Abstract: A role conflict is when a person is expected to fulfil the duties of two contradictory position. In some cases the conflict is a result of opposing obligations which results in a conflict of interest, in others when a person has roles that have different statuses and it also occurs when people disagree about what the responsibilities for a particular role should be whether in the personal or professional. The present study is to exhibit the nature and extent of role conflict of women employees and to identify the factors causing the role conflict. The nature of role conflict experimented by working women could be assessed based on the sources from which they emerge. Husband, Parents, and children are the major three family members exerting pressure on working women. Under each category five attributes expressing the nature of role conflict are considered and the responses so received are given weightage, resulting in assigning ranks for such attributes weighted average method is used and the result are furnished in this study.
Keywords: role conflict, women employees, informal sector.
Title: A STUDY ON THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF ROLE CONFLICT OF WOMEN EMPLOYEES
Author: Mrs. K. RAGINA BEGUM, Prof. Dr. K.SALEEM KHAN
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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