Expatriate Work Role Engagement: A Conditional Crossover and Spillover Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
pp. 10258
Author(s):  
Mihaela Dimitrova ◽  
Sebastian Reiche ◽  
Mina Westman ◽  
Shoshi Chen ◽  
Olivier Wurtz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Role ◽  
Role Engagement

scholarly journals EXPRESS: Expatriate Work Role Engagement and the Work-Family Interface: A Conditional Crossover and Spillover Perspective

2021 ◽  
pp. 001872672110468
Author(s):  
B. Sebastian Reiche ◽  
Mihaela Dimitrova ◽  
Mina Westman ◽  
Shoshi Chen ◽  
Olivier Wurtz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Work Role ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Family Role ◽  
Personal Resource ◽  
Organizational Interventions ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Using Data ◽  
General Self Efficacy ◽  
Role Engagement

How intertwined are expatriates with their families? And what makes some expatriates better than others at leveraging positive or compensating for negative influences from their family life? Drawing on conservation of resources, crossover and spillover theories, we examine when partner family role adjustment influences expatriates’ family experiences, and how and when these experiences translate into expatriate work role engagement. Using data from 105 expatriate-partner dyads at two time points, we establish the key personal resource of general self-efficacy as a boundary condition for crossover and spillover. We find that expatriates with high self-efficacy experience no crossover between partner family role adjustment and expatriate family role adjustment, and positive spillover between their family role engagement and their work role engagement. By contrast, expatriates with low self-efficacy experience strong crossover between partner family role adjustment and expatriate family role adjustment, and negative spillover between their family role engagement and work role engagement. Our results suggest that the way in which the family domain influences expatriate work role engagement depends on general self-efficacy. We contribute to conservation of resources, crossover and spillover theories, and the work-family interface during expatriation. Our results also pinpoint organizational interventions to improve expatriates’ work role engagement.

scholarly journals Leading for Whom? Teaching-Research Officers’ Role Perception and Work Engagement in Chinese Mainland

2021 ◽  
pp. 209653112110093
Author(s):  
Wei Shen ◽  
Hongmei Ma
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
Teacher Development ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Work Role ◽  
Role Perception ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
Subjective Perceptions ◽  
International Perspectives ◽  
Teaching Research

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to analyze both teaching-research officers (TROs)’ role perceptions and work engagement, figuring out how their competing roles balanced to ensure continued work engagement and which roles are greater benefits to the community and educational reform. Design/Approach/Methods: The study employs questionnaire which is composed of inventory of work role requirements and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, to investigate TROs’ role perception, work engagement, and their relationship. Findings: TROs’ work experience had a complicated relationship with their work engagement. The two strands of the TRO’s role orientation co-existed within their daily work and strengthened each other through exerting effects on the dedication and absorption aspects of work engagement. However, TROs concerned with teacher development displayed higher work engagement than those who put a greater emphasis on policy implementation. Originality/Value: The study contributes to current research in three respects. First, it bridges the macro-level trend of education reform with microlevel role internalization of individuals. Second, it broadens our understanding of work engagement by linking it with the subjective perceptions of one’s work role. Finally, this Chinese case is expected to enrich international perspectives on teacher leaders in the context of top-down districtwide instructional reform.

“The Light at the End of the Tunnel Has Been Permanently Shut Off”: Work-Role Overload Among U.S. Police

2021 ◽  
pp. 009385482110247
Author(s):  
Meret S. Hofer
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Role Overload ◽  
Work Role ◽  
Psychological Resources ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Social Functions ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
International Trends ◽  
Functional Breadth

The functional breadth of the police role is a primary issue facing law enforcement. However, few empirical data examine how officers are experiencing an occupational environment characterized by an increasingly wider range of new (but routine) duties. I take a qualitative approach to explore experiences of work-role overload via in-depth, semi-structured interviews with a sample of U.S. police officers ( N = 48). By applying the framework for thematic analysis, I find that work-role overload is a robust feature of police officers’ occupational experiences and presents in two ways: (a) through quantitative overload related to the excessive volume of work demands and (b) qualitative overload related to strained or diminished psychological resources. The findings provide valuable insights for improving the theoretical understanding of work-role overload among police in light of international trends toward broadening law enforcement’s social functions and add to contemporary discussions to “defund the police.”

Work Role Identity and Leadership Behavior

1994 ◽  
Vol 128 (4) ◽  
pp. 397-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernest B. Gurman ◽  
K. Long
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Behavior ◽  
Role Identity ◽  
Work Role

scholarly journals Association between work role stressors and sleep quality

2018 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 171-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Iwasaki ◽  
Y Deguchi ◽  
K Inoue
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Work Role ◽  
Role Stressors
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