- Title
- An investigation into work-family conflict in females occupying lower-level jobs
- Creator
- Reddy, Koovesheni
- Subject
- Work and family -- South Africa -- Psychological aspects
- Subject
- Job stress -- South Africa
- Subject
- Job satisfaction -- South Africa
- Subject
- Role conflict
- Subject
- Women employees -- South Africa
- Subject
- Low-income single mothers -- South Africa
- Date Issued
- 2010
- Date
- 2010
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MA
- Identifier
- vital:9401
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1201
- Identifier
- Work and family -- South Africa -- Psychological aspects
- Identifier
- Job stress -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Job satisfaction -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Role conflict
- Identifier
- Women employees -- South Africa
- Identifier
- Low-income single mothers -- South Africa
- Description
- The study focused on work-family conflict among females occupying lower level jobs. A quantitative research methodology was conducted on a sample of (N=144) females working on the assembly line in two private sector organisations. The research instrument was a questionnaire comprising six parts. The variables were measured under four categories: work-family conflict, job demands, perceived organisational support and job self-efficacy. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse and interpret the data. A comparative study was done between Hesto and Alpha pharmaceutical employees and it was found that Hesto employees experience greater work-family conflict, job demands, perceived organisational support and job self-efficacy. The correlation results of the study showed that a significant negative relationship exists between perceived organisation support and work-family conflict. There was a weak positive relationship between perceived organisational support and job self-efficacy. Work demands was found to be positively and significantly related to work-family conflict. There was a significant negative relationship between perceived organisational support and work demand. A significant negative relationship was found between job self-efficacy and work-family conflict. Based on these results recommendations were made on how South African companies can help reduce work-family conflict.
- Format
- x, 120 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
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