Work–life balance

About: Work–life balance is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2252 publications have been published within this topic receiving 36240 citations. The topic is also known as: Work Life balance & work-life balance.

Research Paper on Emotional Intelligence and Work Life Balance of Employees in the Information Technology Industry

Abstract: Emotional Intelligence is a set of qualities and competencies that captures a broad collection of individual skills and dispositions, usually referred to as soft skills or inter and intra-personal skills, that are outside the traditional areas of specific knowledge, general intelligence, and technical or professional skills. Emotions are an intrinsic part of our biological makeup, and every morning they march into the office with us and influence our behaviour. Work-Life Balance is a challenging issue for IT leaders, managers and has also attracted the attention of researchers. Work/life balance, in its broadest sense, is defined as a satisfactory level of involvement or ‘fit’ between the multiple roles in a person’s life. In this climate managing the boundary between home and work is becoming more challenging. Organizations need to ensure they not just encourage but mandate a practical and workable work/life balance policy, benefiting and meeting the needs of both the organization and its employees. Organizations not providing real opportunity for employees work/life balance are opening themselves up to increasing numbers of dissatisfied and unproductive employees and hence increased attrition rates. Merely creating a work/life policy framework is not enough; fostering an organizational culture that supports the use of available policies is also of great importance. Further there is a need for employers and employees alike to find flexible and innovative solutions that maximize productivity without damaging employees well-being, their family relationships and other aspects of life. This term paper is through light on impact of emotional intelligence on performance of employees and the next objective is to know how to become an EI organization. Emotional Intelligence (EI) refers to the ability to perceive, control, and evaluate emotions. Some researchers suggest that emotional intelligence can be learned and strengthened, while other claim it is an inborn characteristic. To do the research thoroughly, review of literature is being taken with twenty articles. Through this study, it is concluded that emotional intelligence has greater impact on performance of employees. Secondly an emotionally intelligent organization is based on an organisational strategy to improve business performance.

Linking Labour Division within Families, Work–Life Conflict and Family Policy

Abstract: This thematic issue aims to shed light on the various ways of linking division of labour within families, work–life conflict and family policy in Europe. This editorial briefly introduces key concepts and provides a general overview of the published articles.

An Empirical Study on Teaching Professionals' Work-Life Balance in Higher Learning Institutions with Special Reference to Namakkal District, Tamilnadu

Abstract: Many institutions of higher learning in India are swiftly integrating the advanced technology, mostly Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into their teaching learning process. This changing paradigm is putting heavy pressure on teaching professionals and leading imbalance in their family life. As a result, the work life balance (WLB) is indispensable for teaching professionals to cope with the uncertain environment of teaching learning process. To address this issue, this paper reviews work-life balance in general and aims at bringing out the relationship between the demographical variables such as age, gender and the level of stress in balancing work and personal life of teaching professionals. This paper also tries to bring out the satisfaction level of teaching professionals in balancing the work and personal life. The results of the chi-square test illustrate that there is a close relationship between the demographical variables taken for the research and the level of stress in balancing work and personal life. It is divulged from this analysis that majorities (90%) of the respondents were not satisfied with their work life balance. In this fiercely competitive world, to be successful, it is momentous for any institutions to provide work-life balancing programs to their workforce to balance their work and personal life.

Handbook of Research on Work-Life Balance in Asia

Abstract: Contents:1. IntroductionCary, L. CooperPART I: NEGOTIATING WORK-LIFE BALANCE AT THE INDIVIDUAL- AND FAMILIAL-LEVEL: THE ASIAN PERSPECTIVE2. "I Love my Work, but I Love my Family More"-Testing a Cultural Theory of Work and Family in TaiwanLuo Lu3. Work-family Conflicts and Coping Strategies in AsiaHsiu-Lan Shelley Tien and Yu-Chen Wang4. Heavy Work Investment and Work-family Balance Among Japanese Dual-earner CouplesAkihito Shimazu5. Crossover Effects in Work-family Interface Among Chinese Dual-earner CouplesHuimin Liu and Fanny M. Cheung6. A Closer Look at Work-family Conflict: The Early Childrearing Experience of Dual-earner Couples in Urban ChinaJiafang Lu7. Work-home Iinterference and Employees' Well-being and Performance: The Moderating Role of Chinese Work Value Chang-qin Lu, Xiao-min Xu, and David E. Caughlin8. Relationships among Work-family Conflict, Gender Role Attitude and Job BurnoutYuan Li and Jianmin SunPART II: NEGOTIATING WORK-LIFE BALANCE AT THE ORGANIZATIONAL- AND SOCIETAL-LEVEL: THE ASIAN PERSPECTIVE9. Generational Differences of Work-life Balance Values in Asia: The Case of the Greater China Region WorkersTing Wu and Jin Feng Uen10. Research on Family-friendly Employment Policies and Practices in Hong Kong: Implications for Work-family InterfaceOi Ling Siu11. Work-life Balance Policies in Malaysia: Theory and PracticeNoraini M. Noor and Nor Diana Mohd Mahudin12. The Policies to Support Work-life Balance and the Impact of Work Stress on the Family Life among Emotional Labourers in KoreaJong-Min WooPART III: NEGOTIATING WORK-LIFE BALANCE: THE CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE13. Comparative Analysis of Work Life Balance Policies and Work Practices in Taiwan and JapanChiu-Lan Chang14. Governmental Interventions and Social Re-engineering to Facilitate Work-life Balance: Singapore and South KoreaEunae Cho and Chee Wee Koh15. Cross-cultural Impact of Work-life Balance on Health and Work OutcomesCarolyn Timms, Paula Brough, Oi Ling Siu, Michael O'Driscoll and Thomas KalliathIndex