Employees’ eldercare demands, strain, and perceived support

Purpose In many countries, both the number of older people in need of care and the number of employed caregivers of elderly relatives will increase over the next decades. The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which perceived organizational, supervisor, and coworker support for eldercare reduce employed caregivers’ strain and weaken the relationship between eldercare demands and strain. Design/methodology/approach Survey data were collected from 100 employed caregivers from one organization. Findings Results showed that eldercare demands were positively related to strain, and perceived organizational eldercare support (POES) was negatively related to strain. In addition, high POES weakened the relationship between eldercare demands and strain. Research limitations/implications The cross-sectional design and use of self-report scales constitute limitations of the study. Practical implications POES is a resource for employed caregivers, especially when their eldercare demands are high. Originality/value This research highlights the relative importance of different forms of perceived support for reducing employed caregivers’ strain and weakening the relationship between eldercare demands and strain.

Stepping into my shoes: Generativity as a mediator of the relationship between business owners' age and family succession

The authors investigated generativity – the concern in establishing and guiding the next generation – as a mediator of the relationship between family business owners' age and succession in family businesses. Data came from 155 family business owners in Germany from different industries between the ages of 26 and 83 years. Results showed that age was positively related to generativity, and that generativity, in turn, positively influenced an objective measure of family succession. Generativity fully mediated the positive relationship between age and family succession. The findings suggest that generativity is an important psycho-social construct for understanding ageing, careers and succession in family business settings.

Mosse family photo collage for the wedding of Hans and Licie Mosse; family shown in blimp floating over Grosse Berliner Strasse; Berlin Portraits; Family

Verso: Die Anfahrt der Gaeste zur Hochzeitsfeier von Hans u. Licie am 10. Oktober 1909

Bernhard, Rebecca and Miki Bardach Portraits Family

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Miki Bardach outside Bardach family villa; Russia Portraits Children

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Unidentified woman holding two children on park bench Portraits; Family

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heilbrunn, karl; heilbrunn friedrich (fritz); heilbrunn julius; osterode harz Portraits Family

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heilbrunn-goldschmict family collection; mother or grandmother of johanna heilbrunn Portraits Women

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left to right:johanna heilbrunnl marcus heilbrunn, karl heilbrunn; osterade / harz Portraits Family

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heilbrunn, karl; heibunn julius; heibrunn fritz Portraits Family

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heilbrunn, karl; heilbrunn , fritz; cousin max Portraits Family

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heilbrunn fritz; heilbrunn julius; unidentified friend; obertal i. harz Portraits Family

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heilbrunn, karl; lieutenant; auant hede ( sister of johanna ); uncke icken; wife of icken ?; heilbrunn, johanna { motherof fritz, julius and karl heilbrunn Portraits Family

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heilbrunn-goldschmidt family collection' ;4 unidentified men; 6 unidentified women; fashion show; osterode Portraits Groups

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goldschmidt, anna; goldschmidt fritz Portraits Family

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