Work to family, family to work conflicts and work family balance as predictors of job satisfaction of Malaysian academic community
Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy
ISSN: 1750-6204
Article publication date: 22 July 2020
Issue publication date: 22 July 2020
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to confirm that work to family conflict (W to FC), family to work conflict (F to WC) and work family balance (WFB) are the predictors of job satisfaction (JS) for Malaysian academic community. To achieve the fundamental objective, the authors first test the direct (structural model) effects of W to FC and F to WC on JS. Secondly, using mediation model, the indirect effects of WFB were calculated through W to FC, F to WC and JS.
Design/methodology/approach
Using convenience sampling, the data was collected from 280 academic people who work at private universities in Malaysia. Structural equation modelling technique was applied to complete the data analyses procedures.
Findings
The findings revealed that W to FC and F to WC have negative significant effects on JS. Besides, WFB partially mediates only the relationship between W to FC and JS while no mediation effect was found for F to WC and JS.
Research limitations/implications
All the research variables in this study were individual-level variables, thus it is suggested to use some organizational and national level variables such as religion and culture as they might be good intervening variables for predicting JS.
Practical implications
Using the findings of this research, the Malaysian private universities community can take some necessary initiatives to mitigate work family conflict (W-FC) and ensure WFB and JS that might enhance the standard of higher education in Malaysia.
Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first attempt to test the mediation effect of WFB in the relationship between both directions of W-FC and JS of employees from the perspective of Malaysia (a collectivist community).
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Acknowledgements
As this research is one of the outputs from a project at School of Business and Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, the authors are grateful to Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Citation
Rahman, M.M., Ali, N.A., Jantan, A.H., Mansor, Z.D. and Rahaman, M.S. (2020), "Work to family, family to work conflicts and work family balance as predictors of job satisfaction of Malaysian academic community", Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy, Vol. 14 No. 4, pp. 621-642. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEC-05-2020-0098
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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