Family Involvement and Helping Behavior in Teams

Helping behavior at work has become increasingly important, with organizations making more and more use of cooperative work practices. The difficulty is that employees are facing growing demands beyond the workplace. This study investigates the mechanisms by which family involvement (family structur...

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Published in:Journal of management 2010-11, Vol.36 (6), p.1406-1431
Main Authors: ten Brummelhuis, Lieke L., van der Lippe, Tanja, Kluwer, Esther S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Altruism
Cooperation
Employees
Families & family life
Organizational behavior
Organizations
Studies
Teamwork
Work life programs
Work place
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Summary:Helping behavior at work has become increasingly important, with organizations making more and more use of cooperative work practices. The difficulty is that employees are facing growing demands beyond the workplace. This study investigates the mechanisms by which family involvement (family structure, family tasks, family support) affects helping behavior in teams. Based on a sample of 495 team members, the results show that having a supportive partner and performing care tasks increase helping behavior via enhanced fulfillment and skills. Having young children is directly and negatively related to helping behavior. The authors also conducted separate analyses for men and women.
ISSN:0149-2063
1557-1211
DOI:10.1177/0149206309350778