Work-family conflict in four national contexts: A closer look at the role of individualism-collectivism
- Authors
- Billing, T.K.; Bhagat, R.; Babakus, E.; Srivastava, B.N.; Shin, M.; Brew, F.
- Issue Date
- 2014
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Keywords
- Cultural variations; individualism-collectivism; work-family conflict
- Citation
- International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, v.14, no.2, pp.139 - 159
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- International Journal of Cross Cultural Management
- Volume
- 14
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 139
- End Page
- 159
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/100682
- DOI
- 10.1177/1470595813502780
- ISSN
- 1470-5958
- Abstract
- In this study, we examine the role of cultural variations conceptualized in terms of vertical and horizontal individualism and collectivism in the prediction of work-family conflict in four distinct national contexts of the United States, Australia, South Korea, and Japan. The results of our study suggest that vertical individualism is a strong predictor of work-family conflict across cultural and national boundaries. The findings indicate the importance of cultural dimensions as correlates or predictors of work-family conflict - especially, it highlights the role of the two components of the polythetic construct of individualism-collectivism: horizontal and vertical. Implications are discussed for future research in the area of international and cross-cultural studies of work-family conflict-related issues. © The Author(s) 2013.
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