The interactive pattern between challenges and hindrances at the work-to-nonwork intersection

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Contributors

  • Stefan Razinskas - , Free University of Berlin (Author)
  • Julia Backmann - , University of Münster (Author)
  • K. Praveen Parboteeah - , University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (Author)

Abstract

The intersection between the work and nonwork domains is increasingly blurred, which calls for scrutiny of how the latter can be enriched by demands faced at work. The literature suggests that work challenges can enhance, and hindrances tend to conflict with, the nonwork domain. However, the literature is silent on the interactive pattern between challenges and hindrances, and, more importantly, the role that attitudes toward learning play in work demands interfering with the nonwork domain. We theorize that the more learning-oriented individuals are, the easier they find it to leverage the nonwork-benefit potential of challenges and avoid the nonwork-threatening potential of hindrances in the presence of the respective other. We used hierarchical linear modeling on experience sampling data of 1,134 paired evening—morning observations of 144 professionals to test our theoretical assumptions. Our multilevel analyses confirm not only that challenges enrich, and hindrances conflict with, the nonwork domain, but also that both may spill over via the other's mechanism as a function of the other. More specifically, on particularly challenging days, highly learning-oriented individuals are found to even enrich their nonwork life through the experience of hindrances. The resulting theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 81st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AoM)
PublisherAcademy of Management
Volume2021
Edition1
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2021
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

SeriesAcademy of Management Proceedings
ISSN0065-0668

Symposium

Title81st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
SubtitleBringing the Manager Back in Management
Abbreviated titleAOM 2021
Conference number81
Duration29 July - 4 August 2021
Website
Degree of recognitionInternational event
LocationOnline
CityPhoenix
CountryUnited States of America

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Mendeley 1ed679db-c905-3b1b-86d6-4e62eb26b537
unpaywall 10.5465/ambpp.2021.12049abstract

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