Knowledge And Work Life Balance In Libya : Evidence From The General Economic And Social Survey

2015 ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Mohamed Bobaker Othman Elkadi Hoderi
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Social Survey

Global comparisons of job satisfaction across occupational categories

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maureen Snow Andrade ◽  
Jonathan H. Westover
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Goals ◽  
Work Relations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Creativity And Innovation

Purpose Job satisfaction has positive outcomes for individuals and organizations. These include decreased turnover and conflict, increased productivity, improved work quality and creativity and innovation. Determinants entail work–life balance, advancement and development opportunities, relationships with co-workers and managers, working conditions and intrinsic and extrinsic rewards, among others. Understanding these determinants across workers and contexts is critical for effective management and the achievement of organizational goals. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach This study, based on data from the International Social Survey Program, examines the impact of various aspects of work-life balance, rewards and work relations on job satisfaction across occupations. Findings Findings indicate more differences than similarities among countries and occupations with workers in managerial and professional positions experiencing the highest job satisfaction levels. Originality/value Although extensive research has documented the benefits and determinants of job satisfaction, it has not focused on global comparisons across occupational categories.

scholarly journals De werk-privébalans van zelfstandig ondernemers

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Annink ◽  
Laura den Dulk
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
Work Life ◽  
The Self ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Negative Effect

The work-life balance of the self-employed The aim of this article is to explain the work-life balance experiences of different types of self-employed workers across countries. The findings in this article are based on a PhD dissertation that includes six separate, published studies all with a cross-national comparative research design (Annink, 2017). These six studies include a literature review, an analysis of state support for the work-life balance of the self-employed, three empirical studies based on the European Social Survey (2004 and 2010) and the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (2013), and a qualitative study based on interviews with 50 independent professionals in three countries (the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden). The main conclusion is that different types of self-employed workers have different work-life balance experiences because their experiences are influenced by work and business characteristics and shaped by the national context in which they run their business. In particular, necessity self-employment and running a consumer-oriented business appear to have a negative effect on balance. Furthermore, the work-life balance of self-employed workers is shaped by policy, economic and cultural contexts.

Entwicklung und Validierung der Trierer Kurzskala zur Messung von Work-Life Balance (TKS-WLB)

Diagnostica ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Syrek ◽  
Claudia Bauer-Emmel ◽  
Conny Antoni ◽  
Jens Klusemann
Keyword(s):  
Family Conflict ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Family Conflicts ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Reliabilität Und Validität ◽  
Work Family

Zusammenfassung. In diesem Beitrag wird die Trierer Kurzskala zur Messung von Work-Life Balance vorgestellt. Sie ermöglicht eine globale, richtungsfreie und in ihrem Aufwand ökonomische Möglichkeit zur Erfassung von Work-Life Balance. Die Struktur der Skala wurde anhand zweier Stichproben sowie einem zusätzlich erhobenen Fremdbild untersucht. Die Ergebnisse der Konstruktvalidierung bestätigten die einfaktorielle Struktur der Skala. Die interne Konsistenz der Skala erwies sich in beiden Studien als gut. Zudem konnte die empirische Trennbarkeit der Trierer Work-Life Balance Skala gegenüber einem gängigen Instrument zur Messung des Work-Family Conflicts ( Carlson, Kacmar & Williams, 2000 ) belegt werden. Im Hinblick auf die Kriteriumsvalidität der Skala wurden die angenommenen Zusammenhänge zu arbeits-, nicht-arbeits- sowie stressbezogenen Outcome-Variablen nachgewiesen. Die Eignung der Trierer Work-Life Balance Kurzskala zeigt sich auch daran, dass die Korrelationen zwischen den erhobenen Outcome-Variablen und dem Work-Family Conflict und denen der Trierer Work-Life Balance Skala ähnlich waren. Überdies vermochte die Trierer Work-Life Balance Skala über die Dimensionen des Work-Family Conflicts hinaus inkrementelle Varianz in den Outcome-Variablen aufzuklären. Insgesamt sprechen damit die Ergebnisse beider Stichproben für die Reliabilität und Validität der Trierer Work-Life Balance Kurzskala.

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