Handbook of Management Scales/Creative work-family management

Creative work-family management (alpha = 0.86) Description Drawing on social support theory and using data from two samples of lower wage workers, the authors develop and validate a measure of family supportive supervisor behaviors (FSSB). FSSB is conceptualized as a multidimensional superordinate construct with four subordinate dimensions: emotional support, instrumental support, role modeling behaviors, and creative work-family management. Results from multilevel confirmatory factor analyses and multilevel regression analyses provide evidence of construct, criterion-related, and incremental validity. Definition Family supportive supervisor behaviors are defined as behaviors exhibited by supervisors that are supportive of families. Creative work-family management is proactive and is defined as managerial-initiated actions to restructure work to facilitate employee effectiveness on and off the job. Items My supervisor thinks about how the work in my department can be organized to jointly benefit employees and the company. My supervisor asks for suggestions to make it easier for employees to balance work and nonwork demands. My supervisor is creative in reallocating job duties to help my department work better as a team. My supervisor is able to manage the department as a whole team to enable everyone’s needs to be met. Source Hammer et al. (2009): Development and Validation of a Multidimensional Measure of Family Supportive Supervisor Behaviors (FSSB). Journal of Management, Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 837-856.