title: Tethered to work: A family systems approach linking mobile device use to turnover intentions.
abstract: We examined the use of a mobile device for work during family time (mWork) to determine the role that it plays in employee turnover intentions. Using a sample of 344 job incumbents and their spouses, we propose a family systems model of turnover and examine 2 paths through which we expect mWork to relate to turnover intentions: the job incumbent and the spouse. From the job incumbent, we found that the job incumbent's mWork associated with greater work-to-family conflict and burnout, and lower organizational commitment. From the spouse, we found that incumbent mWork and greater work-to-family conflict associated with increased resentment by the spouse and lower spousal commitment to the job incumbent's organization. Both of these paths played a role in predicting job incumbent turnover intentions. We discuss implications and opportunities for future research on mWork for integrating work and family into employee turnover intentions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Management and Marketing, Huntsman School of Business, Utah State University.
authors.forename: Merideth
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.affiliation: Department of Management, Hankamer School of Business, Baylor University.
authors.forename: Dawn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.affiliation: Department of Management, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Boswell
authors.affiliation: Department of Information and Operations Management, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University.
authors.forename: Dwayne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Whitten
authors.affiliation: Department of Management, University of Texas at Arlington.
authors.forename: Marcus M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Butts
authors.affiliation: Department of Management, McCoy College of Business, Texas State University.
authors.forename: K Michele Micki
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Kacmar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D040421:Cell Phone / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D054541:Family Conflict / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology; D014937:Work / Q000523:psychology*