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A cross‐cultural test of the work‐family interface in 48 countries
Author(s) -
Jeffrey Hill E.,
Yang Chongming,
Hawkins Alan J.,
Ferris Maria
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of marriage and family
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 159
eISSN - 1741-3737
pISSN - 0022-2445
DOI - 10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00094.x
Subject(s) - work–family conflict , flexibility (engineering) , multinational corporation , structural equation modeling , interface (matter) , work (physics) , psychology , test (biology) , social psychology , job satisfaction , survey data collection , demographic economics , business , management , computer science , engineering , economics , mechanical engineering , paleontology , statistics , mathematics , finance , bubble , machine learning , maximum bubble pressure method , parallel computing , biology
This study tests a cross‐cultural model of the work‐family interface. Using multigroup structural equation modeling with IBM survey responses from 48 countries ( N = 25,380), results show that the same work‐family interface model that fits the data globally also fits the data in a four‐group model composed of culturally related groups of countries, as well as a two‐group gender model. This supports a transportable rather than a culturally specific or gender‐specific work‐family interface model: notably, job flexibility related to reduced work‐family conflict, reduced family‐work conflict, and enhanced work‐family fit. Work‐family fit related to increased job satisfaction. Findings suggest that investment by multinational companies in job flexibility initiatives may represent a dual‐agenda way to benefit men, women, and businesses in diverse cultures.