics) , marketing , sociology , economics , clinical psychology , demography , market economy , finance , machine learning , computer science , mechanical engineering , engineering
Due to globalization and outsourcing of commodity production, an estimated 60 million workers are employed in the garment industry by multinational corporations, yet relatively little is known about the work–family tensions experienced by these workers. Building on role stress and job demands–resources theories, this study employed mixed methods to examine job stressors, support, and work–family conflict ( WFC ) in a sample of 168 M exican workers in a multinational factory, a rarely studied and underserved population. As hypothesized, results of hierarchical regression analyses indicated that workers experienced high job stress and WFC . Social support from spouses, family, and friends increased the positive association between job stress and WFC , suggesting that culturally relevant obligations increased WFC . This study highlights the need for multinational corporations to implement culturally adaptive, family‐friendly policies. Implications for social workers in multinational work organizations and for future research are discussed.