The Hidden Strengths in Family Business: Functional Conflict

The Hidden Strengths of Weak Theories.

There has been a strong tradition of assuming that concepts, and their patterns of formation might be best understood in terms of how they are embedded in theory-like sets of beliefs. Although such views of concepts as embedded in theories have been criticized on five distinct grounds, there are reasonable responses to each of these usual objections. There is, however, a newly emerging concern ...

Business before Conflict:

Work-Family Conflict among Married Female Professionals in Pakistan

Over the past few decades, a significant change in the nature of employment and family patterns has been observed globally. The objective of this paper is to determine how work requirements affect family by exploring the phenomenon of the work-family conflict (WFC) and how the family demands impinge the work life – the family-work conflict (FWC) by examining the key issues leading to this criti...

Work-Family Conflict in Iranian Nurses: A Systematic Review

Background: Nurses as a key force in protecting, promoting, and improving community health are at risk of work-family interference with multiple professional and family responsibilities. Work-family conflict is associated with many variables and has many negative consequences for nurses. The purpose of this study was to review the studies on work-family conflict in Iranian nurses. Methods: The...

Chinese Family Strengths and Resiliency

SUMMARY. Chinese family and marriage strengths and challenges are delineated in this article, including equity in marriage, affection, the ability to adapt to changes, mutual trust, compatibility, harmony, and family support. Despite the fact that Chinese households are getting smaller as a result of governmental policy and the broadening of housing markets, families remain crucial support netw...