Impact of Eustress on Work-life Balance: An Analysis on Public Sector Bank Employees in South India

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 196-209
Author(s):  
A. C. Pavithra ◽  
V. J. Sivakumar

The positive psychological response to a stressor, by the occurrence of certain psychological conditions, is known as eustress. Many psychological studies suggest that the eustress can aid the person to stay motivated and achieve the goal without any psychological draining. In the present study, mediating effect of eustress on personal and organisational factors of public sector banks’ employees is investigated. Nearly 600 respondents from different banks in South India were selected randomly and the data are collected through the questionnaires. The collected data were used to analyse the formulated hypothesis. The research establishes that the relationship between individual and organisational factors and work-life balance is positive and gets enhanced and strengthened by eustress in the public banking sector.

Author(s):  
Rajesh K. Yadav ◽  
Nishant Dabhade

In terms of Indian context, the concern over work-life balance is gradually becoming a common talk especially for women employees. Work life balance is a state of equilibrium in which the demand of both professional and personal life is equal. Each role having different set of demands and when such role demands overlap, multiple problems are faced. In reality life and work over-lap and interact. In designing the work life policies employer should think that the commitment of employees can make the difference between those companies which compete at the marketplace and those which cannot. A balanced life for women is one where they spread their energy and effort between key areas of importance. This research study aims to figure out the working environment of public sector banks for women employees and what is the perception of women about the initiative and policies of banks and effects of those initiatives on their lives. Chi square test is applied in this paper to check the authenticity of data given by the respondents. The research is conducted among working women in banks with special reference to SBI, Bhopal (M.P.) city head office. We suggest that Work-Life Balance is not a problem to be solved. It is an ongoing issue to be managed.


Author(s):  
Rajesh K. Yadav ◽  
Shriti Singh Yadav

In today’s competitive environment, work life balance and stress management for women employees is highly desirable and if there is no job satisfaction and regularity in life, it can create a problem for working women. Stress of work life balance is seen in every corner of the world which occurs to everyone. It becomes critical when there is no job satisfaction. Work life balance requires, getting stability between professional work and personal work, so that it reduces friction between official and domestic life. The final performance of any organization depends on the performance of its employees, which in turn depends on several factors. These factors can be related to job satisfaction. An empirical study is conducted among the working women of public sector banks with the purpose of assessing impact of work life balance and stress management on job satisfaction. Secondary data is used to understand and conclude the study. Observation during the study suggests that WLB and Stress management can be achieved by the factors responsible for job satisfaction such as: encouraging social groups, accommodating working conditions, mentally challenging work, impartial rewards and employee oriented policies etc. To conclude the study, it is suggested that Work-Life Balance and stress management is not a problem to be solved, it is a constant issue to be managed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 182
Author(s):  
Hye-Rim Park ◽  
Inchae Park ◽  
Yen-Yoo You

Background/Objectives: The interest in work-life balance has increased in Korea since the low birthrate problem intensified in the 2000s, and recently, a 52-hour workweek has been implemented depending on the size of the company to ensure work-life balance. Companies are also adopting the direction and policies of the government to spread job redesign or organizational culture that can bring work-life balance. Work-life balance is seen as a paradigm for high performance in modern society. Activation of smart work, which is a system that can work anytime and anywhere without being bound by time and place, is inevitable. It is assumed that the quality of life of the members of the organization will be improved through smartwork activation, and that the improvement of the quality of life will soon increase the organizational performanceMethods/Statistical analysis: This study utilizes the original data from the 2018 Smartwork Survey conducted by the Korea Information Society Agency, targeting employees of businesses with five or more business units and CEOs of businesses or heads of departments responsible for introducing and operating smart work. The survey collected samples using stratified sampling methods, and the survey was conducted online and in writing to 1,700 people from October 8, 2018 for 27 days. Finally, 566 data were hypothesized through SPSS 21.0 and AMOS structural model analysis.Findings: As a result of analyzing the effect of smart work on organizational performance through the effect of quality on life, Smartwork activation affects organizational performance, and the improvement of quality of life through time saving and work efficiency due to smartwork affects organizational performance. Managers' interest was found to play a moderating role in the structural relationship between smartwork activation, quality of life and organizational performance.Improvements/Applications: This study suggests smartwork activation by empirically analyzing the effect of smartwork activation on organizational performance by the mediating effect of quality of life for employees of companies working in smart office environment.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (08) ◽  
pp. 1912-1923
Author(s):  
Wahyudi Fitriyanto ◽  
Andi Sularso ◽  
Diah Yulisetiarini

University of Jember is a large State University with many students registered at Jember University, with the large number of students, it needs teaching staff (lecturers) and education staff in their daily education activities. Teaching and learning activities at the University of Jember starts from early morning hours until the evening so that impact on the workload of educational staff. At work, most people begin to feel there is something else that must be considered in addition to work, namely daily life. Lack of work-life balance is one of the triggers for stress. When an individual does not maintain balance and work too much in an organizational setting, this can lead to psychological and behavioral consequences, as well as low job satisfaction as a result of his/her productivity will also be low. This study aims to analyze mediating effect of Work Life Balance on the relationship between Workload and Job Satisfaction of Employees in Education Contract Staff at the University of Jember. The data used in this study are primary data using questionnaires on 106 respondents determined using purposive sampling technique. Researcher determines the sample taken is the University of Jember education contract staff who work more than 1 year and have shifts work schedules outside regular working hours several days a week. The analytical method used is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis. The results showed that workload and Work life balance had a significant effect on job satisfaction of Education Contract Employees at Jember University.


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