Work Challenges and Coping Strategies of Professional and Managerial Dual-Career Couples in Malaysia

Rahman, Rafiduraida Abdul; Mustaffa, Wan Salmuni Wan; Rhouse, Suraini Mohd; Wahid, Hariyaty Ab

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“…Previous studies on work-family conflict among dual-career couples mostly look into the association between family organization support (e.g., Presti, Molino, Emanuel, Landolfi & Ghislieri, 2020), coping strategies (e.g., Owolabi & Ajibose, 2019), work demand (e.g., Carlson, Thompson, & Kacmar, 2019, role overload, number of child (e.g., Himali, 2017), gender (e.g., Makela, Lamsa, Heikkinen & Tanskanen, 2017), work challenges, coping strategies (e.g., Rahman, Mustaffa, Rhouse & Wahid, 2016), workplace characteristic (e.g., Kundu, Phogat, Datta & Gahlawat, 2016) and work family conflict, however, rarely found studies that integrate all of individuals, types of couple, and organizational factors into a study. Such study is necessary to shed a light to better understand about the phenomenon.…”

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Factors Influencing Work-Family Conflict Among Dual-Career Couples: A Research Framework

Krishnan¹,

Alias²,

Omar³

2020

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The purpose of this conceptual paper is to examine the factors influencing work-family conflict among dual-career couples. This study based on an extensive review of past research on work-family conflict among dual-career couples. Total 150 items sourced from the literature both from quantitative and qualitative were used in the analysis, of which about 10 percent was from Asia and the rest from Western countries from 1985 to 2020. However, 60 per cent of them were use in this analysis. The paper offers a number of propositions that explains the proposed model of work-family conflict. Future researches are recommended to test and validate the framework to provide empirical evidence. Upon model validation, the paper can offer practical interventions for human resource development (HRD) practitioners to help dual-career couples in managing work-family conflict issue. The paper proposes the relationship between organization social support, time-management, types of dual-career couples and work-family conflict among dual-career couples. Besides that, this paper also theorizes work-family conflict among dual-career couples by integrating the theory of conservation of resource and gender role theory. The research contributes to literature in workfamily and HRD.

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Factors Influencing Work-Family Conflict Among Dual-Career Couples: A Research Framework

Krishnan¹,

Alias²,

Omar³

2020

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“…Previous research (e.g Bianchie & Milkie, 2010;Xiao & Cooke;2012) have revealed that cultural variables, such as gender role and political and economic factors, influence an individual's work and family experiences. Up to now, research on work family experiences in developing countries, are still lacking as compared to research in Western countries (Munn & Chaudhuri, 2016;Rahman, Mustaffa, Rhouse, & Ab Wahid, 2016;Sidani & Hakim, 2012). Moreover, in Malaysia, most of the studies on supports for work family balance in Malaysia concentrate mainly on the experiences of women (e.g; Abdullah, Noor & Wok, 2008;Achour, Grine & Roslan Mohd Nor, 2014;Achour, Nor & Yusoff, 2015;Ismail & Ibrahim, 2007;Subramaniam, Overton & Maniam, 2015).…”

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Organizational Policies and Supports for Dual-Career Couples in Malaysia

Rahman¹,

Mustaffa²,

Wahid³

2018

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This paper explores the organizational policies and supports provided for dual-career couples in Malaysia, the impact on their work and family balance and a comparison between the couples' experiences with previous research particularly from the West. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were used to collect data from 23 dual-career couples. The findings highlight that the policies and support provided have benefited the participants, facilitated them to balance their work and family demands. However, some weaknesses were identified in the current policies and supports, such as workplace childcare with unsuitable conditions and the short paternity leave. The study also presents the couples' recommendations to improve the policies and supports, in addition to those that they would like to be introduced. The study fills the gap of dual-career couples' literatures which have been carried out mainly in the West. The research also suggested some appropriate workplace policies and supports for organizations and policy makers in Malaysia to enhance couples' work and family balance, and increase role sharing between dual-career couples.

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Work Challenges and Coping Strategies of Professional and Managerial Dual-Career Couples in Malaysia

Cited by 2 publications

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Factors Influencing Work-Family Conflict Among Dual-Career Couples: A Research Framework

Factors Influencing Work-Family Conflict Among Dual-Career Couples: A Research Framework

Organizational Policies and Supports for Dual-Career Couples in Malaysia

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