The sub-cultural differences in work-family resources, conflicts, and their consequences among working women in Taiwan and Mainland China

• Main Authors: Te-ming Wang, 王德明
• Other Authors: Luo Lu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/89f2bw

碩士 === 國立中央大學 === 人力資源管理研究所碩士在職專班 === 96 === The present study aimed to compare cross-strait differences in work and family resources, work-family conflict, and its consequences among full-time employed women in Taiwan and Mainland China. Our sample consisted of 265 working women, 157 from Taiwan, and 108 from China (Beijing). Results revealed that there was no overall difference in work-to-family conflict (WFC) among women across the Strait. However, Mainland Chinese female workers perceived higher overall family-to-work conflict (FWC) than their Taiwanese counterparts. More specifically, Taiwanese perceived higher strain-based WFC and FWC than Mainland Chinese, whereas the Mainland Chinese perceived higher time-based and behavior-based WFC and FWC than Taiwanese. In terms of work resources, Taiwanese perceived higher organizational family-support values, whereas Mainland Chinese perceived higher supervisory support and organizational family-support policies. In terms of family resources, Taiwanese perceived higher support resulted from relatives living close-by, whereas Mainland Chinese perceived higher support for children care. On various outcome measures, there was only on significant difference: Taiwanese perceived higher life satisfaction than their mainland Chinese counterparts. Our results unraveled sub-cultural differences of women’s work-family conflict experiences embedded in the socio-economical backgrounds of the two Chinese societies across the Strait. It is hoped that these findings will inform better and more adjusted organizational family-friendly practices for managers in Taiwan and Mainland China.