scholarly journals Effect of Working Conditions on Work Life Balance of Workers in Textile Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 661-666
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Satisfaction Level ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Direct Role ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Negative Effect

Indian textile industry is one of the prominent contributors in the overall country export and national economy. It provides enormous employment opportunities for Indian labour. Textile industry is ranked as the second largest source of employment in India following agriculture. Thus, the growth and the all round development of this industry plays a direct role in the progress of the economy of the nation. Any Industry can face the current global competition and achieve higher productivity if its workforce is committed. To ensure effective performance of all workers towards organization goals, industry must provide proper working conditions, work environment and adequate facilities. Improper work environment and working conditions are not only the reason behind job dissatisfaction increased turnover, reduced performance and productivity but also directly or indirectly impacts the work life balance of workers. So as to retain its skilled workers, it’s important to maintain their satisfaction level in the industry and identify the areas to improve the WLB of workers. The aim of this research is to analyse the satisfaction level of workers with respect to the working conditions in the textile industry and to measure its effect on the work life balance of workers. The population for study consisted of factory workers working in the textile industry of Madhya Pradesh. Managers and supervisors were excluded from the study.The present research was carried out so as to offer an insight and recommend on the ways in order to enhance the WLB by making the working circumstances better for the workforce employed in the textile industry. Findings depict that most of the work-environment allied factors had a negative effect on the work life balance of workers. Results also throw light on the fact that employed workers are not comfortably placed in their workplace and this has rigorous implications on the families, organizations and society in general. It is exceedingly recommended for organizations to follow worker-friendly policy along with more supportive and thoughtful families, so that workers have harmony and their work-life balance could be maintained.

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.

scholarly journals Parents’ Career Values, Adaptability, Career-Specific Parenting Behaviors, and Undergraduates’ Career Adaptability

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (7) ◽  
pp. 922-946 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanjun Guan ◽  
Zhen Wang ◽  
Qing Gong ◽  
Zijun Cai ◽  
Sabrina Lingxiao Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parental Support ◽  
Parenting Behaviors ◽  
Parental Engagement ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Career Values ◽  
Negative Effect

This study examined how Chinese parents’ career values and adaptability predict their career-specific parenting behaviors and their children’s career adaptability. We conducted a survey study with Chinese university students and their parents ( N = 264), and found support for the mediating roles of career-specific parenting behaviors in linking parents’ vocational characteristics and children’s career adaptability. Specifically, parental support is positively related to parents’ intrinsic fulfillment values, work–life balance values, and career adaptability. Moreover, parental support mediates the relationship between these variables and undergraduates’ career adaptability. Parental engagement mediates the negative effect of external compensation values and positive effect of work–life balance values on undergraduates’ career adaptability. Parental interference is negatively related to parents’ work–life balance values, and positively related to their external compensation values and career adaptability, but does not significantly predict undergraduates’ career adaptability. These findings advance current understanding of the career construction theory.

Teleworker performance in the COVID-19 era in Japan

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-37
Author(s):  
Toshihiro Okubo ◽  
Atsushi Inoue ◽  
Kozue Sekijima
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Working Time ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Japanese Workers ◽  
Good Mental Health ◽  
Flexible Working

This paper investigates teleworkers' efficiency in Japan in the COVID-19 era by using unique survey data on telework. Many Japanese workers started teleworking during the pandemic and found both benefits as well as impediments. Overall, we find that telework experience and the work environment (e.g., having clearly specified tasks and a flexible working system), changes in work-life balance (e.g., working time), and good mental health improves teleworkers' efficiency.

scholarly journals Fulfillment of Work–Life Balance From the Organizational Perspective: A Case Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 668-677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie M. Mazerolle ◽  
Ashley Goodman
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Athletic Training ◽  
Ncaa Division I ◽  
Clinical Setting ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Division I ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Family Friendly

Context: Researchers studying work–life balance have examined policy development and implementation to create a family-friendly work environment from an individualistic perspective rather than from a cohort of employees working under the same supervisor. Objective: To investigate what factors influence work–life balance within the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I clinical setting from the perspective of an athletic training staff. Design: Qualitative study. Setting: Web-based management system. Patients or Other Participants: Eight athletic trainers (5 men, 3 women; age = 38 ± 7 years) in the NCAA Division I setting. Data Collection and Analysis: Participants responded to a series of questions by journaling their thoughts and experiences. We included data-source triangulation, multiple-analyst triangulation, and peer review to establish data credibility. We analyzed the data via a grounded theory approach. Results: Three themes emerged from the data. Family-oriented and supportive work environment was described as a workplace that fosters and encourages work–life balance through professionally and personally shared goals. Nonwork outlets included activities, such as exercise and personal hobbies, that provide time away from the role of the athletic trainer. Individualistic strategies reflected that although the athletic training staff must work together and support one another, each staff member must have his or her own personal strategies to manage personal and professional responsibilities. Conclusions: The foundation for a successful work environment in the NCAA Division I clinical setting potentially can center on the management style of the supervisor, especially one who promotes teamwork among his or her staff members. Although a family-friendly work environment is necessary for work–life balance, each member of the athletic training staff must have personal strategies in place to fully achieve a balance.

Stickiness: An Unspoken Chapter in the Gig World

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 220-225
Author(s):  
Mamatha S. V.
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
The Core ◽  
Gig Economy ◽  
Highly Skilled ◽  
Core Principle ◽  
Control Work ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities

Gig economy is very attractive due to its alluring factors of flexibility, control work–life balance and entrepreneurial activities, but is it enough to bring them back to the same platform companies. Stickiness and gig economy are opposites as stickiness defies the core principle of gig economy, which is temporariness. But stickiness needs focus as more gig workers are dependent on it as a steady source of primary income. Companies also look at them for getting highly skilled workers at lower costs. This article delves into the factors which bring repeat business from the same gig worker to the platform company.

scholarly journals PENGARUH KEPUASAN KERJA LINGKUNGAN KERJA DAN WORK – LIFE BALANCE TERHADAP LOYALITAS KARYAWAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 3674
Author(s):  
Putu Meidita Larastrini ◽  
I Gusti Ayu Dewi Adnyani
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Good Work ◽  
Employee Loyalty ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Almost All

Employees are a vital resource for almost all organizations because they are an investment and a source of competitive advantage for businesses and companies. Maintaining competent employees and developing employee loyalty becomes increasingly important and ongoing challenges. This study aims to determine the significant effect of job satisfaction, work environment, and work-life balance on employee loyalty of Puri Raharja General Hospital. The type of data used is qualitative data sourced from respondents' perspective data and hotel overview, and quantitative data is the number of employees of Puri Raharja General Hospital. The number of respondents was 88 employees. Data collection using interview methods and questionnaire methods. The data analysis technique used is multiple linear regression analysis.Based on the results of the analysis found that job satisfaction has a positive and significant effect on employee loyalty, the work environment has a positive and significant effect on employee loyalty, and work-life balance has a positive and significant effect on employee loyalty. The results of this study imply that the more satisfied employees are with their work, the employee loyalty is also high, a good work environment can increase employee loyalty, and good work-life balance implementation can increase employee loyalty   Keywords: Job Satisfaction, Work Environment, Work-Life Balance, Employee Loyalty

scholarly journals Conditions necessary to maintain work-life balance of employees - in the light of the research results

Management ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 326-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janina Stankiewicz ◽  
Hanna Bortnowska ◽  
Patrycja Łychmus
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Family Friendly ◽  
Remedial Actions

Summary The article presents the results of research concerning worklife balance of employees of enterprises located in lubuskie voivodeship. The working conditions provided by employers were analyzed. The authors of research checked whether they favor, according to the respondents, the homeostasis between work and private life. The results showed some deficits in this area. This led to reflection on the potential remedial actions which can be applied in the organization, such as a policy of „family friendly employment”.

scholarly journals Nationwide Survey of Work Environment, Work-Life Balance and Burnout among Psychiatrists in Japan

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. e55189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wakako Umene-Nakano ◽  
Takahiro A. Kato ◽  
Saya Kikuchi ◽  
Masaru Tateno ◽  
Daisuke Fujisawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance
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