A research on determining the relationships among organizational family support, work-family conflict and work engagement

Öz

This study aims to investigate the effect of organizational family support on work engagement and analyze the role of work-family conflict on this proposed effect. In the light of literature review, it is seen that the organizational family support is defined and dimensionalized as formal family friendly programs and informal work-family culture. However, there are limited number of studies that examine organizational family support and its relationship with work engagement in both national and international literature. In this context, a questionnaire was applied to 217 white collar, married and/or dependent care employees working in companies with family friendly policies and both the findings and suggestions are presented. As a result of the research, it is found that family friendly policies and work-family culture have positive effect on work engagement and work-family conflict plays a mediator role in this effect. It is aimed to draw attention to the current status and importance of family friendly policies as well, while measuring the perceptions of the employees towards these policies and family friendly organizational culture.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Organizational Family Support
• Family Friendly Programs
• Work-Family Culture
• Work-Family Conflict
• Work Engagement

Proje Numarası

Tez No: 551480

Örgütsel aile desteği, iş-aile çatışması ve işle bütünleşme arasındaki ilişkileri belirlemeye yönelik bir araştırma

Öz

Bu çalışma örgütsel aile desteğinin işle bütünleşme üzerindeki etkisi ile bu etkide iş ve aile arasında yaşanan çatışmanın rolünü incelemek üzere gerçekleştirilmiştir. Gerçekleştirilen yazın taraması ışığında örgütsel aile desteğinin, formel aile dostu politikalar ve enformel destekleyici iş-aile kültürü şeklinde tanımlandığı ve boyutlandırıldığı tespit edilmiştir. Bununla birlikte hem ulusal hem de uluslararası yazında örgütsel aile desteği ve örgütsel aile desteğinin işle bütünleşme ile ilişkisi üzerine gerçekleştirilen çalışmalar sınırlıdır. Bu çerçevede araştırma kapsamında, aile dostu politikalara sahip firmalarda çalışan, beyaz yakalı, evli ve/veya bağımlı bakım sorumluluğu olan 217 çalışandan anket formu aracılığı ile veriler toplanmış ve gerçekleştirilen analizler sonucunda bulgular ve öneriler ortaya konmuştur. Araştırma sonucunda, aile dostu politikalar ile iş-aile kültürünün işle bütünleşme üzerinde pozitif bir etkisinin olduğu ve bu etkide iş-aile çatışmasının aracı rol üstlendiği tespit edilmiştir. Araştırmada, çalışanların, sunulan politikalara ve aileye ilişkin örgütsel kültüre karşı algılarının ölçülmesinin yanı sıra bu politikaların mevcut durumu ve önemine dikkat çekmek de hedeflenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Örgütsel Aile Desteği
• Aile Dostu Programlar
• İş-Aile Kültürü
• İş-Aile Çatışması
• İşle Bütünleşme

Proje Numarası

Tez No: 551480

Teşekkür

Sayın Editör, Bu çalışma, Doç. Dr. Nazlı Ayşe Ayyıldız Ünnü’nün danışmanlığını yürüttüğü, Gözde Gülen Aydın’ın “Örgütsel Aile Desteğinin İş-Aile Çatışması ve İşle Bütünleşme Üzerindeki Etkisini Açığa Çıkarmaya Yönelik Bir Araştırma” başlıklı Yönetim Bilimi ve Organizasyon programındaki yüksek lisans tez çalışmasından türetilmiştir.

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