Abstract
Abstract The aim of this research is to analyse the mutual influence in the process of negotiating work-home boundaries and personal and social identity or, in other words, to study the method of adapting and managing domestic and professional conflicts which interfere with the harmony of evangelical pastors’ work and personal lives. We conducted a qualitative study in order to achieve the proposed aims, involving an interpretative approach with the pastors of a specific ecclesiastical institution: The Assemblies of God in Brazil. A total of 20 interviews were held, and, following coding procedures, boundary-work tactics, whose taxonomy falls within physical, behavioural, temporal and communicative dimensions, were found. The results revealed that the sharp distinction seen was that the subjects were more likely to mingle interactions in work-home boundaries. The boundary-negotiation tactics were shown to be multi-functional, as they have dual function techniques, used both to segment and integrate the work-home boundary.
Highlights
Today’s societies have emerged as a cluster of different intricate and globalized arrangements, which have proliferated under varying administrative structures, namely: state, private, educational and religious institutions, associations and non-governmental organizations, among others
A number of tensions, such as internal and external pressure stemming from these typical characteristics demand a better understanding of how individuals interact or adapt to conflicts which arise on account of these interactions (DIEHL; TATIM, 2004; KREINER; HOLLENSBE; SHEEP, 2006a; 2009)
Hollensbe and Sheep (2009) call one of the generalized analyses of these “work-home disharmony” tensions involving challenges related to activities linked to work and home
Summary
Today’s societies have emerged as a cluster of different intricate and globalized arrangements, which have proliferated under varying administrative structures, namely: state, private, educational and religious institutions, associations and non-governmental organizations, among others. Kreiner, Hollensbe and Sheep (2009) call one of the generalized analyses of these “work-home disharmony” tensions involving challenges related to activities linked to work and home. Against this background, bringing forward the expression of limits or boundary work, Nippert-Eng (1996) mentions two distinct categorizations: home and work. To Nippert-Eng (1996), behaviour is subject to alternatives as one prefers to segment it or integrate it with domestic life Understanding these limits and their individual and organizational identities favour future adaptations to the corporate and institutional environment (NIPPERT-ENG, 1996; KREINER; HOLLENSBE; SHEEP, 2009)
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