Family Contributions to Work Commitment

Orthner, Dennis K.; Pittman, Joe F.

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“…A more indirect commitment to the organization can be gained from the family. Orthner and Pittman (1986) proved their hypothesis that, as the perception of organizational support for families increases, family support for the organization will increase. This makes the family an important ally to the organization in garnering commitment from the worker.…”

Section: Figure 1: Work and Family Overlapmentioning

confidence: 93%

Work-Family Attitudes and Beliefs: Implications for Future Air Force Officers

Johnson¹

2001

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Section: Figure 1: Work and Family Overlapmentioning

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Work-Family Attitudes and Beliefs: Implications for Future Air Force Officers

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2001

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“…That is, the organization offers direct support programs to the employee and to their family members. Some have argued that comprehensive support programs may gamer the family's support as an ally and increase the Service member's job commitment (Orthner & Pittman, 1986). In fact, Rosenberg (1994) found that Army spouses who perceived the institution as caring, supportive, and concerned about the military family experienced higher levels of psychological well being and satisfaction with military life.…”

Section: Literature Review Family Influences On Member Satisfaction mentioning

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“…It should be noted that both individual characteristics (e.g., Kelley et al, 2001) and family factors influence worker effectiveness, job commitment, and retention (e.g., see Edwards & Rothbard, 2000 for a review; Etheridge, 1989;Griffeth, Hom, & Gaertner, 2000;Lee, Carswell, & Allen, 2000;Orthner & Pittman, 1986). As our understanding of the inter-relatedness of work and family has increased, both private and public organizations have begun providing an increasing array of services to employees and their families.…”

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“…In fact, the available literature indicates that family-supportive programs and policies positively impact the commitment of the family as well as the Service member's productivity, morale, job satisfaction, time spent on the job, and job commitment (Bourg & Segal, 1999;Kerce, Sheposh, & Knapp, 1999). For instance, in a study of 751 married Air Force personnel, Orthner and Pittman (1986) reported that positive program exposure determined perceived organizational support, family support for a military career, and job commitment. Positive program exposure was assessed by (a) the presence of an FFSC on the base where the family resided, (b) knowledge of family programs, and (c) satisfaction with family programs.…”

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“…Military leaders recognize the importance that family life has on job performance and retainability of the military member (e.g., Bell, Stevens, & Segal, 1996;Bowen, 1989;Reilly, 1994;Schumm & Bell, 2000). In fact, both spouse and family support for the military member's career have been related to Service member job performance, job commitment, military career decisions, and re-enlistment intentions (e.g.. Archer & Cauthome, 1986;Bowen, 1986;Grace & Steiner, 1978;Griffeth, Rakoff, & Helms, 1992;Orthner, 1990;Orthner & Pittman, 1986;Reilly, 1994;Segal & Harris, 1993;Zirk, McTeigue, Wilson, Adelman, & Pliske, 1987). For instance, among military men, family-related stress increased the likelihood of lower job functioning (Bray, Camlin, Fairbank, Dunteman, & Wheeless, 2001).…”

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Crowding Out Reciprocity between Working Parents and Companies with Corporate Childcare

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Staffelbach

2015

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When the government and companies invest in childcare, both do it with good intentions. While politicians have the intention of enhancing fertility and wellbeing of families, employers expect positive responses from working parents based on the norm of reciprocity. Since industrialized countries increase public family support year by year, the question arises as to whether this may trigger unanticipated consequences. If both the state and companies invest in substitutive services, they might unintentionally spark competition. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine whether public childcare may "crowd out" the reciprocity effects of corporate childcare on working parents. In Switzerland, state family policies vary among the 26 cantons, so we are able to compare cantons with a high and low number of cantonal childcare services. Using survey data taken from 414 working parents living in different Swiss cantons, we examined whether public childcare affects organizational-related responses of working parents. First, our results support the expected level of reciprocity: working parents in companies with their own childcare services show higher organizational commitment than parents in companies without this support. Second, we fi nd evidence for a crowding-out effect: in family-supportive cantons with numerous public childcare services, working parents' commitment to companies with their own childcare services is lower than in less family-friendly cantons. This fi nding reignites an old economic debate on the crowding out of voluntary private investments due to governmental policies.

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Family Contributions to Work Commitment

Cited by 105 publications

References 12 publications

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