Dimensions Of Work-life Balance Research Articles

Work-life balance strategies and employees’ engagement in the food and beverage industry in rivers state

This study explores the nexus between work-life balance (WLB) strategies and employees’ engagement (EE) within the food and beverage (F&B) industry. Employing a quasi-experimental design, data was gathered from 165 employees across selected F&B organizations using a closed-ended Likert-type scale questionnaire. Data analysis via Pearson’s Product Moment correlation (PPMC) statistical technique revealed a positive and significant relationship between the dimensions of work-life balance (WLB) strategies and measures of employees’ engagement (EE) within the food and beverage (F&B) industry. Specifically, the results indicate a robust positive and significant correlation between Work interference with personal life (WIPL) and the measures of employees’ engagement: employees’ emotional engagement (EEE) and employees’ behavioral engagement (EBE), with values ranging from 0.894 to 0.881 respectively. Additionally, personal life interference with work (PLIW) demonstrates a notable positive correlation with the measures of employees’ engagement, attributing to 72.5% to 83.5% of emotional and behavioral engagement, respectively. Furthermore, work enhancement of personal life (WEPL) initiatives and personal life enhancement of work (PLEW) initiatives exhibited very strong positive associations with the measures of employees’ engagement, explaining up to 74% to 85% of emotional and behavioral engagement, respectively. These findings corroborate prior research, highlighting the significance of addressing Work-Life Balance issues to bolster employees’ engagement levels. Practically, the study underscores the importance for managers in the Food and Beverage to prioritize strategies that mitigate work-life interference, such as flexible scheduling and family-friendly policies, to foster higher EE levels. Tailored initiatives and training programs should be implemented to address specific WLB aspects identified within organizations, while fostering open communication channels to identify areas for improvement. By prioritizing WLB and supporting employee well-being, managers can cultivate a more engaged and productive workforce, ultimately contributing to organizational success. Other theoretical and practical implications for promoting WLB and fostering employees’ engagement in the Nigerian workplace are also discussed.

The impact of multiple regions of pain and work-life balance among healthcare workers.

Although the association of chronic pain (CP) with a poor work-life balance has been well studied, the interaction effect of multiple pain sites on work-life balance is unknown. To evaluate the most prevalent CP site among healthcare workers, the demographic characteristics of the individuals with the predominant pain type, and to assess the interaction of multiple pain sites on work-life balance. Using data from the National Health Interview Survey, 2,458 healthcare works were identified for this study. The independent variables were chronic low back and hip pain. The dependent variables were (1) if pain affected their family or significant other, (2) if pain limited their life or work activities, and (3) Usually working >35 hours/week. Multiple logistic regression and an interaction analysis were used to analyze the impact of different pain sites on work-life balance. Among healthcare workers, chronic low back pain was more prevalent than chronic hip pain (69.4% vs 61.4%, p-value<0.001). Respondents with chronic low back pain were mostly 40 - 64 years of age (49.6%), females (71.2%), white (77.6%), married (55.5%), had no college degree (85.4%), earn greater than $75,000 (50.0%). In the interaction analysis, in the presence of chronic hip pain, those with chronic low back pain had an AOR of 2.20 (1.05 - 4.64), p-value 0.038 of chronic low back pain affecting their family and significant others, and an AOR of 2.18 (1.17- 4.05), p-value 0.014 of chronic low back pain affecting their life or work. Chronic low back pain was more prevalent than chronic hip pain among healthcare workers. Together both pain sites had a significant impact on the work-life balance of this population. Further studies should assess other dimensions of work-life balance and chronic pain.

Pandemi Döneminde Esnek Çalışma Uygulamalarının Çalışanların Motivasyonlarına Etkileri: Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi Çalışanları Örneği

Günümüzde küresel ve teknolojik değişimler nedeniyle iş biçimleri ve iş yapma şekilleri değişim göstermektedir. Çalışanların bu değişimlere olan tutumları işverenler açısından önem arz etmektedir. İş yaşamının geldiği noktada; çalışan ebeveynlerin artmasıyla özel yaşam ile iş yaşamı arasındaki dengenin önemi de artmaktadır. Çalışanların iş-yaşam dengelerini kurabilmeleri yaşamlarını kolaylaştırmaktadır. Örgütlerin çalışanların iş yaşam dengesini korumak için kullandıkları uygulamalardan biri esnek çalışma uygulamaları olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Çalışanların algıları, ihtiyaçları ve beklentileri çerçevesinde esnek çalışmaya yönelik tutumları değişiklik göstermektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, çalışanların iş yaşam dengesi ve esnek çalışma uygulamalarına yönelik tutumlarının motivasyon düzeylerine etkisini araştırmaktır. Bu kapsamda Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi ve bağlı kuruluşu EGO Genel Müdürlüğünün merkez birimlerinde çalışan 543 kişiye anket uygulanmıştır. Araştırmada verilerin analizinde IBM SPSS Statistics 25 programından faydalanılmıştır. Ankette kullanılan verilerin güvenilirlikleri test edilmiş, faktör analizi yapılmıştır. Bağımsız ve bağımlı değişkenler arasındaki ilişkinin varlığını tespit etmek amacıyla korelasyon analizi; etkileşimi ölçmek amacıyla regresyon analizi yapılmıştır. Araştırmada değişkenler ve demografik değişkenler arasındaki farklılığın incelenmesi için Anova ve T testleri uygulanmıştır. Araştırmada esnek çalışma düzenlemelerine karşı tutum değişkeninin iş yaşam dengesi, iş sorumluluğu ve diğer çalışan tutumları alt boyutları ile motivasyon değişkeninin içsel motivasyon ve dışsal motivasyon boyutları arasında anlamlı farklılıklar tespit edilmiştir.

Investigating the Relationship between Occupational Stress and Work-Life Balance among Indian Construction Professionals

The construction industry has long been recognized as a stressful industry, due to its complexity and management of a large number of stakeholders. Occupational stress causes a negative impact on both the work and personal life of professionals. Previous studies have established that occupational stress of construction professionals is strongly associated with low productivity, high absenteeism, and poor work performance. However, there is a lack of scientific studies that provide linkages between occupational stressors and the dimensions of work-life balance. The present research aims to study the perceived level of occupational stress and assess its relationship with the dimensions of work-life balance among construction professionals. Within an established theoretical framework, eight hypotheses were formulated to investigate the above relationship. A cross-sectional survey-based approach was adopted to assess the level of occupational stress and work-life balance. The survey was administered among construction project managers, project engineers, and site engineers in the Indian context. With 285 valid responses, relative importance index and multiple regression analysis methods were utilised to analyse the collected data. The findings revealed major stressors that contribute to high levels of occupational stress under work-related and organisation-related stressor categories. The top five identified stressors included job nature demands coordination with multiple stakeholders, tight time frame for work, unstable working hours, bureaucracy, and quantitative work overload. With regards to the relationship between the categories of occupational stress and work-life balance, the results indicate that work-related stressors are significantly and positively related to work interference to personal life (WIPL) and personal life interference to work (PLIW) and negatively relate to work enhancement of personal life (WEPL) and personal life enhancement of work (PLEW). In the case of organisation-related stressors, both organisation policy and organisation position-related stressors significantly and positively influence WIPL however, no significant relationship was noticed with PLIW, WEPL, and PLEW. While the existing studies have provided evidence that work-life imbalance causes occupational stress, one of the major contributions of the present study is that it provides valid scientific evidence that occupational stress significantly influences work-life life balance negatively. The study’s findings with regards to unveiling the relationship between the categories of occupational stressors and dimensions of work-life balance would help organisations derive relevant policies for creating a supportive work environment. To this end, the paper advances our collective understanding of occupational stress and work-life balance with multiple dimensions and perspectives.

Impact of Work-life Balanceon Employees’ Performance; Special Reference toABC Advertising Company in Sri Lanka

In the present scenario, Work-life Balance (WLB) has become one of the leading matters many employees face worldwide. It is widely acknowledged that maintaining WLB would bring benefits to both firms and employees. This study examines the impact that WLB has on employee performance among the employees in ABC Advertising company in Sri Lanka. The study adopted a quantitative research method, collecting the data from 184 staff respondents through survey method. The data analysis was done using SPSS 25.0. The underlying theoretical foundation consists of three main theories i.e. spillover theory, compensation theory, and Work/Family Border Theory. According to the theoretical framework, the researchers have identified two dimensions of WLB, namely Work Interference with Personal Life (WIPL) and Personal Life Interference with Work (PLIW). Regression analysis found that WIPL has a significant positive impact on Employee Performance. The research findings indicated that Employees’ Performance would increase when increasing the WIPL. Therefore, the researcher recommends conducting training programs for managers to improve the WLB of their staff through time management, personal efficiency, and effective role management.

Pengaruh Work Life Balance terhadap Kinerja Karyawan Generasi X dan Y di Jakarta

The purpose of this research is to understanding the impact or work life balance on employee performance with the existence of X and Y in Jakarta. The dimensions of work life balance in this study was divided into four dimensions, personal life interference (PLIW), work interference personal life (WIPL), work enhancement personal life (WEPL) and personal life enhancement work (PLEW). This research was analyzing questionnaire’s result of 384 employees’ in Jakarta using quota sampling technique. The sample consist of 192 employee generation X and 192 employee generation Y. SPSS 23 was used for statistical analysis including regression. The partial test showed that WIPL has a insignificant effect on the performance of X and Y generation, PLIW has a negative and significant effect, WEPL and PLEW has a positive and significant effect. From the four dimensions of work life balance measurement, it was also founded that the variable that most influence generation X was PLEW and the variable that most influence generation Y was WEPL. Next research must pay attention to the measurement of employee performance with different methods, namely real measurement derived from company.

GRIT: Women in Medicine Leadership Conference Participants' Perceptions of Gender Discrimination, Disparity, and Mitigation.

ObjectiveTo assess demographic characteristics and perceptions of female physicians in attendance at a medical conference for women with content focused on growth, resilience, inspiration, and tenacity to better understand major barriers women in medicine face and to find solutions to these barriers.Patients and MethodsA Likert survey was administered to female physicians attending the conference (September 20 to 22, 2018). The survey consisted of demographic data and 4 dimensions that are conducive to women’s success in academic medicine: equal access, work-life balance, freedom from gender biases, and supportive leadership.ResultsAll of the 228 female physicians surveyed during the conference completed the surveys. There were 70 participants (31.5%) who were in practice for less than 10 years (early career), 111 (50%) who were in practice for 11 to 20 years (midcareer), and 41 (18.5%) who had more than 20 years of practice (late career). Whereas participants reported positive support from their supervisors (mean, 0.4 [SD 0.9]; P<.001), they did not report support in the dimensions of work-life balance (mean, −0.2 [SD 0.8]; P<.001) and freedom from gender bias (mean, −0.3 [SD 0.9]; P<.001).ConclusionFemale physicians were less likely to feel support for work-life balance and did not report freedom from gender bias in comparison to other dimensions of support. Whereas there was no statistically significant difference between career stage, trends noting that late-career physicians felt less support in all dimensions were observed. Future research should explore a more diverse sample population of women physicians.

Work stress in aircraft maintenance technicians: The role of work-life balance

Work stress is a widespread issue among various kinds of employees because of its negative impact. This study aimed to determine the role of work-life balance toward work stress experienced by aircraft maintenance technicians. A total of ninety-two aircraft maintenance technicians participated in this quantitative approach using scales as the research instrument. The data were collected and then analyzed using multiple linear regression methods. The results showed that three dimensions of work-life balance, namely WIPL, PLIW, and WPLE, have a significant simultaneous role on work stress with an effective contribution of 56.5%. Partially, WIPL and PLIW significantly have a positive role on work stress with a contribution of 40.7% and 12.19%, whereas WPLE does not have a significant role on work stress. This study implies that a low level of WIPL and PLIW will reduce work stress levels in aircraft maintenance technicians and vice versa. Therefore, organizations can support aircraft maintenance technicians in managing work-life balance to maintain work stress levels.

WORK-LIFE BALANCE: A PERSPECTIVE OF MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION (MNCs) EMPLOYEE

For a company knowing the work life balance of their employee is a proper way to control the employee performance for company’s development. This study on Work-life balance (WLB) is aimed to help both company and employees manage their family responsibilities, create flexible-work conditions and enable them to perform better particularly in Multinational Company (MNC). This research put forward on the four dimensions of Work life balance from the employee perspective in MNC. The four dimensions include Work Interference with Personal Life (WIPL), Personal Life Interference with Work (PLIW), Personal Life Enhancement of Work (PLEW) and Work Enhancement of Personal Life (WEPL). Deep analyzing on the employee characteristic using a descriptive quantitavive method is also conducted to the measurement of the work life balance to 100 employees in PT. NK. The interesting finding is found during the study whereby in PT. NK as a MNC most of the employees are in a moderate range of WLB and been measure by the cross tabulation with the employee characteristic. The other finding indicated that work life balance is an important aspect which supposed to be notice by a company for all of the employee particularly in a multinational company.

The Effect of the Intensity of Telework Use on Employees’ Work-Life Balance

The intensive penetration of information and communication technologies into the labour market has also determined the modernisation of work organization processes. The digitization of information and telecommunications enabled to perform most of intellectual activities not only in the work premises but also in other spaces distant from the main workplace. Thus, as the technology revolution gradually releases modern intellectual work from the constraints of the physical location, telework is becoming an increasingly accelerating trend in the world. Together with technological changes allowing to reach the employee 24 hours a day and 7 days a week create challenges for teleworkers seeking to successfully reconcile two areas of life – work and personal life. Employees from different fields, among them accounting, audit, finances, analysis and others that carry out tasks via telework face this challenge.Relevance of the scientific research problem formulated in this paper was determined by the lack of studies in the scientific research to date, which would evaluate the intensity of telework use as an important factor that has a different effect on work-life balance.The research aim is to reveal the effect of the intensity of telework use on employee work-life balance. A quantitative study – the survey of telework employees was conducted and 320 respondents were surveyed. The results of the empirical study revealed that the intensity of telework use had equally positive effect only on two dimensions of work-life balance: time intended for the family and friends and time intended for oneself.

Work-life balance as a predictor of organizational commitment: a multidimensional approach

The article investigates the relationship between dimensions of work-life balance (time balance, involvement balance, and satisfaction balance) on organizational commitment. Employee at one of the hotels in Bandarlampung, Lampung, Indonesia, were surveyed and a total of 60 useable questionnaires were returned. We employed multiple regression analysis on those data and found that the time balance, involvement balance, and satisfaction balancepositively affected the organizational commitment.

The Impact of Work Life Balance on Employee Turnover Intention in Selected Private Banks in Colombo District, Sri Lanka

Area of the Study This study mainly focuses to identify the impact of work life balance on employee turnover intention in the selected private banks in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. Problem of the Study There are no empirical research findings on the impact of work-life balance on employee turnover of the banking employees in Sri Lanka. Therefore, the research problem addressed under the study is “How work life balance impact on employee turnover intention in the selected private banks in Colombo District, Sri Lanka?” Method of the study The data were collected from a randomly selected sample of 140 employees in the selected private banks in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. Data were collected using structured questionnaire which consists of 20 statements with 5 point Llikert Scale. Data were analysed through SPSS (Version 16) computer package and it included univariate and bivariate analysis. Findings of the Study The results of the study emphasize that there is a negative impact of work life balance on employee turnover intention. As per the regression analysis, 54.7% of the total variation of employee turnover intention explained by the work life balance. Further, it was proved that there is a negative impact of dimensions of work life balance on employee turnover intention. Conclusion of the Study It is concluded thatwork life balance is a vital variable to realize the employee turnover intention. Further, this study support for filling the existing theoretical and practical gap in Sri Lankan banking industry, which is mainly helpful to top management to recruit work life balance employees to retain with in the industry. Keywords: Colombo District, Private Banks, Turnover Intention, Work Life Balance

The Impact of Work Life Balance on Employee Turnover Intention in Selected Private Banks in Colombo District, Sri Lanka

Area of the Study This study mainly focuses to identify the impact of work life balance on employee turnover intention in the selected private banks in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. Problem of the Study There are no empirical research findings on the impact of work-life balance on employee turnover of the banking employees in Sri Lanka. Therefore, the research problem addressed under the study is “How work life balance impact on employee turnover intention in the selected private banks in Colombo District, Sri Lanka?” Method of the study The data were collected from a randomly selected sample of 140 employees in the selected private banks in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. Data were collected using structured questionnaire which consists of 20 statements with 5 point Llikert Scale. Data were analysed through SPSS (Version 16) computer package and it included univariate and bivariate analysis. Findings of the Study The results of the study emphasize that there is a negative impact of work life balance on employee turnover intention. As per the regression analysis, 54.7% of the total variation of employee turnover intention explained by the work life balance. Further, it was proved that there is a negative impact of dimensions of work life balance on employee turnover intention. Conclusion of the Study It is concluded thatwork life balance is a vital variable to realize the employee turnover intention. Further, this study support for filling the existing theoretical and practical gap in Sri Lankan banking industry, which is mainly helpful to top management to recruit work life balance employees to retain with in the industry. Keywords: Colombo District, Private Banks, Turnover Intention, Work Life Balance

Work-Life Balance and Social Support as Predictors of Burnout: An Exploratory Analysis

The present research attempts to explore the relationship between work-life balance, social support and burnout whether work-life balance and social support might predict burnout. Approach and Methodology: Research data have been collected in five sectors via online survey which is conducted with three 5 points Likert type scales. Multiple regression analysis is applied to obtain predictors of burnout and in order to determine the differences between groups regarding socio-demographic factors, ANOVA analysis is performed via SPSS 20.0 software program. According to the findings of the research; it could be briefly said that dimensions of work-life balance and social support are predictors of dimensions of burnout. More precisely; emotional support, neglecting life, life is just working and taking time for oneself dimensions are the predictors of depersonalization. Neglecting life, life is just working, work-life accordance, taking time for oneself and carrying work to home dimensions are the predictors of emotional exhaustion. Informational and instrumental support, neglecting life, work-life accordance and taking time for oneself dimensions are the predictors of personal accomplishment. Neglecting life, work-life accordance and carrying work to home dimensions are the predictors of involvement with people.The need for this research is the absence of any study which consists of work-life balance, social support and burnout together. Therefore, the research aims to fill this gap and seeks to offer a contribution to the extant literature with determining the predictors of burnout.

Empirical Study on the Work Life Balance Issues of Chef at Supervisory Level in Hotels of Delhi

The objective of the research was to find out work life balance issues for chefs at supervisory level in Hotels of Delhi. The supervisory level chefs are very critical to fulfill the requirement of the smooth operations for the different section of the kitchen or food production department. Supervisors have to monitor, guide and motivate the operative staff of any department or process; this becomes more important if it is food production department of a hotel. The objective of the study was to find out whether there exists a healthy work life balance in lives of supervisory chefs engaged in hotels of Delhi. The paper also try to evaluate the work life balance on the four dimensions of work life balance namely quality time, involvement, satisfaction and health. The study tries to analyze and identify the probable causes for work life imbalance and expected solutions for the improvement of work life balance. The author had devised a questionnaire to gather the data from the respondents, which included a set of statement on which participants agreement or disagreement was recorded. Based on the responses scores for each dimension were calculated and integrating the scores the overall levels for work life balance were ascertained. Study employed SPSS 18 for analysis of data, where data was analyzed using cross tables, descriptive statistics & t test to come to conclusions. The reliability for the questionnaire was ascertained through Cronbach alpha and coefficient of correlations. The results had clearly reflected that chefs at supervisory level have work life balance issues as their mean score is less than the average for all the dimensions also on overall score for work life balance the data clearly proves that the chefs at supervisory levels have low levels. The main causes which were found for work life imbalance were stretched working hours, break shifts, long travelling time and inability to get leaves. The main probable solutions identified to improve the levels of work life balance were increased salary, to compensate for actual hours of work, ease of getting leaves.

The Impact of Work-Life Balance Policies on Deviant Workplace Behavior in Pakistan

Purpose of this research is to explore the association between work-life balance policies and deviant workplace behavior. For this purpose a survey was conducted from 282 employees of several organizations in Karachi Pakistan. Results show that all dimensions of work life balance except personal commitment have significant influence on deviant workplace behavior. This research provides insight on that area of study which is not yet investigated and tested in Pakistan. The limitation of study is sample population taken from one area of Pakistan that is Karachi, limiting fully generalizability of the current findings.

An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Various Dimensions of Work-Life Balance on Organisational Commitment Among Service Sector Employees in India

The present study examined the relationships of the various facets of work-family balance with organisational commitment (OC) and its various dimensions among employees working in the service sector in India. Data were collected from 408 employees by means of questionnaires. Correlation and linear regression analysis of the collected data demonstrated that while one of the dimensions of work-life balance namely, work interferes with personal life (WIPL), acted as a significant negative predictor of OC, another dimension that is work enhancement/ personal enhancement (WE/PE) showed significant positive impact on OC. The third dimension, personal life interferes with work (PLIW) even though showed a negative correlation; the impact was generally not significant. The article concludes with the managerial implications of the study in service sector industries/institutions.