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The influence of work pressure and industry on work-family conflict : a meta-analytic review of South African research

Dissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2016.

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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/57156 The influence of work pressure and industry on work-family conflict : a meta-analytic review of South African research Hoobler, Jenny u10107780@tuks.co.za Heyns, Theo UCTD Work-family conflict Work-family interference Work pressure Industry Dissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2016. Research purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of work pressure on work-family conflict as reported by South African academic research. Furthermore, the study examines the influence of employees working in gendered industries on the association between work pressure and work-family conflict. Motivation for study There is currently no meta-analytic study employing just South African samples to investigate work-family conflict As researchers are often confronted with conflicting findings from different studies, this study aims to make sense of work-family conflict in South Africa by reporting on its current status using all available published literature. Research design, approach and methods This study followed a meta-analytic approach in order to investigate the current state of work-family conflict in South Africa according to the published quantitative academic literature. As such, correlations between sources of work pressure and work-family conflict reported in articles were used in order to calculate overall estimations of the association between work pressure, industry, and work-family conflict. Main findings Results indicate that various sources of work pressure, as well as overall work pressure, are positively associated with work-family conflict. Regarding industry, results indicate that the industry, that is, whether industries are numerically male- or female-dominated, moderates the association between work pressure and workfamily conflict in such a way that employees in male-dominated industries experience increased work-family conflict compared to employees in femaledominated industries. Limitations Results should be interpreted bearing in mind that the types of industries in which samples were collected were very limited, and as such, results might not be applicable to all male- or female-dominated industries in South Africa. Also impinging on the true nature of the work-family conflict relationship with work pressure and industry, is the limited number of articles included in the study because there are a limited number of published studies which have been conducted in South Africa. Lastly, the manner in which samples were categorised as male- or femaledominated does not guarantee a masculine or feminine culture within those organisations respectively. Future research It is suggested that similar studies regarding work-family conflict and industry conducted in the future categorise industries as male- or female-dominated according to the nature of the cultures in those organisations--either masculine or feminine. Classifying organisations as male- or female-dominated in this manner should provide more representative results of the true nature of the association between work-family conflict and industry. Researchers should also try to obtain a more representative sample of male- and female-dominated industries in order to make the results applicable to a wider range of sectors. Conclusion Insight was given into the current nature of work-family conflict in South Africa as reported by the available published academic literature. The association between work pressure, industry, and work-family conflict is reported. tm2016 Human Resource Management MCom Unrestricted 2016-10-14T07:31:09Z 2016-10-14T07:31:09Z 2016/09/02 2016 Dissertation Heyns, T 2016, The influence of work pressure and industry on work-family conflict : a meta-analytic review of South African research, MCom Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/57156> S2016 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/57156 en © 2016 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria
spellingShingle UCTD
Work-family conflict
Work-family interference
Work pressure
Industry
The influence of work pressure and industry on work-family conflict : a meta-analytic review of South African research
title The influence of work pressure and industry on work-family conflict : a meta-analytic review of South African research
title_full The influence of work pressure and industry on work-family conflict : a meta-analytic review of South African research
title_fullStr The influence of work pressure and industry on work-family conflict : a meta-analytic review of South African research
title_full_unstemmed The influence of work pressure and industry on work-family conflict : a meta-analytic review of South African research
title_short The influence of work pressure and industry on work-family conflict : a meta-analytic review of South African research
title_sort influence of work pressure and industry on work family conflict a meta analytic review of south african research
topic UCTD
Work-family conflict
Work-family interference
Work pressure
Industry
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/57156