The Role of Person, Spouse and Organisational Climate on Work-Family Perceptions

The present study examines the individual, additive and interactive effects of employee gender and two organisational climate variables on employee ratings of role conflict, work-family conflict, family-work conflict and time-energy imbalance. Data gathered from eighty-one faculty participants indicated that women report greater role conflict and work-family conflict than men while spousal employment showed no effect on individual perceptions of conflict. However, perceived organisational climate predicts these outcomes beyond gender. Results also showed that perceived increase in work demands have perceived negative effects on employee well-being. The results highlight the important role that organisational climate variables play in our understanding of the work-family interface. Implications and areas of future research are discussed. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]