Abstract
The concept of work-life balance (WLB) – a term coined in America, in 1986 (Lockwood, 2003, p. 2) has been brought to the fore by the contemporary debate in the most developed Western countries. The issue entailed a special attention from academics, practitioners, businesses, government agencies, trade unions, media and the public opinion (Harris & Foster, 2008, p. 1). The interest for the work-life balance became topical in the early nineties along with the escalation of work demands on employees and with the alteration of contemporary employment which afflicted the leisure sphere (White et al., 2003, pp. 223-235; MacInees, 2006, pp. 176-177). As a Abstract
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The concept of work-life balance (WLB) – a term coined in America, in 1986 (Lockwood, 2003, p. 2) - has been brought to the fore by the contemporary debate in the most developed Western countries
Singh (2013, p. 84) posits that the issue of work-life balance has grown in popularity as it stood for a crucial driver for societal prosperity and fulfillment and growth of every worker and every company
Beginning from a broad theoretical documentation on an essential dimension of the employees’ working conditions, work-life balance, followed by a comparative statistical analysis on the situation of work-life balance in European countries, this paper aims to achieve a comparison regarding the work-life balance of employees in five services areas in Romania, as shown in a qualitative research we conducted using semistructured interview guides, applied to some employees without managerial functions and managers of the five sectors services listed above
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The concept of work-life balance (WLB) – a term coined in America, in 1986 (Lockwood, 2003, p. 2) - has been brought to the fore by the contemporary debate in the most developed Western countries. 84) posits that the issue of work-life balance has grown in popularity as it stood for a crucial driver for societal prosperity and fulfillment and growth of every worker and every company. Journal of Eastern Europe Research in Business & Economics consequence, a wide body of literature was elaborated and exploited both constructively and critically on purpose to consolidate the work-life balance debate. This is why the main themes addressed have enhanced the relationship between the work-life balance and the quality of life conditions like career growth, job satisfaction, work appreciation and competitiveness, work stress and individuals’ and organizations’ initiatives and policies
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