• DOI:10.1037/1072-5245.15.1.1
• Corpus ID: 59434633

Work/family demands, work flexibility, work/family conflict, and their consequences at work: A national probability sample in Taiwan.

@article{Cooper2008WorkfamilyDW,
  title={Work/family demands, work flexibility, work/family conflict, and their consequences at work: A national probability sample in Taiwan.},
  author={Cary L. Cooper and Luo Lu and S. F. Kao and Ting-Yi Chang and Hung-Luan Wu},
  journal={International Journal of Stress Management},
  year={2008},
  volume={15},
  pages={1-21}
}

• C. Cooper, Luo Lu, +2 authors Hung-Luan Wu
• Published 1 February 2008
• Business
• International Journal of Stress Management

The aim of this research was to explore relations between work/family demands, work flexibility, work/family conflict, and work-related outcomes in the cultural context of Chinese society, using a national probability sample. For Taiwanese employees, work demands were positively related to work/family conflict, whereas both work and family demands were positively related to family/work conflict. Work/family conflict was negatively related to job satisfaction and family/work conflict to organizational commitment. More importantly, the authors found that organizational policies and practices such as work flexibility could alleviate feelings of work interfering with family, further enhancing job