The work-family interface and polygamy in Africa: A demands-resources perspective

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Africa Journal of Management Pub Date : 2021-04-03 DOI:10.1080/23322373.2021.1911471

Ifeyimika O. Ogunyomi, W. Casper

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Work-family (WF) research in Africa has just begun to address unique elements of work and family relationships on this continent. In this paper, the relationships between family demands and resources in polygamous homes and family-to-work conflict and enrichment are put forward. Although some WF research has begun to broaden the definition of family to include extended family members, to date, polygamous family structures have been left out of the conversation. Yet, polygamous family structures are an important minority group with unique family-related resources and demands that impact the work-family interface. Drawing from a demands-resources approach, we discuss how demands and resources foster family-to-work conflict and enrichment among employed men and women in polygamous homes. We theorize about differences in family-to-work conflict and enrichment between employed men and women from both polygamous and monogamous African families. We also consider how gender roles and family values impact the experiences of employed husbands and wives within polygamous family structures. Opportunities for future research on this topic are discussed to foster understanding of the work-family interface for men and women in this non-trivial segment of the growing African economy.

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工作与家庭的互动与非洲的一夫多妻制：资源需求视角

非洲的工作-家庭（WF）研究刚刚开始解决非洲大陆工作和家庭关系的独特因素。本文提出了一夫多妻家庭的家庭需求与资源、家庭与工作的冲突与丰富之间的关系。尽管WF的一些研究已经开始扩大家庭的定义，将大家庭成员包括在内，但到目前为止，一夫多妻制的家庭结构已经被排除在讨论之外。然而，一夫多妻制家庭结构是一个重要的少数群体，拥有独特的与家庭相关的资源和需求，影响着工作与家庭的互动。从需求-资源的方法出发，我们讨论了需求和资源如何在一夫多妻制家庭中促进就业男女之间的家庭与工作冲突和富裕。我们对非洲一夫多妻制和一夫一妻制家庭的在职男女在家庭与工作冲突和富裕方面的差异进行了理论分析。我们还考虑了性别角色和家庭价值观如何影响一夫多妻制家庭结构中在职丈夫和妻子的经历。讨论了未来对这一主题进行研究的机会，以促进对在不断增长的非洲经济的这一重要部分中男性和女性的工作与家庭界面的理解。

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Africa Journal of Management Business, Management and Accounting-Business and International Management

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期刊介绍： The beginning of the Twenty First Century has witnessed Africa’s rise and progress as one of the fastest growing and most promising regions of the world. At the same time, serious challenges remain. To sustain and speed up momentum, avoid reversal, and deal effectively with emerging challenges and opportunities, Africa needs better management scholarship, education and practice. The purpose of the Africa Journal of Management (AJOM) is to advance management theory, research, education, practice and service in Africa by promoting the production and dissemination of high quality and relevant manuscripts. AJOM is committed to publishing original, rigorous, scholarly empirical and theoretical research papers, which demonstrate clear understanding of the management literature and draw on Africa’s local indigenous knowledge, wisdom and current realities. As the first scholarly journal of the Africa Academy of Management (AFAM), AJOM gives voice to all those who are committed to advancing management scholarship, education and practice in or about Africa, for the benefit of all of Africa. AJOM welcomes manuscripts that develop, test, replicate or validate management theories, tools and methods with Africa as the starting point. The journal is open to a wide range of quality, evidence-based methodological approaches and methods that “link” “Western” management theories with Africa’s indigenous knowledge systems, methods and practice. We are particularly interested in manuscripts which address Africa’s most important development needs, challenges and opportunities as well as the big management questions of the day. We are interested in research papers which address issues of ethical conduct in different African settings.