Begum Vazeerjan, Anwer Arshi Tahseen, Said Arman Abdelfatah, Saleem Butt Atif, Latheef Surjith
School of Business, American University of Ras Al Khaimah, Building 75, Sheikh Humaid Bin Mohammed Area, Seih Al Araibi, Ras Al Khaimah, 72603, United Arab Emirates.
Research and Community Service, Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, American University of Ras Al Khaimah, Building 75, Sheikh Humaid Bin Mohammed Area, Seih Al Araibi, Ras Al Khaimah, 72603, United Arab Emirates.
Heliyon. 2024 Mar 16;10(6):e28286. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28286. eCollection 2024 Mar 30.
The study explored the factors causing work-family imbalance among women administrators in higher education institutions in the UAE and how it affects their personal and organizational well-being. The research found that the existing literature doesn't give enough attention to the mismatch between women administrators' work and family goals. Furthermore, it provides little insight into the integration of work-family support systems. The study applied the Spillover theory to explain that women administrators face significant work-family imbalances that adversely impact their personal well-being and organizational effectiveness. The research also used Facilitation theory to examine how work-family support systems could reduce the adverse effects of work-family imbalances. The study surveyed 271 female administrators working in higher education institutions in the UAE. The findings, presented through structural equation modeling, showed that the demanding nature of research, teaching, and administrative work in higher education and women administrators' professional aspirations in socially demanding societies create work-life imbalance and work stress. The study proposed work-family support systems that could moderate the effect of work-family imbalances on work stress.
该研究探讨了阿联酋高等教育机构女性管理人员工作与家庭失衡的成因，以及这种失衡如何影响她们的个人幸福和组织福祉。研究发现，现有文献对女性管理人员工作与家庭目标的不匹配关注不足。此外，对于工作-家庭支持系统的整合也缺乏深入见解。该研究运用溢出理论来解释女性管理人员面临着严重的工作-家庭失衡，这对她们的个人幸福和组织效能产生了不利影响。该研究还运用促进理论来考察工作-家庭支持系统如何能够减少工作-家庭失衡的负面影响。该研究对阿联酋高等教育机构的271名女性管理人员进行了调查。通过结构方程模型呈现的研究结果表明，高等教育中研究、教学和行政工作的高要求性质以及社会要求较高的社会中女性管理人员的职业抱负导致了工作与生活的失衡以及工作压力。该研究提出了工作-家庭支持系统，该系统可以缓解工作-家庭失衡对工作压力的影响。
