scholarly journals WORK- LIFE BALANCE AND WORK- LIFE CONFLICT ON CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN PROFESSIONALS IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR, BENGALURU, INDIA

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 119-130
Author(s):  
Munwari Padmanabhan ◽  
Sampath Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Women Professionals ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Ict Industry

The dynamics of socio-economic, personal and career advancement aspects were analysed from 75 information and communication technology (ICT) women professionals, from 7 various ICT organisations from Bengaluru, India. ICT industry continues to be the largest private sector employer in India for women in that 800,000 women currently working in this sector account for over 30 per cent of the existing hires and this figure is all set to rise in the future. The characteristics of the ICT industry in India and the nature of the work pose some unique challenges for women professionals in the industry. This study focuses on how does work and family related factors influence the work life balance and work conflict of women professionals. It is very evident that career oriented women has to manage / balance work & life due to stereotypic roles played. ICT women professionals have agreed that their career advancement is influenced by work or personal life enhancement. ICT Women Professionals have said that they have been affected by gender through various reasons on work interferences with personal life & career advancement. It is evident that there is a concern among women professionals working in shifts and it does bring in work on family conflict & family on work conflict.There is a very high significant relationship between Work Life Balance (WLB) and Work Life Conflict (WLC). Even when there is a support from the family, the individual undergoes conflict on not managing both sides effectively.WLB & WLC is a significant factor leading to overall performance of the ICT Women Professionals.They should possess strong work role salience since work helps define the career-cantered professional’s self- concept, which should further intensify the potential incompatibility between the work and life domains.

Supportive supervisor to curtail turnover intentions: do employee engagement and work–life balance play any role?

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raminderpreet Kaur ◽  
Gurpreet Randhawa
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Supervisor Support ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Perceived Supervisor Support

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of employee engagement and work–life balance in perceived supervisor support and turnover intentions relationship.Design/methodology/approachThe perception of teachers on the constructs considered has been assessed by a survey using a structured questionnaire. Data were collected from the teachers of private schools of Punjab, India, and 375 were valid number of responses. Parallel multiple mediated regression was used to estimate the direct and indirect effects of perceived supervisor support on turnover intentions mediated through employee engagement and work–life balance.FindingsThe results reveal that the effect of perceived supervisor support on turnover intentions is indirect rather than direct. On the comparison of specific indirect effects, the results demonstrate that employee engagement and two dimensions of work–life balance (work interference with personal life and work–personal life enhancement) act as mediators in the perceived supervisor support and turnover intentions relationship.Practical implicationsSchool principals need to draft teacher-friendly policies for enhancing work–life balance and employee engagement so that teachers can feel satisfied with their work and can handle work and family demands. In this way, positive perceptions associated with high engagement and work–family balance can take place, which in turn can curtail the turnover intentions of teachers.Originality/valueThe use of employee engagement and work-life balance in the relationship of perceived supervisor support and turnover intentions is unprecedented. The study also considered three different dimensions of work–life balance and tested the model in an integrative manner. Since the study is based on an Indian sample, it also adds to growing literature on turnover intentions in nonwestern countries. The results are of great value to school managements, HR managers and policymakers who are seeking to develop practices that reduce employee turnover at workplaces.

scholarly journals The increased use of information and communication technology (ICT) among employees: Implications for work-life interaction

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 282-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wihan De Wet ◽  
Eileen Koekemoer
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Flexible Working Hours ◽  
Information And Communication

Technology has become one of society’s everyday functional tools, changing rapidly and providing widespread mobility. In South Africa alone, the number of Internet users grew from 8,5 million to 24,9 million in only three years (2011-2014). Currently, 90 per cent of these users access this facility from their mobile devices. Statistics illustrate that South Africans are moving towards a continuously connected lifestyle, a situation in which information and communication technology (ICT) seems to have become ubiquitous. Given the rapid growth of ITC technology and its absorption into people’s lives (both personally and professionally), the general aim of the present research was to investigate the use of ICT among employees and how it affects their work-life interaction (WLI). The researcher employed a qualitative research approach in accordance with which a sample of 25 employees was interviewed. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and processed by means of thematic analyses. Three themes with corresponding sub-themes were extracted: use of ICT (i.e. in both work and family domains); challenges that ICT use presents; and the way in which employees manage their WLI by means of ICT. The participants experienced WLI as mostly negative. However, they also mentioned two different approaches that helped them manage interaction between their work and family domains. These approaches entail 1) applying limits to their use of ICT, and 2) using ICT to create flexibility. This article advises that organisations should consider adopting ICT to assist their employees in the management of these two domains. This could be done in two ways. First, organisations could implement a code of conduct or provide guidelines for eliminating the intrusive and excessive use of ICT, especially after working hours. Secondly, organisations could pilot or implement flexible working hours and possible telecommuting initiatives.

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.

Are You in Balance!!

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Supriya Jha
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Home Life

The expression "work-life balance" was first used in the late 1970s to describe the balance between an individual's work and personal life. In the United States, this phrase was first used in 1986. As the separation between work and home life has diminished, this concept has become more relevant than ever before.

scholarly journals A Research on Work Life Balance of Employees Aruneshwara Hi-Tech in in Thiruvanamalai

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 5291-5294
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Professional Work ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Sensitive Issue ◽  
Proper Balance ◽  
Work And Life

Work Life balance of an Employee is very important for any Organisation. Proper balance of Work and Life will automatically lead to higher yield. This Work Life Balance is a sensitive issue and there are many factors which ultimately lead to proper balance of Professional Work and Personal Life. These factors can be segregated as Demographic and Psychographic. The challenge is to find out the extent of impact of these two variables on the Work Life balance of an Employee and meet him at the point of his need. The below study is an analysis of the Work Life Balance of Employees working in Arunsehwara Hi-Tech in Thiruvannamalai.

scholarly journals A Study On Work-Life Balance In Working Women

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (7) ◽  
pp. 76-88
Author(s):  
N. Lakshmi ◽  
V. Sai Prasanth
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Active Engagement ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Knowledge Age ◽  
Plaster Bandage

The purpose of working women has changed throughout the creation due to economic shifts and social needs. This has resulted in a scenario in which working women have tremendous pressure to develop a career as robust as their male counterparts while nourishing active engagement in personal life. The ever-increasing workload is bringing a plaster bandage on the working women leaving them with less time for themselves. The increasing responsibilities on the personal front with the technological blessings like advanced mobile phones, notepads, etc. that keeps work life integrated with personal life also creates stress on personal and professional fronts in this knowledge age

scholarly journals WORK-LIFE BALANCE KONSULTAN PAJAK DI KANTOR KONSULTAN “X” DI SURABAYA

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thalia Febiola Putri ◽  
Yenny Sugiarti
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Work Culture ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Financial Factors ◽  
Worker Satisfaction ◽  
Conditions Of Work

This study aims to determine the work-life balance and worker satisfaction for his work as a tax consultant. Factors that can affect the work-life balance are work environment, flexibility, financial factors, and work culture. The object of this research is “X” Tax Consultant Office in Surabaya. This study used qualitative methods using semi-structured interview and direct observation. Based on the result of interviews and observations obtained result that flexibility and work environment have a role in determining work-life balance this is also supported by work environment and work culture provided by “X” Tax Consultannt Office. The results showed that there were 2 conditions of work on tax consultants where there was a balance between work and personal life during the low season and imbalance during the peak season, however the consultants were satisfied with the overall work-life balance they were carrying out.

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