scholarly journals A ‘Balanced’ Life: Work-Life Balance and Sickness Absence in Four Nordic Countries

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 205-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Antai ◽  
A Oke ◽  
P Braithwaite ◽  
DS Anthony
Keyword(s):  
Sickness Absence ◽  
Nordic Countries ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Life Work

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.

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.

Factors that influence perceptions of work-life balance in owners of copreneurial firms

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill R. Helmle ◽  
Isabel C. Botero ◽  
David R. Seibold
Keyword(s):  
Family Firms ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Conflict ◽  
Influence Perceptions ◽  
Life Work

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors that influence perceptions of work-life balance among owners of copreneurial firms. Research on work-life balance in the context of family firms has focussed on the effects that perceptions of balance can have on the emotional well-being of business owners and performance of the firm. Less attention has been given to understanding the factors affecting an owner's perceptions of work-life balance. This paper not only explores the antecedents of perceptions of work-life balance but does so with copreneurs, or couples who own and manage a firm. Design/methodology/approach – Data for this study were collected using surveys. In all, 210 copreneurs with businesses in nearly 20 industries answered questions about their perceptions of work-life balance, work-life conflict (WLC), life-work conflict, communication practices, characteristics of their jobs, and spousal support. Findings – WLC was negatively related to perceptions of work-life balance. Job involvement, flexibility at work, and permeability of communication were significantly related to perceptions of WLC. Interestingly spousal support did not affect individual perceptions of life-work balance, but had a direct influence on perceptions of work-life balance. Research limitations/implications – The sample was not randomly selected, and participants were surveyed at only one point in time. Notwithstanding these limitations, the findings have implications for advancing research and theory in the areas of family business, work-life issues, and communication. While the paper focus on copreneurial firms, the findings may have implications for family firms and co-founded ventures. Practical implications – The potential benefits of copreneurs’ increased awareness of these findings (from readings or through coaching) are important given prior research demonstrating that family to work conflict and work to family conflict affect the emotional well-being of family business owners, their satisfaction with work, and firm performance. Originality/value – This project offers two important contributions to research in family firms. First, it focusses on copreneurial firms as a unique type of family firm which has the potential to shed light on the differences between family firms. Second, results from this study provide a picture of the predictors of work-life balance for couples who are firm owners.

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 The Role of Religiosity in Work-Life Balance

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 2363-2374
Author(s):  
Salamiah Sari Dewi ◽  
Abd. Madjid ◽  
Aris Fauzan
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Religious Activities ◽  
Existence Of God ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Changing Demographics ◽  
Life Work

Today's work scenario is characterized by a fast rate of change, intense pressure, constant decline, changing demographics, increasing use of technology have affected the lives of employees. A person working aims to find life-work balance in his personal life. Work-life balance has implications for attitudes, behavior, welfare and organizational effectiveness. Therefore, it is necessary to have an attitude of appreciation from a sense of diversity towards a religion and one's belief in the existence of God which is manifested by obeying His commands and prohibitions with all one's heart and soul which is called religiosity. Religious activities are closely related to religiosity, not only when performing rituals (worship), but also other activities including work. Thus, religiosity can predict a person's behavior at work. This article reviews the literature on the role of religiosity in the work-life balance domain for employees, which emphasizes the importance of work-life balance supported by the values of religiosity of the employees.

Creating and Maintaining Balance

2022 ◽  
pp. 533-545
Author(s):  
Kimber O. Underdown ◽  
Crystal L. McCabe ◽  
Michael F. McCabe
Keyword(s):  
Self Care ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
The Future ◽  
Online Educators ◽  
Life Work

This chapter will discuss how to ensure that online educators are caring for themselves in order to avoid stress, burnout, and leaving the professions. Because many educators feel additional stressors when working online or from home, the following topics will be discussed to mitigate these stressors: life-work balance, self-care, and mindfulness. Each section will detail the research behind each strategy and will specific ways educators can implement these strategies with ease. The authors share key strategies to work-life balance, self-care, and mindfulness, as well as ways in which the reader can easily teach his or her own students these same skills to increase the likelihood that the future workforce is prepared for the stressors that will inevitably be a part of their lives.

CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS TO WORK–LIFE BALANCE IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 47-55
Author(s):  
Jon Snaedal
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Nordic Countries ◽  
Work Life ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Medical Associations ◽  
Care Systems

Background: The five Nordic countries and three territories have similar social structure that is based on parliamentarian democracy. The societies are characterized by strong well-fare support and national educational and health care systems. Because of this, the rate of taxes is among the highest in the world. Collaboration between the countries is considerable on all levels of societies. A good example of collaboration between NGO’s is the Nordic Council of Medical Associations. Objective: To study work-life balance of physicians in the Nordic countries. Methods: The Medical Associations in the Nordic countries were approached and asked for information on work-life balance of their respective members.  Results: Studies on health and well-being of physicians made on behalf of the Nordic Medical Associations are not many but they show some worrying signs such as relatively high rate of burnout symptoms that seem to be on the rise but longitudinal data is scarce. In most of the studies, this is linked to heavy workload leading to emotional exhaustion and challenges in finding good work–life balance. There are also indications that loss of autonomy; conflicts at the work place and lack of resources are important causes of burnout symptoms. Conclusion: Little has been published on the nature of the workload of physicians in the Nordic countries and whether it is affecting the very fundament of physicians’ work, that is, the relationship with the patient.

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