Flex-Work and Work-Life Balance: Effects of Role Conflicts and Work-Life Support Organizational Culture

2019 ◽  
pp. 49-76
Author(s):  
T D Weerasinghe ◽  
A K L Jayawardana
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Role Conflicts ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Border Theory

Although the direct effect of flex-work on work-life balance is well documented, previous theoretical explanations and empirical findings related to the relationship have been inconsistent. Thereby, drawing on the job border theory, the role accumulation theory and the human ecology theory, the current study attempts to examine the effect of flex-work on work-life balance by exploring the mediating effect of role conflicts, and the moderating effect of organizational culture. The study was quantitative, and a cross-sectional survey design was followed. The data was collected through a structured questionnaire. The convenience sampling technique was used to select the sample, and the final sample consisted of 450 flex-workers from nine IT companies in Sri Lanka. The data was analyzed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) with the aid of AMOS. It was found that flex-work is significantly related to role conflicts, which in turn has an impact on work-life balance. Further, role conflict is found to be a partial mediator, and work-life support organizational culture to be a significant moderator. Finally, it is concluded that though flex-work creates role conflicts which hinder work-life balance, employees could achieve a better balance between work and life in an organizational culture that supports work-life balance. The study makes a major theoretical contribution by addressing the inadequacy of the job border theory in explaining flex-work. The study supports the argument that flex-workers are not border crossers, but rather that they have no borders, and concludes that an organizational culture that supports work-life balance must be considered when explaining the effect of flex-work on work-life balance. It is suggested that managers and practitioners establish such a culture before introducing flex-work to employees.

The Study on Work Life Balance as mediating variable of Workload and Job Satisfaction on Jember University’s Educational Contract Staff Employees

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (08) ◽  
pp. 1912-1923
Author(s):  
Wahyudi Fitriyanto ◽  
Andi Sularso ◽  
Diah Yulisetiarini
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
The University

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.

The Influence of Work Life Balance and Job Characteristics to Individual Work Performance: The mediating effect of Work Engagement

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-99
Author(s):  
R. Rostiana ◽  
A. Malik Gismar
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Multidimensional Construct ◽  
Job Characteristic

The focus of work performance measurement is only on task performance, however this concept has been developed to be a multidimensional construct and it is still needed to explore in order to get comprehensive information for employee developing program. The purpose of this study is to to elucidate the mediating role of work engagement (WE) in the complex relationship of multidimentional work performace within measures of work life balance and job characteristics. Data were collected from civil servants in Jakarta (N=300), using four scales to measure work performance; work engagement; work life balance; job characteristic and the hypotheses were tested using Structural Equation Model. The result showed that the structural model is supported by empirical data; The influence of work life balance to work performance and also from job characteristic to work performance, both are proven to be mediated by WE. With regarding the multidimensional construct, WE acts as a full mediator in the dimensions of task and contextual performances and as a partial mediator in the dimension of counter productive performance. Keywords: work engagement, mediator, work life balance, job characteristics and multidimensional work performance.

scholarly journals The relationship between work-life balance and women leadership performance: The mediation effect of organizational culture

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.9) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Duan Wei Hua ◽  
Nik Hasnaa Nik Mahmood ◽  
Wan Normeza Wan Zakaria ◽  
Li Cun Lin ◽  
Xia Xia Yang
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Women Leadership ◽  
Leadership Performance ◽  
The Relationship

The objective of this study is examining the relationship among work-life balance, organizational culture and women leadership performance in China, and testing the conceptual research model connecting those three variables. The model was designed and tested by Partial Least Square (PLS) based on data collected from a survey of 290 available questionnaires. The results confirmed that organizational culture has significant and positive mediating effect on the relationship between work-life balance and women leadership performance in China. The findings indicated that the good relationship between work-life balance and organizational culture would lead to a high women leadership. Therefore, organizational culture and work-life balance play crucial function within women leaders in China  

Work Life Balance and Job Satisfaction - A Structural Equation Modeling

GIS Business ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 156-162
Author(s):  
Dr. D. Shoba ◽  
Dr. G. Suganthi
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Study Results

Work-Life balance has its importance from ancient days and the concept is very old, from the day the world has been created. There was a drastic change that has occurred in the market of teachers and their personal profiles. There are tremendous changes in various families which have bartered from the ‘breadwinner’ role of traditional men to single parent families and dual earning couples. This study furnishes an insight into work life balance and job satisfaction of teachers working in School of Villupuram District. The sample comprises of 75 school teachers from Government and private schools in Villupuram District. The Study results that there is increasing mediating evidence in Work-life balance as well as Job satisfaction of teachers are not affected by the type of school in which they are working. Job satisfaction or Pleasure of life will be affected as a whole by Work life balance of an individual which is the main which can be calculated by construct of subjective well being.

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
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
South India ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Psychological Conditions ◽  
Public Sector Banks ◽  
Organisational Factors

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.

scholarly journals An exploratory assessment of callings: the importance of specialization

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Paul Cain ◽  
Lisa Nicole Cain ◽  
James A. Busser ◽  
Hee Jung (Annette) Kang
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Career Satisfaction ◽  
Role Theory ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Golf Course ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis study sought to understand how having a calling influenced engagement, work–life balance and career satisfaction for Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) and Golf Course Superintendent of America (GCSA) professionals.Design/methodology/approachA conceptual model was used to examine callings among golf course supervisors and its impact on their engagement, work–life balance and career satisfaction. This study also explored the moderation effect of employees’ generalized or specialized role on the calling–engagement relationship. Surveys were collected from a single golf management company and partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used for data analysis.FindingsThe results revealed significant relationships among all of the variables, with the exception of the impact of having a calling on work–life balance. Additionally, the more having a calling increased, the more important it was for supervisors to have specialized roles to increase their engagement.Originality/valueThis study identifies important differences in factors that promote career satisfaction for golf course supervisors and extends current understanding of role theory.

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