The effect of perceived organizational support on work to family conflict: a Turkish case

Abstract

Organizations’ support for their employees plays crucial role in the success and effectiveness the employees. This support may be a distinctive factor in decreasing conflict levels of employees to optimal levels. The main purpose of this study is to reveal the role of perceived organizational support on work-family conflict. For this purpose, the survey based study was conducted on 90 officers working in Bayburt University. The result shows that perceived organizational support has a negative effect on work-family conflict.

Keywords

• Perceived organizational support,work-family conflict,Turkish case..

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