Work-Life Balance and Demographic Change

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja Rabl ◽  
Torsten M. Kühlmann
Keyword(s):  
Age Discrimination ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Moderator Effect ◽  
Older Employees ◽  
Perceived Age ◽  
Work Interference ◽  
Life Work ◽  
Work Life Conflict

Abstract. Because of an aging population and workforce worldwide, this paper addresses the work-life balance issue of older employees. We thereby focus on work-life conflict in both its directions – work-life interference and life-work interference. Our survey study with a sample of 1,255 German employees aimed to answer the following questions: Are there differences between older and younger employees regarding work-life conflict? How does perceived age discrimination – an age-related work stressor – relate to work-life conflict? Does age function as a moderator? Our results provide evidence for lower work-life conflict of older employees. Furthermore, perceived age discrimination was positively related to both work-life interference and life-work interference. No moderator effect of age was found. These results yield important implications for an age-specific human resource management.

scholarly journals Challenges for work–life balance during COVID-19 induced nationwide lockdown: exploring gender difference in emotional exhaustion in the Indian setting

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (7/8) ◽  
pp. 705-718
Author(s):  
Bhumika Bhumika
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Indian Setting ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Work Interference

Purpose This paper aims to attempt to explore the nature of relationship between work–life balance and emotional exhaustion experienced by the employed individuals while working from home during the pandemic COVID-19 induced nationwide lockdown in the Indian setting. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 180 working professionals in North India who were working from home during the lockdown. PROCESS macro developed for SPSS was used to test the hypotheses. Findings Findings depicted that in comparison to men, women felt more emotional exhaustion due to personal life interference in work during work from home period. Surprisingly, the relationship between work interference with personal life, and emotional exhaustion did not differ by gender. It was found that the participative leadership could contribute to reduction of work interference with personal life, and through such an influence, emotional exhaustion experienced by an employee could be reduced to some extent. Originality/value Many previous studies have explored the nature of the relationship between work–life balance and emotional exhaustion, but rarely any study could cover any Pandemic affected working scenario. This study attempted to investigate such a relationship when employees were obligated to mandatorily work from home during the countrywide lockdown.

scholarly journals Woman, manage your life! The Life-Work Balance Discourse in Popular Management Literature Aimed at Women*

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 59-70
Author(s):  
Maria Medina-Vicent
Keyword(s):  
Business Management ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Private Sphere ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Normative Model ◽  
Household Roles ◽  
Management Literature ◽  
Life Work

Management posts have traditionally been held by men. Consequently, the business management normative model has dictated the rules women should follow. Among other reasons, this is why the issue of work-life balance has been sidelined in popular management literature. In keeping with these male-dictated rules, it was always blithely assumed that the manager's role was exclusively linked with his public presence — in other words, family and care issues were left out of the equation. However, as more and more women have become managers, new issues have shaped the management agenda. In this paper, we study how the issue of work-life balance has been incorporated in popular management literature for women. We are particularly interested in identifying whether the discourse on women’s presence in management enshrines: (1) a transformative, egalitarian vision (requiring policies fostering work-life balance), or (2) a view that sees women’s traditional household roles as something belonging to the private sphere, leaving them disadvantagedand bereft of support as they pursue their management careers.

Gender and Age as Correlates of Work-Life Balance

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Parminder Walia
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Female Professionals ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Work Interference

The present research makes an effort to study the relationship between demographic variables (gender and age) and work-life balance of working professionals in IT and ITES Industry. The sample consisted of 308 working professionals in IT and ITES Industry. Significant differences were found between the male and female professionals on the dimensions of work interference with personal life (t=2.35, p=.05). However no significant differences were found on the dimensions of personal life interference with work, work personal life enhancement, and overall work-life balance. No differences in the work-life balance or any of its dimensions were found among the professionals in different age groups.

Organisational Culture and the Use of Work–Life Balance Initiatives: Influence on Work Attitudes and Work–Life Conflict

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 54-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mardi Webber ◽  
Aspa Sarris ◽  
Max Bessell
Keyword(s):  
Working Hours ◽  
Work Attitudes ◽  
Organisational Culture ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Long Working Hours ◽  
Managerial Support ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Work Life Conflict

AbstractThe study examined attitudes toward work–life balance (WLB) using survey data from 292 employees in an Australian university. Organisational culture, as it relates to how and when employees can use WLB initiatives, was investigated. In particular, the study examined employees' differing perceptions of organisational culture within a single organisation, with particular reference to: managerial support of WLB initiatives, career consequences of using WLB initiatives, organisational time expectations that may interfere with non-work activities, and the level of employee control over workload and when employees can take time off. As predicted, perceptions of managerial support of WLB initiatives were related to initiative use; however, overall initiative use was not related to perceived career consequences (e.g. using initiatives will damage one's career progress), organisational time expectations (e.g., long working hours), or levels of employee control (e.g., employee control over workload). Results showed that perceptions of a supportive organisational culture were positively related to organisational commitment and negatively related to work–life conflict and employees' intentions to leave. Further, the study results show that employees' perception of organisational culture was more strongly associated with the outcomes (e.g., work attitudes, work–life conflict) than the number of WLB initiatives used by employees.

scholarly journals Analisis Work-Life Balance para Karyawan Bank BJB Cabang Indramayu

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-126
Author(s):  
Banatun Nafis ◽  
Arianis Chan ◽  
Sam’un Jaja Raharja
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Life Enhancement ◽  
Work Interference

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis Work-Life Balance para karyawan Bank BJB Cabang Indramayu. Dimensi penting dalam Work-life Balance adalah Work Interference with Personal Life, Personal Life Interfence with Work, Personal Life Enhancement of Work dan Work Enchancement of Personal Life. Metode Penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kualitatif-deskriptif. Penelitian ini menganalisis dan menggambarkan keadaan Work-Life Balance para karyawan Bank BJB Cabang Indramayu. Data yang diperoleh untuk penelitian ini didapatkan dari wawancara dengan pihak terkait dan studi dokumentasi. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa karyawan Bank BJB Cabang Indramayu telah memiliki empat dimensi Work-Life Balance yaitu Work Interference with Personal Life, Personal Life Interfence with Work, Personal Life Enhancement of Work dan Work Enchancement of Personal Life. Kesimpulan yang dapat diambil pada penelitian ini bahwa work-life balance para karyawan Bank BJB dapat dikategorikan baik, dikarenakan semua dimensi yang dimiliki para karyawan menunjukkan hasil positif.

scholarly journals Tools for Reconciling Professional and Personal Roles in Poland. Challenges and Barriers

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Łukasz Sienkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Family Life ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Cultural Character ◽  
Barriers And Challenges ◽  
Constant Improvement ◽  
Life Work

One of the key challenges faced by today’s workers is to live at an ever-increasing pace, which creates a conflict between professional and private life. This results from the extension and intensification of working time, the need for constant improvement of competences and, as a result, lack of free time for family life or rest. More and more companies are opting for specialised programmes to prevent imbalances between professional and private life (Work-Life Balance – WLB). However, the scope of solutions applied by Polish employers is not systematically examined. Therefore, the article reviews and analyses the applied solutions in the field of reconciliation of professional and personal life (including family life) in enterprises operating in Poland, as well as barriers and challenges of their implementation. Identified challenges of financial, legislative, organisational and cultural character limit the practical use of such mechanisms.

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