scholarly journals Zadovoljstvo zaposlenih s podporo podjetja pri usklajevanju dela in družine

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatjana Kepic ◽  
Mojca Bernik ◽  
Jasmina Žnidaršič
Keyword(s):  
Business Performance ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Family Friendly ◽  
The Family ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Work Family

The fast paced lifestyle in the technologically advanced era, brings many challenges in the field of work-family balance. For a good business performance, customer satisfaction and a positive impact on the environment, it is important for a company to have satisfied employees. Many successful companies are aware that the key to having productive and satisfied employees is also to understand and promote workfamily balance. This awareness is slowly growing in Slovenian companies and therefore the acquisition of the Family-Friendly Company certificate has been actively pursued since 2006. With the help of the Family-Friendly Company certificate, companies are able to retain the best talents and gain the moral loyalty of employees. Based on the study of literature and previous research, the article presents the situation in the field of work-life balance in Slovenia. The results of a survey conducted in a selected company are presented in the following article. The results of the analysis showed that the employees of the studied company are on average satisfied with the familyfriendly measures and that there is a difference in the success of work-life balance according to gender. Based on the results, possible improvements in the studied area are also suggested.

The role of work-family support factors in helping individuals achieve work-family balance in India

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarlaksha Ganesh ◽  
M. P. Ganesh
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Current State ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
The Family ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Impact

This chapter explores the current state of policies and practices in India that aim to promote a good work–family balance, as well as the obstacles to their realisation. Overall, it can be said that the family, co-workers, supervisors, and organisations can play a major role in improving the work–life balance of their employees. Currently, it is a concern that work-life balance issues do not appear to be high on the agenda for many Indian organisations. However, there are some encouraging signs that some companies, such as Marriot Hotels, are taking the lead to implement positive work–life balance policies. Yet the research in this field in India is still in its infancy so it will take time to properly assess the impact that these developments might have.

Work-family balance of female parliamentarians in Ghana

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ummu Markwei ◽  
Michael Kubi ◽  
Benedicta Quao ◽  
Esther Julia Attiogbe
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Political Careers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Policies ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Healthy Work ◽  
Female Employees ◽  
Work Family

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the challenges female parliamentarians in Ghana face in their attempt to balance their professions and families. Design/methodology/approach This is a qualitative study which explores the nature of strain female MP’s in Ghana encounter in their struggle to achieve a work-life balance. Findings It is concluded that most female parliamentarians in Ghana go through tough times in trying to juggle career with family life. The study revealed that the MPs adopt strategies such as prioritizing roles, limiting official duties at home and using social support to help them cope with the pressures of their roles. The organizational policies put in place to aid female employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance did not yield much result for the participants in this study. Originality/value The originality of this paper lies in it being the first study that qualitatively explores the complex challenges female parliamentarians face in their political careers and family lives in Ghana.

scholarly journals Equity Issues in Work/Life Balance Programmes

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avette Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Work Life ◽  
City Council ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Equity Issues ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Family Friendly ◽  
And Performance

In the past 10 years there has been an increasing number of works published detailing the positive impact of family-friendly and work/life balance programmes on workplace culture and performance. While this study does not attempt to refute this body of literature, it does address all issue which has been largely ignored thus far. That is, that work/life programmes with an emphasis on family-friendly initiatives can leave some staff members feeling disadvantaged and create a subculture of dissatisfaction. This paper examines whether these feelings exist ill a small sample of New Zealand companies. Staff from two groups within Auckland City Council were surveyed and an email questionnaire was sent to a non-random sample of childless employees from 10 other firms. These results of these surveys did notified evidence to support the idea that many childless staff feel disadvantaged by family-friendly initiatives especially where the programmes were flexible and could be used by anyone who needed them.

scholarly journals Affordability and Work-Family Balance as key predictors of favorable attitude towards online businesses in women e-entrepreneurs of Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-185
Author(s):  
Amal Sajjad ◽  
Jawad Tariq ◽  
Ahmed Usman ◽  
Inam ul Haq
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Favorable Attitude ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family

The study assessed the role of factors, affordability and work family balance, in shaping favorable attitude of women Facebook e-entrepreneurs towards online businesses in Pakistan after controlling for socio-demographic, household, and business characteristics. Data from a nonrandom sample of 112 women e-entrepreneurs operating their online businesses through Facebook was analyzed. The independent variables were affordability and work life balance and the dependent variable was favorable attitude towards online businesses. Data was analyzed using SPSS. Factor analysis and reliability analysis was done to assess validity and reliability of the scales used in the study. Hierarchical multiple regression was carried out to assess the effect of independent variables on dependent variable. The study found that affordability/low startup cost of business and work life balance were statistically significant determinants of favorable attitude towards online businesses. All control variables added in the model were statistically insignificant. The study recommends that interventions such as providing e-entrepreneurship trainings to vulnerable segments of women population can increase their empowerment. The study also suggests that action based studies should be carried out to assess the effect of e-entrepreneurship on women empowerment.

scholarly journals “Doing Men’s Jobs”: A Commentary on Work–Life Balance Issues Among Women in Engineering and Technology

Metamorphosis ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-75
Author(s):  
Sucharita Maji
Keyword(s):  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Female Representation ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Women In Engineering ◽  
Engineering And Technology ◽  
The Family ◽  
Work Family

Despite a steep increase in female representation in the workforce in the last decade, the gendered division of labour in the family remains broadly unaltered. Women, even who work for the same duration as their husbands in the office and contribute equally or more to the financial status of the family, often take most of the shares of childcare responsibility and domestic work. Work–family conflict is a global problem for working men and women; the struggle is even more prominent among working women, especially those who work in male-dominated sectors such as engineering and technology. Working in gender-atypical professions, females in engineering and technology face solo status and experience perceived discrimination and social identity threat. They require to put additional efforts to adjust to the work environment which, in turn, impacts their work–life balance status. The gendered work culture in engineering and technology sectors is reported to be masculine and patrifocal as a result of the skewed sex-ratio. Moreover, the study attempted to find out how the gender-role perception and identification of them, gender stigma consciousness, and role conflict may further aggravate the work–family conflicts among women engineers. In addition, the added responsibilities and conflicts that come with motherhood and their impacts on the work–life balance are discussed.

scholarly journals Work-Family Balance: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 383-387
Author(s):  
Raluca Rusu
Keyword(s):  
Working Condition ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Research And Policy

Abstract This article presents some aspects of theory and research on work-life balance. It starts by exploring why work-life balance has become an important topic for research and policy and then examines some of the traditional perspectives of the concept, outlining some of its implications for the work place. Finally, the topic is presented by a number of variables used in European Quality on Life Survey, 2016 conducted by EU Agency for Improvement of Living and Working Condition, Eurofound

Conceptualising Work-Life Balance; Extension of Work-Family Balance

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 2155-2158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhamad Khalil Omar ◽  
Azzarina Zakaria
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family

De werk-privé balans van gescheiden ouders : De rol van werkeisen, privé-eisen en hun combinatie

2021 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-90
Author(s):  
Arda van den Berg ◽  
Anne-Rigt Poortman
Keyword(s):  
Work And Family ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Work Demands ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Family Demands ◽  
Work Family ◽  
High Work

Abstract The work-family balance of divorced parents: The role of work demands, family demands and their interplayAfter a divorce, parents may face difficulties in combining work with the care for children. Few studies have examined the work-life balance of this particular group. Using data from 1.577 employed divorced fathers and 2.059 employed divorced mothers, we examined how work demands (long work hours, commuting times) and family demands (number and age of children, postdivorce residence arrangements) affected the work-family balance of divorced parents. High work demands lowered the work-life balance among both fathers and mothers. Greater family demands had a smaller impact than work demands and led to a worse work-life balance only for mothers. Family demands, however, became more important for fathers’ work-family balance when combined with high work demands. Such an interplay of work and family demands was also found for mothers: work demands had stronger effects in case of high family demands and vice versa.

scholarly journals Relationships between Work-Family Balance, Job Satisfaction, Life Satisfaction and Work Engagement among Higher Education Lecturers

Organizacija ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-237
Author(s):  
Jasmina Žnidaršič ◽  
Miha Marič
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family

Abstract Background and Purpose: Our research examines the impact of work-life balance on work engagement, both direct impact as well as through job and life satisfaction. The main aim of our research is to empirically test relations between work-life balance, job satisfaction, life satisfaction, and work engagement among higher education lecturers from Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Serbia, and Slovenia. Methods: Using validated questionnaires, we collected data on work-life balance, job satisfaction, life satisfaction and their work engagement. The quantitative data for our analysis were collected through a survey of 164 online participants. Based on an extensive literature review, we have formulated five hypotheses, which we tested in one structural model by using structural equation modelling (SEM). Results: Our findings show that an increase in work-life balance positively relates to life and work satisfaction and that life satisfaction leads to an increase in work engagement. Conclusion: The knowledge of important impact of work-life balance, together with the understanding of the relations between the researched constructs of work-life balance, life satisfaction, job satisfaction and work engagement, can strengthen teachers’ work engagement by respecting employees as actors in other roles and supporting work-family balance in the form of family-friendly policies and practices, and thereby contributes to the area of employee’s behaviour and improves the teacher’s productivity.

Help or harm? The effects of ICTs usage on work–life balance

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 533-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoyan Wang ◽  
Liangmou Gao ◽  
Zhong Lin
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Family Work ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Work Family

Purpose Leveraging boundary theory and person–environment fit theory, the purpose of this paper is to propose a model that illustrates the process by which nonwork-related information and communication technologies (ICTs) usage during office hours affects family-to-work conflict (FWC) and work–family balance satisfaction (WFBS), and the moderating effect of family–work segmentation preference (FWSP) in that process. Design/methodology/approach Analyses using PROCESS were conducted to analyze the proposed relationships on survey-collected data. Findings Augmented ICTs usage led to greater perceptions of FWC, though the strength of this association was contingent on FWSP in that integration preference buffered ICTs usage’s detrimental effects. Moreover, ICTs usage was shown to exert an effect on WFBS through FWC. The results indicated a mediated moderation pattern such that the moderating role of ICTs usage and FWSP on WFBS was mediated by FWC. Originality/value By focusing on ICTs usage for family reasons at work, the study filled a formerly acknowledged gap in the research field regarding how nonwork-related ICTs usage at work affected work–life balance.

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