Type of employment, work–family conflict and well-being: a comparative study

By S. Parasuraman, Claire A. Simmers. 2001

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Sociology and Political Science

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A Life Beyond Work? Job Demands, Work-Life Balance, and Wellbeing in UK Academics (2008, background): “Perceptions of control might, therefore, be expected to help individuals structure their work in a manner that reduces the likelihood of work-family conflict occurring (Parasuraman & Simmers, 2001).”
Self-employment and family life: constructing work–life balance when you're ‘always on’ (2014, background): “In addition, Parasuraman and Simmers (2001) found stronger perceptions of work– family conflict and decreased satisfaction with family life among the self-employed.”
I Can't Get No Satisfaction-Necessity Entrepreneurship and Procedural Utility (2008, neutral): “In the case of selfemployment, factors contributing towards this procedural utility beyond monetary income include autonomy, flexibility, and the actual work itself (Benz and Frey 2008, Parasuraman and Simmers 2001).”
Entrepreneurs’ Mental Health and Well-Being: A Review and Research Agenda (2018, background): “While the set of studies that investigate social support and work-family balance recognize this (Parasuraman & Simmers, 2001), studies outside of this set typically adopt an under-socialized, individualistic perspective of the entrepreneurs in their work context.”
Job control and demands, work-life balance and wellbeing among self-employed men and women in Europe (2012, background): “…the level of wellbeing and work-life balance, and this should be true particularly for women, who often carry the main responsibility of maintaining the household 3 (page number not for citation purpose) and child care though they work fulltime (Nordenmark, 2004a, b; Parasuraman & Simmers, 2001).”
How Satisfied are the Self-Employed? A Life Domain View (2015, positive): “…(Hamilton 2000),3 higher variability of returns (Praag and Versloot 2007), fewer fringe benefits (Storey 1994, Ch. 6), longer working hours (Ajayi-obe and Parker 2005; Hyytinen and Ruuskanen 2007) and higher levels of stress (Andersson 2008; Schieman et al. 2006; Parasuraman and Simmers 2001).”
The value of doing what you like: Evidence from the self-employed in 23 countries (2008, background): “For example, it has been shown that self-employed persons are confronted with higher income fluctuations (Carrington et al., 1996), or that they face more work-family conflicts as a result of their longer working hours (Parasuraman and Simmers, 2001).”
Work Family Conflict in New Business Ventures: The Moderating Effects of Spousal Commitment to the New Business Venture* (2010, background): “NBVs may have complex family dynamics, and spouses, as critical stakeholders, may act in ways that create strain on the NVBO (Huang et al. 2004; Parasuraman and Simmers 2001).”
Crossover Effects of Servant Leadership and Job Social Support on Employee Spouses: The Mediating Role of Employee Organization-Based Self-Esteem (2015, background): “This is not surprising, as well-being is critical to organizational and employee productivity (Parasuraman and Simmers 2001).”
Technology acceptance among micro-entrepreneurs in marginalized social strata: The case of social innovation in Bangladesh (2017, background): “Entrepreneurs usually have greater freedom, flexibility, and opportunity for self-fulfilment (Parasuraman and Simmers, 2001).”