Sequential Mediation Among Family Friendly Culture and Outcomes

Abstract

This study examines the role of Perceived Organizational Support (POS) and Family Supportive Supervisor Behaviors (FSSB) as the underlying mechanisms explaining the influence of Family Friendly Organizational Culture (FFOC) on employees’ turnover intentions (TI) and satisfaction with work-family balance (SWFB). We use data from 18 companies in five Spanish speaking countries consisting of 3,905 dyads of employees- supervisors. We use multigroup confirmatory factor analysis to achieve measurement equivalence across the countries. Consistent results across countries show that FFOC is positively related to FSSB, that FFOC leads to higher POS, and POS leads to higher Satisfaction with Work-Family Balance and lower intention of turnover. Results also confirmed the mediating effect of FSSB between FFOC and POS, and the mediating effect of POS between FSSB and SWFB and TI.