When Work-Family Support is Misallocated: The Key Role of Supervisor-Employee Value Congruence

To better manage our work demands and family demands, we often erect mental or physical “boundaries” to help manage our experiences. However, preferences for preserving these boundaries differ across individuals (e.g., some individuals may prefer to segment work/family roles, while others may prefer to integrate these roles) and employees may not always have similar preferences/values as their supervisors. We investigated the process through...