Role of gender and organizational support in work-family conflict for accountants in UAE. Issue 2 (1st June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ibrahim, Mohamed E.; Al Marri, Afaf
• Is Part Of: International journal of commerce and management. Volume 25:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: 157
• Page End: 172
• Publication Date: 2015-06-01
• Subjects: Commerce -- Periodicals; Management -- Periodicals; Business -- Periodicals; 658
• DOI: 10.1108/IJCoMA-03-2013-0026
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1056-9219

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x content-type="archive" xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Purpose</title> <p> – This paper aims to examine the effects of gender and satisfaction with organizational support on work – family conflict. </p> </sec> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Design/methodology/approach</title> <p> – The authors used a questionnaire to collect data from 236 married accountants employed in service organizations in the UAE. Data were analyzed using a two-step hierarchical regression. </p> </sec> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Findings</title> <p> – The results indicate that organizational support is an important tool to reduce work – family conflict among married accountants employed in the UAE. In addition, female accountants face higher levels of conflict than males. </p> </sec> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Research limitations/implications</title> <p> – The authors used a convenient sample which limits the degree of generalizing the results beyond the studied organizations. In addition, the regression models were specified in a linear function. Other functions may produce different results. </p> </sec> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Practical implications</title> <p> – The results provide motivation for firms to adopt policies to support employees to reduce work – family conflict. </p> </sec> <sec> <title content-type="abstract-heading">Originality/value</title> <p> – This is the first study to examine the role of gender and organizational support in work – family conflict among accountants employed in the UAE while controlling for the time sources of the conflict.</p> </sec> </abstract>