Purpose Presenteeism occurs when people are physically present in the workplace but are functionally absent (Cooper, 1996). With evidence from the developed West, researchers have argued that being excessively present may be even costlier than absenteeism to employers (Burton, Chen, Conti,...

Purpose – The aim of the research is twofold: to explore relations between work/family demands, work‐family conflict (WFC), family‐work conflict (FWC) and wellbeing outcomes, and to contrast employees from an individualistic (UK) and a collectivistic (Taiwan) society....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore reciprocal relationships between work/family resources, work/family enrichment (WFE), and work/family satisfaction in a Chinese society. Design/methodology/approach – A longitudinal design was adopted using a three‐wave panel sample. Data...

Purpose – The aim of this research is to examine attitudinal correlates of older adults' (aged 60 and above) intentions to continue working in older age. Design/methodology/approach – Structured questionnaires combined with home interviews were used to collect data from a sample of community...

Purpose – The aim of this study was two-fold: first, to examine the noxious effects of presenteeism on employees' work well-being in a cross-cultural context involving Chinese and British employees; second, to explore the role of supervisory support as a pan-cultural stress buffer in the...