The work-family balance experiences of production couples operating Chinese Cut, Make and Trim factories in Newcastle, South Africa
| dc.contributor.advisor | Jaga, Ameeta | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ma, Yuh-Wen | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-06T16:17:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-03-06T16:17:49Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2022-03-06T06:27:59Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to develop a deep understanding into the unique work family balance experiences of women in production couples in cut, make and trim factories in Newcastle, South Africa. A production couple is first and foremost a business partnership that involves joint ownership of a clothing factory, however the relationship is also a strategy the women use to satisfy their emotional needs and over time the relationship plays an important role in their return migration intention. Using a phenomenological research design, eight in depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with women in a production couple. Though the study set out to explore both the male and female partners, all the male partners eventually declined, citing Covid-19 related reasons such as having the only male in the researcher network dropping out, significantly lowering the likelihood of recruiting willing male participants. A potential reason for this is that men in Chinese culture are expected to carry the family name and with the persisting patriarchal gender roles (Sun & Chen, 2014), they are confronted with greater risk of losing face if exposed that they are in this type of relationship. Thematic analysis conducted on the data revealed three key themes: (1) Factors affecting the work-family balance of women in production couples, (2) Transnational care practices and, (3) Boundary management practices used by the women to maintain work-family balance. The findings challenged the nuclear family ideal and contributed new knowledge on how work family balance is perceived and maintained from a transnational perspective. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Ma, Y. (2021). <i>The work-family balance experiences of production couples operating Chinese Cut, Make and Trim factories in Newcastle, South Africa</i>. (). ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35943 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Ma, Yuh-Wen. <i>"The work-family balance experiences of production couples operating Chinese Cut, Make and Trim factories in Newcastle, South Africa."</i> ., ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35943 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ma, Y. 2021. The work-family balance experiences of production couples operating Chinese Cut, Make and Trim factories in Newcastle, South Africa. . ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35943 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Master Thesis AU - Ma, Yuh-Wen AB - The purpose of this study was to develop a deep understanding into the unique work family balance experiences of women in production couples in cut, make and trim factories in Newcastle, South Africa. A production couple is first and foremost a business partnership that involves joint ownership of a clothing factory, however the relationship is also a strategy the women use to satisfy their emotional needs and over time the relationship plays an important role in their return migration intention. Using a phenomenological research design, eight in depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with women in a production couple. Though the study set out to explore both the male and female partners, all the male partners eventually declined, citing Covid-19 related reasons such as having the only male in the researcher network dropping out, significantly lowering the likelihood of recruiting willing male participants. A potential reason for this is that men in Chinese culture are expected to carry the family name and with the persisting patriarchal gender roles (Sun & Chen, 2014), they are confronted with greater risk of losing face if exposed that they are in this type of relationship. Thematic analysis conducted on the data revealed three key themes: (1) Factors affecting the work-family balance of women in production couples, (2) Transnational care practices and, (3) Boundary management practices used by the women to maintain work-family balance. The findings challenged the nuclear family ideal and contributed new knowledge on how work family balance is perceived and maintained from a transnational perspective. DA - 2021_ DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Production couple KW - transnational family KW - boundary work tactics KW - WFB LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2021 T1 - The work-family balance experiences of production couples operating Chinese Cut, Make and Trim factories in Newcastle, South Africa TI - The work-family balance experiences of production couples operating Chinese Cut, Make and Trim factories in Newcastle, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35943 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35943 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Ma Y. The work-family balance experiences of production couples operating Chinese Cut, Make and Trim factories in Newcastle, South Africa. []. ,Faculty of Commerce ,Organisational Psychology, 2021 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35943 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Organisational Psychology | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Commerce | |
| dc.subject | Production couple | |
| dc.subject | transnational family | |
| dc.subject | boundary work tactics | |
| dc.subject | WFB | |
| dc.title | The work-family balance experiences of production couples operating Chinese Cut, Make and Trim factories in Newcastle, South Africa | |
| dc.type | Master Thesis | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | MCom |