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Linking Unlearning with Work-Life Balance: An Initial Empirical Investigation into SMEs

2015; Wiley; Volume: 54; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/jsbm.12151

0047-2778

Juan‐Gabriel Cegarra‐Navarro, María Eugenia Sánchez Vidal, David Cegarra‐Leiva,

Workaholism, burnout, and well-being

Journal of Small Business ManagementVolume 54, Issue 1 p. 373-391 Original Article Linking Unlearning with Work–Life Balance: An Initial Empirical Investigation into SMEs Juan-Gabriel Cegarra-Navarro, Corresponding Author Juan-Gabriel Cegarra-NavarroJuan-Gabriel Cegarra-Navarro is associate professor of Business Administration in the Departamento de Economía de la Empresa at the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena.Address correspondence to: Juan Gabriel Cegarra-Navarro, Economía de la Empresa, c/ Real 3, Cartagena, Murcia 30201, Spain. E-mail: juan.cegarra@upct.es.Search for more papers by this authorMaria-Eugenia Sánchez-Vidal, Maria-Eugenia Sánchez-VidalMaria-Eugenia Sánchez-Vidal is associate professor of Business Administration in the Economía de la Empresa at the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena.Search for more papers by this authorDavid Cegarra-Leiva, David Cegarra-LeivaDavid Cegarra-Leiva is assistant professor of Business Administration in the Economía de la Empresa at the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena.Search for more papers by this author Juan-Gabriel Cegarra-Navarro, Corresponding Author Juan-Gabriel Cegarra-NavarroJuan-Gabriel Cegarra-Navarro is associate professor of Business Administration in the Departamento de Economía de la Empresa at the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena.Address correspondence to: Juan Gabriel Cegarra-Navarro, Economía de la Empresa, c/ Real 3, Cartagena, Murcia 30201, Spain. E-mail: juan.cegarra@upct.es.Search for more papers by this authorMaria-Eugenia Sánchez-Vidal, Maria-Eugenia Sánchez-VidalMaria-Eugenia Sánchez-Vidal is associate professor of Business Administration in the Economía de la Empresa at the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena.Search for more papers by this authorDavid Cegarra-Leiva, David Cegarra-LeivaDavid Cegarra-Leiva is assistant professor of Business Administration in the Economía de la Empresa at the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena.Search for more papers by this author First published: 08 January 2015 https://doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12151Citations: 10 Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract The use of work–life balance (WLB) supporting cultures to provide and support the welfare of both the individuals and their families is expected to improve organizational outcomes by enabling company members to improve levels of job satisfaction and commitment to work. However, creating or introducing another culture in the company frequently generates internal problems when it conflicts with the current culture in terms of the beliefs, habits, and things managers take for granted. In this paper, we develop a framework for modeling how the unsuitable knowledge may be mitigated in order to strengthen a WLB culture. It is based on the idea that the presence of an unlearning context that fosters the updating of knowledge is likely to be essential for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are trying to implement a WLB culture. The research model and hypothesized relationships are empirically tested using the structural equation modeling approach, validated by factor analysis of 229 SMEs in the Spanish metal industry. Our findings show that in order to strengthen a WLB culture and thus positively influence innovation-related outcomes, SMEs meet the challenge of developing an unlearning context to counteract the negative effects of the outdated knowledge in relevant areas and to facilitate the replacement of out-of-date or obsolete knowledge. Citing Literature Volume54, Issue1January 2016Pages 373-391 RelatedInformation