Managing the boundaries between work and home: a study with expatriates

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Autor(a) principal: Nóbrega, Marcos Roberto
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Felix, Bruno
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
eng
Título da fonte: Cadernos EBAPE.BR
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.fgv.br/cadernosebape/article/view/83374
Resumo: This study aims to understand the tactics that expatriates use to manage the interface between work and home. This qualitative study was performed using in-depth interviews later submitted to content analysis, with 64 male Brazilian expatriates. The results showed that expatriates manage the conflicts that may appear in relationships with social actors from the organizational (e.g., employers, customers, and suppliers) and home (spouse, children, and parents) domains by using boundary work tactics. The analysis revealed a list of tactics that allow the expatriates to integrate or segment the work and home domains. This study suggests how expatriates can actively interact with people from work and home domains in such a way that they can build and maintain better work and home relationships during the period they are living in other country. Additionally, companies should develop work-home policies that consider the preferences that an expatriate and his family have for integrating or segmenting work and home domains.
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spelling Managing the boundaries between work and home: a study with expatriatesGestión de los límites entre trabajo y hogar: un estudio con expatriadosGerenciando os limites trabalho-lar: um estudo com expatriadosExpatriatesWork-home balanceBoundariesPE-FitExpatriadosEquilibrio trabajo-hogarLímitesPE-FitExpatriadosEquilíbrio trabalho-larLimitesPE-FitThis study aims to understand the tactics that expatriates use to manage the interface between work and home. This qualitative study was performed using in-depth interviews later submitted to content analysis, with 64 male Brazilian expatriates. The results showed that expatriates manage the conflicts that may appear in relationships with social actors from the organizational (e.g., employers, customers, and suppliers) and home (spouse, children, and parents) domains by using boundary work tactics. The analysis revealed a list of tactics that allow the expatriates to integrate or segment the work and home domains. This study suggests how expatriates can actively interact with people from work and home domains in such a way that they can build and maintain better work and home relationships during the period they are living in other country. Additionally, companies should develop work-home policies that consider the preferences that an expatriate and his family have for integrating or segmenting work and home domains.El objetivo de este estudio fue comprender las tácticas que utilizan los expatriados para administrar la interfaz entre los dominios trabajo y hogar. Este estudio cualitativo se realizó mediante entrevistas en profundidad con 64 expatriados brasileños y las entrevistas se analizaron por contenido. El estudio mostró que los expatriados manejan los conflictos que pueden aparecer en las relaciones con los actores sociales de los dominios organizacional (por ejemplo, empleadores, clientes y proveedores) y del hogar (cónyuge, hijos y padres) utilizando tácticas de trabajo límite. El análisis reveló una lista de tácticas que permiten a los expatriados integrar o segmentar los dominios de trabajo y hogar. Los autores sostienen que este estudio proporciona sugerencias de cómo los expatriados pueden interactuar activamente con las personas de los dominios del trabajo y el hogar de tal manera que puedan construir y mantener mejores relaciones laborales y hogareñas durante ese período exigente. Además, el estudio sugiere que las compañías desarrollen políticas de trabajo en el hogar que tengan en cuenta las preferencias que tienen un expatriado y su familia para integrar o segmentar los dominios de trabajo y hogar.O objetivo deste estudo foi entender as táticas usadas pelos expatriados para gerenciar a interface trabalho-lar. Esta pesquisa qualitativa foi realizada por meio de entrevistas em profundidade com 64 expatriados brasileiros do sexo masculino, submetidas posteriormente a análise de conteúdo. Os resultados mostraram que os expatriados gerenciam os conflitos que podem aparecer nas relações com os atores sociais dos domínios organizacional (por exemplo, empregadores, clientes e fornecedores) e doméstico (cônjuge, filhos e pais) usando táticas de negociação de fronteiras entre esses domínios. A análise revelou uma lista de táticas que permitem aos expatriados integrar ou segmentar os domínios, bem como permitiu oferecer sugestões de como esses profissionais podem interagir ativamente para construir e manter o equilíbrio trabalho-lar durante esse período de alocação no exterior que lhes é tão exigente. Além disso, a pesquisa sugere que as empresas desenvolvam políticas de trabalho em casa que levem em conta as preferências que um expatriado e sua família têm para integrar ou segmentar os domínios organizacional e doméstico.Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas da Fundação Getulio Vargas2021-08-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.fgv.br/cadernosebape/article/view/8337410.1590/1679-395120200169Cadernos EBAPE.BR; Vol. 19 No. 3 (2021); 582-594Cadernos EBAPE.BR; Vol. 19 Núm. 3 (2021); 582-594Cadernos EBAPE.BR; v. 19 n. 3 (2021); 582-5941679-3951reponame:Cadernos EBAPE.BRinstname:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)instacron:FGVporenghttps://periodicos.fgv.br/cadernosebape/article/view/83374/79150https://periodicos.fgv.br/cadernosebape/article/view/83374/79151Nóbrega, Marcos RobertoFelix, Brunoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2021-08-12T22:42:31Zoai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/83374Revistahttps://periodicos.fgv.br/cadernosebapehttps://periodicos.fgv.br/cadernosebape/oaicadernosebape@fgv.br||cadernosebape@fgv.br1679-39511679-3951opendoar:2024-05-13T10:00:22.095707Cadernos EBAPE.BR - Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)true
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Managing the boundaries between work and home: a study with expatriates
Gestión de los límites entre trabajo y hogar: un estudio con expatriados
Gerenciando os limites trabalho-lar: um estudo com expatriados
title Managing the boundaries between work and home: a study with expatriates
spellingShingle Managing the boundaries between work and home: a study with expatriates
Nóbrega, Marcos Roberto
Expatriates
Work-home balance
Boundaries
PE-Fit
Expatriados
Equilibrio trabajo-hogar
Límites
PE-Fit
Expatriados
Equilíbrio trabalho-lar
Limites
PE-Fit
title_short Managing the boundaries between work and home: a study with expatriates
title_full Managing the boundaries between work and home: a study with expatriates
title_fullStr Managing the boundaries between work and home: a study with expatriates
title_full_unstemmed Managing the boundaries between work and home: a study with expatriates
title_sort Managing the boundaries between work and home: a study with expatriates
author Nóbrega, Marcos Roberto
author_facet Nóbrega, Marcos Roberto
Felix, Bruno
author_role author
author2 Felix, Bruno
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Nóbrega, Marcos Roberto
Felix, Bruno
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Expatriates
Work-home balance
Boundaries
PE-Fit
Expatriados
Equilibrio trabajo-hogar
Límites
PE-Fit
Expatriados
Equilíbrio trabalho-lar
Limites
PE-Fit
topic Expatriates
Work-home balance
Boundaries
PE-Fit
Expatriados
Equilibrio trabajo-hogar
Límites
PE-Fit
Expatriados
Equilíbrio trabalho-lar
Limites
PE-Fit
description This study aims to understand the tactics that expatriates use to manage the interface between work and home. This qualitative study was performed using in-depth interviews later submitted to content analysis, with 64 male Brazilian expatriates. The results showed that expatriates manage the conflicts that may appear in relationships with social actors from the organizational (e.g., employers, customers, and suppliers) and home (spouse, children, and parents) domains by using boundary work tactics. The analysis revealed a list of tactics that allow the expatriates to integrate or segment the work and home domains. This study suggests how expatriates can actively interact with people from work and home domains in such a way that they can build and maintain better work and home relationships during the period they are living in other country. Additionally, companies should develop work-home policies that consider the preferences that an expatriate and his family have for integrating or segmenting work and home domains.
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