2017 Volume 54 Issue 2 Pages 65-75
This study was aimed at clarifying the effect of workplace leaders’ （nurse managers） voluntary overtime work on their subordinates’ work-life balance satisfaction. A questionnaire survey of 519 staff nurses and 30 nurse managers was conducted. Analysis conducted using a multilevel structural equation model revealed that workplace leaders’ voluntary overtime work due to intrinsic motivation deteriorated the shared work-life balance satisfaction within the workplace through involuntary overtime work at the workplace. On the other hand, workplace leader’s voluntary overtime work due to extrinsic motivation directly increased the work-life balance satisfaction at the workplace, although the overall effect could barely be appreciated. It was indicated that to clarify the motivation for workplace leaders’ overtime work may contribute to the improvement of their subordinates’ satisfaction.
