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Can boundary-spanning leaders take good care of their families? A work-home resource model of leader boundary-spanning behavior

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  • Song, Meng
  • Jiang, Aoxue
  • Wang, Zhen
  • Hu, Heyan

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The literature has predominantly focused on the positive effects of leader boundary-spanning behavior, but its potential costs should also be given serious consideration. Drawing from the work-home resources model, we investigated the ways in which boundary-spanning behavior influences both boundary-spanning leaders themselves and their spouses. Using daily diary data collected from 75 matched couples in China over 10 consecutive workdays, we performed a multisource, multilevel research design. The results suggest that leader boundary-spanning behavior appears to have positive relationships with leaders’ work-to-family conflict and their spouses’ perceived family incivility via ego depletion. We also found that two related factors – boundary-spanning self-efficacy and manager support for boundary-spanning behavior – play significant mitigating roles in this context. These results suggest that effort is needed to balance the benefits of leader boundary-spanning behavior with the corresponding challenges, including individual depletion and detrimental family outcomes.

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  • Song, Meng & Jiang, Aoxue & Wang, Zhen & Hu, Heyan, 2023. "Can boundary-spanning leaders take good care of their families? A work-home resource model of leader boundary-spanning behavior," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 156(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jbrese:v:156:y:2023:i:c:s0148296322009821
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.113517
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