Expanding role boundary management theory
How volunteering highlights contextually shifting strategies and collapsing work–life role boundaries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9890929 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Disraelly Cruz (University of West Florida, corresponding author), Rebecca J Meisenbach (0000-0002-6497-4280, University of Missouri, corresponding author), Rebecca Meisenbach (University of Missouri) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 182-205 |
| Publication date | 2018-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0018726717718917 |
| OpenAlex | W2752875228 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 36 |
Despite interest in expanding work–family research to focus on work–life issues, few scholars have addressed non-family life enrichment roles and their potential additional forms of and issues for boundary management. Using in-depth qualitative interviews, this study investigates the management of under-researched work–life boundaries by focusing on how volunteers communicatively manage the volunteer role in light of work and home demands. The findings suggest new boundary management processes. Specifically, in addition to the established segmenting and integrating processes, the volunteers also articulated a process of collapsing boundaries. This latter new category is manifested in two forms, named simultaneous role enactment and role value fusion. Furthermore, findings highlight how rather than only enacting one stance, individuals described contextually dependent, shifting ways of managing multiple life roles. These findings have implications for how scholars study work–life management, how practitioners seek to recruit members, and how volunteers and organizational employees make membership decisions
Boundary (topology · Boundary object · Boundary-work · Political science · Process (computing · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Work (physics · Emotional Labor in Professions · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |