scholarly journals Work-Life Balance and Employee Performance: A Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Miebaka Dagogo Tamunomiebi ◽  
Constance Oyibo
Keyword(s):  
Employee Performance ◽  
Review Literature ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
Work Arrangements ◽  
Weak Institutions ◽  
Leadership Failure ◽  
Employment Standards

This paper is a review of literature on work life balance and employee performance in Nigeria as an attempt at knowledge building. This is a secondary research which sought to review literature in assessing work life balance in Nigeria and suggest suitable solutions for overcoming the problem of work life imbalance and its associatednegative spill over in order to enhance employee performance for optimum organizational output.  We posit that employees who have balanced work and non-work roles are more likely to perform better, thusit is essential for employers to promote policies and structures that enhance work life balance of employees in their organisations.We conclude that there are systemic barriers that hinder the implementation of work life balance policies in Nigeria, such as leadership failure which has birthed political, economic and social challenges that are the primary sources of work life conflict, they include corruption, weak institutions that lack the capacity to monitor and enforce employment standards, high unemployment ratios, poverty, inflation and a plethora of others.  We recommend that organisations provide flexible work arrangements to be enforced by government legislations that will statutorily empower employees to request for atypical work patterns, that the awareness of organisations be raised to the advantages of protecting workers’ rights to various leave initiatives that will improve employee wellbeing and managerial training to ensure managerial support for the demands of these policies.

scholarly journals Flexible Work Arrangements and Their Impact on the Employee Performance of Egyptian Private University Employees: (A Case Study on the Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport)

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Eshak ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Flexible Work Arrangements ◽  
Flexible Work ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Work Arrangements ◽  
The Impact

This study aimed to analyse the impact of flexible work arrangements on the employee performance of employees in private Egyptian universities in Alexandria, mediated by work-life balance (applied to the Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport). institutions to retain talented people, raise the efficiency of employee performance, and thus raise the efficiency of institutional performance and competitive capabilities of organizations. The researcher used the descriptive analytical method and the questionnaire as a tool for data collection, to measure the impact of flexible work arrangements (focusing on reducing working hours, benefits provided to employees, work policies towards parenting) on the work-life balance, and the extent of the impact of all this on raising the efficiency of employees' employee performance. A stratified random sample of 423 employees was used, and the data collected was analysed using SPSS and AMOS statistical software. The findings revealed a positive relationship between flexible work arrangements (reduced working hours, benefits provided to employees, and work policies toward parenting) and employee performance, as well as a positive relationship between flexible work arrangements and work-life balance, as well as a positive relationship between work-life balance and employee performance, and the researcher recommends implementing such policies.The recommendations also include the need to review current labour laws before legislators, and update them in line with contemporary technological development and the requirement to achieve a balance between the requirements of life and work. This study also recommends the adoption of reducing working hours as one of the flexible work policies offered by organisations to employees. The study concludes that flexible work arrangements and programmes are in fact a competitive tool that organisations can use to increase loyalty, improve performance, achieve commitment and job satisfaction, which enhances the organization's productivity.

scholarly journals Influence of Flexible Work Arrangement and Work Environment on Employee Performance Through Work-Life Balance During The Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Aditya Indra Bagaskara ◽  
Hilmiana Hilmiana ◽  
Irfanul Kamal
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Flexible Work Arrangements ◽  
Flexible Work ◽  
West Java ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Organizational Goals ◽  
Work Arrangements

<p><em>The success of an organization is influenced by employee performance, so every company will try to improve the performance of its employees in achieving the organizational goals that have been set. During the Covid-19 pandemic, there are several factors that can support employee performance, one of which is flexible work arrangements. However, not only work methods are needed to improve employee performance, the work environment and aspects of work-life balance are expected to improve employee performance. This study aims to determine the effect of flexible work arrangements and work environment on employee performance directly or indirectly through work-life balances as an intervening variable.</em></p><p><em>The data in this study were collected by distributing online questionnaires. This research on employees of PT. Telkom Indonesia, tbk in West Java (S=193), where S is the sample of employees at Telkom West Java. The method used in this research is PLS-SEM which is processed using SmartPLS 3 software. The results showed that there was a direct influence between flexible work arrangements and work environment on employee performance. In addition, the results of other studies also show that there is an indirect effect between flexible work arrangements and work environment on employee performance through work-life balance as an intervening variable.</em></p>

scholarly journals Surgical leadership within rapidly changing working conditions in Germany

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Schmitz-Rixen ◽  
Reinhart T. Grundmann
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Physician Assistants ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Surgical Department ◽  
Chief Physician

AbstractIntroductionAn overview of the requirements for the head of a surgical department in Germany should be given.Materials and methodsA retrospective literature research on surgical professional policy publications of the last 10 years in Germany was conducted.ResultsSurveys show that commercial influences on medical decisions in German hospitals have today become an everyday, predominantly negative, actuality. Nevertheless, in one survey, 82.9% of surgical chief physicians reported being very satisfied with their profession, compared with 61.5% of senior physicians and only 43.4% of hospital specialists. Here, the chief physician is challenged. Only 70% of those surveyed stated that they could rely on their direct superiors when difficulties arose at work, and only 34.1% regarded feedback on the quality of their work as sufficient. The high distress rate in surgery (58.2% for all respondents) has led to a lack in desirability and is reflected in a shortage of qualified applicants for resident positions. In various position papers, surgical residents (only 35% describe their working conditions as good) demand improved working conditions. Chief physicians are being asked to facilitate a suitable work-life balance with regular working hours and a corporate culture with participative management and collegial cooperation. Appreciation of employee performance must also be expressed. An essential factor contributing to dissatisfaction is that residents fill a large part of their daily working hours with non-physician tasks. In surveys, 70% of respondents stated that they spend up to ≥3 h a day on documentation and secretarial work.DiscussionThe chief physician is expected to relieve his medical staff by employing non-physician assistants to take care of non-physician tasks. Transparent and clearly structured training to achieve specialist status is essential. It has been shown that a balanced work-life balance can be achieved for surgeons. Family and career can be reconciled in appropriately organized departments by making use of part-time and shift models that exclude 24-h shifts and making working hours more flexible.

Flexible Work Arrangements: A Human Resource Development Tool to Reduce Turnover

2021 ◽  
pp. 152342232098293
Author(s):  
Marvin Bontrager ◽  
M. Suzanne Clinton ◽  
Lee Tyner
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Employee Development ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Black Swan ◽  
Flexible Work Arrangements ◽  
Flexible Work ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Work Arrangements ◽  
Development Tool

The Problem. An increasing number of organizations are experiencing concerns from employees regarding work-life balance. Organizations that have chosen to implement formal flexible work arrangements (FWAs) have experienced reluctance from their employees to participate. COVID-19 has forced the hand further toward FWAs, and created additional work life balance concerns. The Solution. FWAs present an opportunity for organizations to address work-life balance concerns, especially amid the black swan event of COVID-19. Implementing FWAs provides opportunity for organizations to reduce turnover and facilitate employee development through work life balance programs. The Stakeholders. The informal processes of FWAs should receive due attention by HRD practitioners and scholars alike.

scholarly journals Work-Life Balance and Job Satisfaction among Malaysian Healthcare Employees

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 271
Author(s):  
Muhamad Khalil BIN Omar
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Work Arrangements ◽  
Standard Work ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Open Access Article

Increasing participation of women and dual career couples into the employment world, together with the establishment of non-standard work arrangements have affected the employees' ability to juggle between work and life and therefore influencing the satisfaction in performing their job especially among those who are working in 24-hour operating companies such in a healthcare industry. Hence, this study among 681 employees of a Malaysian healthcare organization has found that there was a positive and significant effect of satisfaction with work-life balance towards job satisfaction and male workers were significantly more satisfied with their jobs as compared to the female counterpart.© 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

scholarly journals WORK LIFE BALANCE AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN THE NIGERIAN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

2020 ◽  
pp. 484-497
Author(s):  
Bienwi-Patrick, Ledum ◽  
B. Chima Onuoha ◽  
Best C. Eke
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Work Life ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Leave Policy ◽  
Oil And Gas Firms

Based on the high rate of employee turnover, poor working organizational culture, and rising occupational imbalances in various workplace, the study examined work life balance and employee performance in selected oil and gas firms in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The study adopts a descriptive survey design, the population of the study is 759 and the sample size is 262 using Taro Yamane’s formula. 262 copies of structured questionnaire was distributed and completely filled and returned. Pearson product moment correlation and regression analysis was used to test the hypothesis. Cronbach alpha was used to test the reliability of the instrument. The study employed dimensions of worklife balance bordering around the leave policy of selected oil and gas firms and evaluated their influence on measures of employee performance such as; service delivery, efficiency and effectiveness. It was discovered that there is a significant positive relationship between leave policy and service delivery. The findings revealed that leave policy motivate employee ability to deliver services efficiently and effectively, in conclusion work life balance practice is an important factor in increasing employee performance. The researcher recommends that managers of these oil and gas firms should prioritize creating different work life balance incentives that will improve employee performance. KEYWORDS: Worklife Balance, Employee Performance, Service Delivery, Oil and Gas firms

scholarly journals Impact of Work-Life Balance, Happiness at Work, on Employee Performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaled adnan Bataineh
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industries

The purpose of this research is to investigate the Relation of work-life balance, happiness, and employee performance, Accordingly, a questionnaire-based survey was designed to test the aforementioned model based on dataset of 289 employees&rsquo; from the ( Med Pharma), Pharmaceutical industries in Jordan, Multiple regression was conducted to examined the research hypotheses. The results indicated that work-life balance and happiness positively and significantly affect employee performance. However, job satisfaction non-impact in employee performance. The results have enormous implication for the Pharmaceutical industries sector in Jordan.

scholarly journals The Influence Of Work Life Balance On Job Satisfaction Of Housekeeping Employee At Renaissance Bali Uluwatu Resort & Spa

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-196
Author(s):  
Ni Putu Anggy Kecana Dewi ◽  
◽  
Irene Hanna H. Sihombing ◽  
I Dewa Putu Hendri Pramana ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Simple Linear Regression ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Employee Job Satisfaction ◽  
A Value

Human resources are the main capital to achieve company’s goals in hospitality industry. One important thing that company should consider in maintaining employee performance is a job satisfaction. Employee that does not have a job satisfaction while working will gradually decrease the employee performance. Many factors influence job satisfaction one of them is work life balance. The low work life balance resulted a low job satisfaction. This research aims at investigating the influence of work life balance on employee job satisfaction to housekeeping employee at Renaissance Bali Uluwatu Resort & Spa. Respondents in this research were 35 housekeeping employees with saturated sampling. The data collection was done by distributing the questionnaire using a Likert scale that use 5 points to measure 30 item statements. The data analysis techniques used was simple linear regression, t-test, and determination coefficient test which was assisted by SPSS version 23 for Windows. The results of this research indicated that work life balance (X) partially has a positive and significant effect on housekeeping employee job satisfaction (Y) at Renaissance Bali Uluwatu Resort & Spa with a value of tcount > ttable = 9,840 > 2,032. Work life balance contributes to influence Employee job satisfaction of 74,6% in strong catagories, while the remaining 25,4% is influenced by other factors outside of this research. This research is expected to be used as a consideration to pay more attention of employee work life balance to increase employee job satisfaction.

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