東華大學圖書館 |

Language: English

Help

回圖書館首頁

手機版館藏查詢

Back

Switch To: Labeled | MARC Mode | ISBD

A Quantitative Examination of the Im...

Brue, Krystal.

Linked to FindBook

Google Book

Amazon

博客來

A Quantitative Examination of the Impact of Work-Life Balance on Entrepreneurial Sustainability.

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	A Quantitative Examination of the Impact of Work-Life Balance on Entrepreneurial Sustainability./
Author:	Brue, Krystal.
Description:	179 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 74-09(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International74-09A(E).
Subject:	Business Administration, Entrepreneurship. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3570258
ISBN:	9781303135743

A Quantitative Examination of the Impact of Work-Life Balance on Entrepreneurial Sustainability.
Brue, Krystal.

A Quantitative Examination of the Impact of Work-Life Balance on Entrepreneurial Sustainability. - 179 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 74-09(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Northcentral University, 2013.

For the entrepreneur, managing work and family obligations is an element of successful business operations. Examining work-life balance constructs, this dissertation examined familial/spousal social support, work-family integration/blurring, and work-family conflict (WFC) to determine how these phenomena influenced perceived entrepreneurial profitability and longevity. Surveying 102 small business owners located in Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas, whom were registered with the Small Business Development Center, this correlational research explored work-life balance strategies to help small business ventures increase operational longevity and perceived profitability. Business owners recognized instrumental support as the most significant perceived social support from spouses and family members (M = 8.36, SD = 1.94). A majority of owners (67.35%) indicated difficulty delineating between work and personal roles. Within this sample, time-based WFC (M = 20.54) was more apparent than strain-based WFC (M = 18.98). Statistically significant correlations existed between composite familial/spousal social support and work-family integration/blurring (r = .278, p < .05), as well as work-family integration/blurring and composite WFC (r = .319, p =.001). Using standard multiple and binary logistic regression analyses, this study revealed that composite familial/spousal social support (including emotional, instrumental, appraisal, and informational), work-family integration/blurring, and WFC (including time-based and strain-based) did not significantly predict entrepreneurial longevity (R = .108, R2 = .012, p > .05), nor perceived profitability (beta = -.046 for familial/spousal social support, beta = -.026 for work-family integration/blurring, and beta = .033 for WFC). Therefore, familial/spousal social support, work-family integration/blurring, and WFC did not significantly explain the variance in perceived longevity and profitability. However, work-family integration/blurring, time-based WFC, and strain-based WFC segments did slightly, but significantly predict operational longevity (R = .411, R2 = .169, p < .005). In addition, familial social support (beta = -.363) and work-family integration/blurring (beta = .425) explained 20.7% of the variance (R = .471, Delta R 2 = .207, p < .001) in composite WFC. Future research should continue to determine other work-life balance elements, such as workloads or work hours that may influence the sustainability of small businesses. Expanding measures of small business owner productivity to include employee expansion or gains in sales was also recommended.

ISBN: 9781303135743Subjects--Topical Terms:

1026793
Business Administration, Entrepreneurship.

A Quantitative Examination of the Impact of Work-Life Balance on Entrepreneurial Sustainability.
LDR:03518nam a2200277 4500 001 1959512
005 20140520124321.5
008 150210s2013 ||||||||||||||||| ||eng d
020 $a 9781303135743
035 $a (MiAaPQ)AAI3570258
035 $a AAI3570258
040 $a MiAaPQ $c MiAaPQ
100 1 $a Brue, Krystal. $3 2094954
245 1 2 $a A Quantitative Examination of the Impact of Work-Life Balance on Entrepreneurial Sustainability.
300 $a 179 p.
500 $a Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 74-09(E), Section: A.
500 $a Adviser: Linnea Rademaker.
502 $a Thesis (Ph.D.)--Northcentral University, 2013.
520 $a For the entrepreneur, managing work and family obligations is an element of successful business operations. Examining work-life balance constructs, this dissertation examined familial/spousal social support, work-family integration/blurring, and work-family conflict (WFC) to determine how these phenomena influenced perceived entrepreneurial profitability and longevity. Surveying 102 small business owners located in Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas, whom were registered with the Small Business Development Center, this correlational research explored work-life balance strategies to help small business ventures increase operational longevity and perceived profitability. Business owners recognized instrumental support as the most significant perceived social support from spouses and family members (M = 8.36, SD = 1.94). A majority of owners (67.35%) indicated difficulty delineating between work and personal roles. Within this sample, time-based WFC (M = 20.54) was more apparent than strain-based WFC (M = 18.98). Statistically significant correlations existed between composite familial/spousal social support and work-family integration/blurring (r = .278, p < .05), as well as work-family integration/blurring and composite WFC (r = .319, p =.001). Using standard multiple and binary logistic regression analyses, this study revealed that composite familial/spousal social support (including emotional, instrumental, appraisal, and informational), work-family integration/blurring, and WFC (including time-based and strain-based) did not significantly predict entrepreneurial longevity (R = .108, R2 = .012, p > .05), nor perceived profitability (beta = -.046 for familial/spousal social support, beta = -.026 for work-family integration/blurring, and beta = .033 for WFC). Therefore, familial/spousal social support, work-family integration/blurring, and WFC did not significantly explain the variance in perceived longevity and profitability. However, work-family integration/blurring, time-based WFC, and strain-based WFC segments did slightly, but significantly predict operational longevity (R = .411, R2 = .169, p < .005). In addition, familial social support (beta = -.363) and work-family integration/blurring (beta = .425) explained 20.7% of the variance (R = .471, Delta R 2 = .207, p < .001) in composite WFC. Future research should continue to determine other work-life balance elements, such as workloads or work hours that may influence the sustainability of small businesses. Expanding measures of small business owner productivity to include employee expansion or gains in sales was also recommended.
590 $a School code: 1443.
650 4 $a Business Administration, Entrepreneurship. $3 1026793
650 4 $a Business Administration, Management. $3 626628
690 $a 0429
690 $a 0454
710 2 $a Northcentral University. $3 1018547
773 0 $t Dissertation Abstracts International $g 74-09A(E).
790 $a 1443
791 $a Ph.D.
792 $a 2013
793 $a English
856 4 0 $u http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3570258