Off-the-job embeddedness as a moderator of the relationship between work and life conflict and turnover intention

The impact of work and life conflict on employee performance and turnover is well-understood. In contrast, the role of off-the-job embeddedness–the attachment of an employee to his or her life outside of work–needs clarification in respect to its potential to buffer the negative effects of work and life conflict on employee turnover intention. Drawing on conservation of resources and job embeddedness theories, we argue that off-the-job embeddedness represents a collection of potential social support resources that can assist people in coping with the stressors resulting from work and life conflict. Based on a sample of 341 employees, this paper examines if off-the-job embeddedness moderates the relationship between work and life conflict and employee turnover intention. This study finds that off-the-job embeddedness weakened the impact of work and life conflict on turnover intention for more embedded employees. The implications of these findings are discussed for management practise and for the development of theory related to off-the-job embeddedness

Off-the-job embeddedness moderates work intensity on employee stress

Purpose: Work intensity causes employee stress. This paper demonstrates that off-the-job embeddedness (OffJE), a potential source of social support resources, buffers the negative effect of work intensity on employee stress. Design/methodology/approach: Guided by conservation of resources (COR) and job embeddedness theory (JET), this paper reports on the moderated regression analysis of the survey responses of 385 adult employees from a variety of industries in Queensland, Australia, using a student-recruited sampling strategy. Findings: Higher levels of work intensity were found to be associated with higher levels of employee stress. However, this effect was weaker for employees who had higher OffJE. In this sample, work intensity has no relationship with stress for employees who report OffJE beyond the 70th percentile. Originality/value: This paper demonstrates the positive role of outside workplace relationships embodied in OffJE on workplace employee experience, justifies employer work-life balance initiatives and community involvement, demonstrates the potential positive return for employer involvement in helping employees manage the experience of work intensity and contributes to the social support, COR and job embeddedness literature studies

sj-docx-1-cqx-10.1177_19389655231214744 – Supplemental material for Disability Employment in the Hospitality Industry: A Systematic Literature Review

Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-cqx-10.1177_19389655231214744 for Disability Employment in the Hospitality Industry: A Systematic Literature Review by Ashokkumar Manoharan, Claire Hutchinson, Gerrit J. M. Treuren and Juan M. Madera in Cornell Hospitality Quarterly</p