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.

Relationship Between Work-Life Balance, Turnover Intention, and Organizational Support for Work-Life Balance:A Study in the IT Industry in Kerala

Abstract: Work-life balance refers to the ability of individuals, regardless of age or gender, to combine work and household responsibilities successfully. It has emerged as a major theme during the last two decades. Turnover is a topic of wide interest in organizational research. Turnover intention is defined as an employee's intention to leave the current job and look forward to finding another job in the near future. Past research explained that intention to leave is one of the biggest predictors and an immediate sign of employees' turnover. A supportive work-life culture is defined as the shared assumptions, beliefs, and values regarding the extent to which organizations value and support the integration of work and family lives for women and men. The present study attempted to find out the relationship between work-life balance, turnover intention, and organizational support for work - life balance among the IT employees working in Kerala. The results revealed that there was a significant correlation between these three variables. The study also found that work-life balance was only moderate among IT professionals working in Kerala. The study established that there was a significant difference between male and female respondents with respect to work-life balance and organizational support for work-life balance. No significant difference was found between the married and unmarried employees for all the three variables. The study makes an important contribution to the body of literature on work-life balance and turnover intention. It is expected that the findings of the study would help the organizations in balancing the work and family life and thereby reduce employee turnover.

The Effect of Work Autonomy and Workload on Job Satisfaction of Female Workers in the Banking Sector: Mediating the Role of Work Life Balance

Abstract: This research focused on the role of work-life balance to mediate the effect of work autonomy and workload on female workers’ job satisfaction, particularly in the banking sector. By applying quantitative approach and data collection, this research used questionnaire to 100 female workers in the banking sector in Malang city, East Java, and analyzed using Partial Least Square (PLS) software. The results shows that workload has a significant effect on work-life balance. Work autonomy, workload, and work-life balance have a direct and insignificant effect on job satisfaction. Nevertheless, this research highlights the importance of managing work-life balance especially for female workers related to high workload and less autonomy for their job satisfaction in the banking sector especially in Malang.

The Relationship of Work-Life Conflict and Organizational Voice in Higher Education Sector: A Case Study in Turkey

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships between work-life conflict (WLB) and organizational voice in the higher education sector. We surveyed a population of academicians and administrative staff of two private universities in Istanbul, Turkey. We found that there is a positive relationship between life-work conflict and work-life conflict. The work-life conflict also affects organizational voice negatively. Results reveal that when employees have conflict in their work and life affairs, they prefer to be silent rather than speak up openly about organizational policies. This paper explores the importance of the work-life conflict in regards to remaining silent as a means of creating productive workplaces. This study is an attempt to contribute to the arguments on the situation about how people can remain silent or speak up in the workplace when they are not able to achieve balance work and living domains. This paper investigates the relationship between work-life conflict and organizational voice as perceived by the employees from the higher education sector.

Policy deployment across borders: a framework for work–life initiatives in multinational enterprises

Abstract: The difficulties of balancing work and family life are experienced all over the world. For managers in multinational enterprises (MNEs), it is imperative to define a global work–life strategy that establishes shared principles and guidelines and also allows for local initiatives and differences. Although there are a number of common issues faced by working women and men and their families, a global work–life strategy needs to balance shared concerns with a course of action that is appropriate to each local environment. Global work–life needs assessments conducted by leading work–life consultants Shapiro and Noble (2001) have identified three surprisingly consistent themes in what employees from around the world identify as being important barriers to reconciling their work and personal lives. The three issues identified included a lack of flexible work policies and practices, the availability and affordability of dependent care, and the negative impact of work overload and long working hours. Although such issues are increasingly recognized as important for employers and employees in the global context, there has been very little research focused on this area. The aims of this chapter are, first, to develop a framework that can be used to guide managers' decision-making to build a global work–life strategy, and second, to illustrate how this framework can be applied, by analyzing approaches to work–life strategy in several MNEs. We compare an MNE that is at an early stage of developing a work–life strategy with other firms that are well-advanced in this area.