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

Meng Song, Aoxue Jiang, Zhen Wang and Heyan Hu

Journal of Business Research, 2023, vol. 156, issue C

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.113517

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