Mark C. Butler

The present study investigated the degree to which the role transitions model postulated by Burr (1972) could be used to explore the incompatibility between family and job role demands as a source ofjob-related stress. The sample consisted of 181 married sailors aboard four deployed U.S. Navy ships. These individuals responded to questionnaires about different aspects ofjob-role conflict and ambiguity, goal attainment facilitation, role strain, and family/work role incompatibility. Relationships among the various measures were assessed on both a concurrent and predictive basis employing correlational and hierarchical regression techniques. The results suggested that incompatibility between job and family demands is significantly related to the ease of the role transition process.

Cross-cultural international management research is complex, costly, and frequently, nonrigorous. This idiographic study documents the evolution of a multinational, multicultural, interdisciplinary research consortium that sought to remedy this lack of rigor in a project investigating international human resource management practices. We identify key learning points derived from this project and conclude with the rudiments of a midrange theory of a comparative management research methodology.

Empirical comparison of common indices of interrater agreement indicated that the indices are not directly comparable in regard to the magnitude of the estimates produced or the information conveye...