Blurring boundaries: Correlates of integration and segmentation between work and nonwork

Work-Life Balance: The Good and the Bad of Boundary Management

“…This can increase conflict between these two spheres. A study by Olson-Buchanan and Boswell (2006) found that boundary permeability from work to family was associated with more WFC, whereas boundary permeability from family to work was associated with less WFC. Another study showed that work boundary permeability was associated with more WFC, which wasn't the case with family boundary permeability (Clark, 2002).…”

“…For example, an individual can keep two calendars, one for work and one for his personal life (separation), or put in an office at home (integration). We should note that boundary management is also a two-way process, as are work-family conflict and enrichment (Ashforth et al, 2000;Hecht & Allen, 2009;Olson-Buchanan & Boswell, 2006), although some people are able to separate or integrate in one direction (e.g., from work to home) but not in the other (Hecht & Allen, 2009;. There are three different boundary management strategies: 1) separating work from family; 2) integrating work and family; 3) a hybrid approach where the individual alternates between the first two approaches (Kossek & Lautsch, 2008).…”

“…Even for those who work on-site in an office, technology gives them the flexibility-formally or informally-to answer personal e-mails, calls and text messages during working hours; on the other hand, they can answer professional e-mails, calls and text messages during the week-end and when they're on vacation (Kossek & Lautsch, 2008). It's up to the individual to find the right balance between work and personal life (Major & Germano, 2006), especially since it's now normal to expect some blending of the different roles (Allen et al, 2014;Ollier-Malaterre, Rothbard, & Berg, 2013;Olson-Buchanan & Boswell, 2006). This aspect of modern-day life can lead to conflict between those roles and with the demands that come with them (e.g., work-family conflict; Greenhaus & Beutell, 1985;Carlson, Kacmar, & Williams, 2000).…”

“…Considering the significance of work-life balance, understanding how boundary management impacts all aspects of life is becoming more and more important. Several studies have examined how boundary management can have an impact on work-family conflict (Clark, 2002;Bulger, Matthews, & Hoffman, 2007;Kinman & Jones, 2008;Kossek, Lautsch, & Eaton, 2006;Kossek, Ruderman, Braddy, & Hannum, 2012;Li, Miao, Zhao, & Lehto, 2013;Matthews & Barnes-Farrell, 2010;Olson-Buchanan & Boswell, 2006;Powell & Greenhaus, 2010), but none of them, to our knowledge, has yet to explore the impact of boundary management on work-family enrichment.…”

Gestión individual del equilibrio entre el trabajo y la vida personal: Revisión e integración de la literatura

“…Con respecto al impacto que tiene la gestión individual en el equilibrio trabajo-vida, Olson-Buchanan & Boswell (2006), en su estudio sobre empleados administrativos de una universidad pública, encontraron que el efecto de la implementación de estrategias de integración de los dominios sobre el equilibrio no es absoluto, sino que depende de la direccionalidad en la que se aplica la integración. Los individuos que prefieren integrar la vida personal al trabajo logran menor nivel de conflictividad, pero aquellos que prefieren integrar el trabajo a la vida personal tienden a incrementarlo.…”