We are family: Congruity between organizational and family functioning constructs
研究检验了组织与家庭功能构念在概念上是否一致，通过对204名政府雇员的数据分析发现两者存在中等程度的共享方差，工作氛围和群体冲突能预测对应的家庭功能维度。
The common practice of characterizing organizations as having a family environment assumes that organizational and family functioning constructs are conceptually congruent. To date, this assumption has not been examined in a systematic fashion. This study examined the congruence of organizational and family functioning concepts using the Work Environment Scales and the Beavers Self-Report Family Inventory in a sample of 204 government employees. A canonical correlation analysis found a moderate amount of shared variance between these two sets of data, suggesting that there may be an underlying congruence between work and family constructs. Additionally, specific dimensions of work unit climate and group conflict were predictive of equivalent family functioning dimensions. The implications of these findings for managers and organizational development practitioners are discussed.