What is it about?
This study shows that when supervisors struggle to balance work and family, they spend less time supporting their team’s work-family needs, causing more stress for employees. But in workplaces with strong family-friendly cultures, supervisors’ struggles don’t harm their support or employees’ well-being.
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Why is it important?
Supervisors who struggle to balance work and family life can harm both themselves and their teams. Companies should support healthy work–family balance, reward caring supervisors, and build a culture that values family support, not just policies.
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This page is a summary of: Linking Supervisor and Subordinate’s Negative Work–Family Experience: The Role of Family Supportive Supervisor Behavior, Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, August 2020, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1548051820950375.
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