Topic: Work-Life Balance Publication: Journal of Management
(2008) Article: The moderating effect of work-family centrality
on work family conflict, organizational attitudes, and turnover
behavior. Blogger: Benjamin Granger Ever miss a child’s ball
game for work? The conflict between an employee’s work role and
family role is known as work-family conflict (WFC). When work
interferes with the family role, this type of conflict is
commonly referred to as WIF conflict (i.e., work is the
originator of the conflict). Carr, Boyar, and Gregory (2008)
present an article in the Journal of Management investigating
the connection between WIF conflict and how much people value
work versus family. Although we know that conflict between work
and family negatively affects both workers and organizations,
the authors were interested in whether the value one places on
work relative to family reduces some of the negative effects of
WIF conflict. Carr et al.’s results show that employees who are
family-centered (value the family