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Work-Family Interface: Studying Dhaka City Executives

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There are three major interfaces between work and family life and these can be described as work-family conflict, work-family balance and work-family enrichment. In contrast to the first term, the latter two terms indicate positive interactions between these domains. Work-family conflict refers to conflicting situations between the domains, whereas the work-family balance and work-family enrichment refer to mutuality between the two. This chapter explores the nature of these three interfaces between work and family, focusing on a small sample of male and female mid-level executives in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It also aims to see how these interfaces correlate with work performance. The data were collected via a survey using a structured questionnaire. The results showed that work-family enrichment was the most experienced phenomenon followed by work-family conflict and work-family balance. Gender difference was found only for work-family conflict. It also found that work-family conflict and work-family enrichment have a profound impact on work performance. The gender comparison reflects the stronger impact of the work-family interfaces on the work performance of female executives than male executives.

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Huda, S.S.M.S. (2016). Work-Family Interface: Studying Dhaka City Executives. In: Gervais, R., Millear, P. (eds) Exploring Resources, Life-Balance and Well-Being of Women Who Work in a Global Context. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31736-6_4

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