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Relationship of Work Family Conflict and Enrichment with Organizational Commitment among Sales Person


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1 Professor, PSG Institute of Management, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India
2 Professor, Department of Management Studies , K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode, India
     

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This paper distingushes the two types, work family conflict and work family enrichment as an independent variable which effects the increase or decrease in organizational commitment. Along with conflict and enrichment, satisfaction with work and family was also considered as an variable to determine the relationship of the work life elements with organizational commitment. Samples were drawn from sales person working in different private organization, about 110 sales person were selected. The study has identified that conflict displays a negative association or decrease in commitment, were as enrichment and satisfaction displays a positive association or increase in commitment. By applying gender as a control variable, it was identified that male put in more commitment than female repondents based on the study.

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Work Family Conflict, Family Work Conflict, Work Family Enrichment, Family Work Enrichment, Work Satisfaction, Family Satisfaction And Organizational Commitment
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Authors

T.G. Vijaya
Professor, PSG Institute of Management, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India
R. Hemamalini
Professor, Department of Management Studies , K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode, India

Abstract


This paper distingushes the two types, work family conflict and work family enrichment as an independent variable which effects the increase or decrease in organizational commitment. Along with conflict and enrichment, satisfaction with work and family was also considered as an variable to determine the relationship of the work life elements with organizational commitment. Samples were drawn from sales person working in different private organization, about 110 sales person were selected. The study has identified that conflict displays a negative association or decrease in commitment, were as enrichment and satisfaction displays a positive association or increase in commitment. By applying gender as a control variable, it was identified that male put in more commitment than female repondents based on the study.

Keywords


Work Family Conflict, Family Work Conflict, Work Family Enrichment, Family Work Enrichment, Work Satisfaction, Family Satisfaction And Organizational Commitment

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