scholarly journals Trends and strategic approach to establishing work/life balance of managers and other employees

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-36
Author(s):  
Milica Mladenović ◽  
Bojan Krstić
Keyword(s):  
Employee Satisfaction ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Global Changes ◽  
Company Performance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Training Costs ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
And Training

The purpose of the paper is presenting the most noticeable trends in establishing work/life balance of managers and other employees worldwide. Due to global changes, establishing work/life balance of employees is considered a strategic topic for human resource management (HRM). The research was conducted through a thorough analysis of various theoretical and empirical studies from the previous period, both domestically and abroad, with the aim of determining the extent to which companies have integrated employees' work/life balance programs into their HRM strategy and daily operations. Introducing training and the use of employees' work/life balance benefits leads to reduced stress and increased productivity, commitment and employee satisfaction. Consequently, this leads to improved company performance-reduced absenteeism and leaving of the company, lower recruiting and training costs, attracting and retaining top quality employees, as well as better company image. This way, employees' work/life balance programs provide benefits for both the employees and the company.

scholarly journals THE INFLUENCE OF FLEXIBILITY OF WORK TO LOYALTY AND EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION MEDIATED BY WORK LIFE BALANCE TO EMPLOYEES WITH MILLENNIAL GENERATION BACKGROUND IN INDONESIA STARTUP COMPANIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (0) ◽  
pp. 217-227
Author(s):  
Muhammad Calvin Capnary ◽  
Riani Rachmawati ◽  
Iskandar Agung
Keyword(s):  
Millennial Generation ◽  
Employee Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Life Balance

Human resource is the one of the most important elements in the company. Therefore, the company must have related strategies to retain these workers. One of them is by increasing employee loyalty and satisfaction through flexibility of work and work life balance. The strategy chosen is based on the unique characteristics of the majority of workers who entered the millennial generation. Some companies are already implementing these strategies, including startup companies. This study aims to investigate the influence of the flexibility of working on loyalty and employee satisfaction with work life balance. This research was conducted using convenience and snowball sampling technique to the 121 respondents with a millennial generation background which is worked in startup companies in Indonesia. Data obtained from respondents were processed and analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results of this study indicate that flexibility of work has significant and positive influence to loyalty and employee satisfaction. However, flexibility of work has positive and significant impact on loyalty and employee satisfaction. This research prove that work life balance have partial mediating influence in relationship between flexibility of work and loyalty. In the other hands, work life balance have no mediating a relationship between flexibility of work and the satisfaction of employee with millennial background that is worked in startup companies.

Work-life Balance: the Case of Sweden in the 1990s

2002 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 303-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunn Johansson
Keyword(s):  
Labour Force ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Load ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Employment Contracts ◽  
Work Routines ◽  
Large Groups

This article presents an overview of Swedish conditions with regard to work-life balance in the 1990s. This decade was characterized by high unemployment, increasing frequency of insecure employment contracts and downsizing, but also by increasing productivity. National statistics and scientific surveys indicate that large groups of the Swedish labour force experienced increasing work-load and intensification of work routines. At the end of the decade national costs of long-term sick leave doubled in two years. Two empirical studies performed with a stress and health approach are reported. Results show that a majority of workers experienced work-nonwork im balance, rather than balance. Work tended to interfere with nonwork activities rather than impact in the opposite direction, and individuals reporting work-nonwork balance reported better health and well-being than those reporting imbalance.

scholarly journals DETERMINANTS OF TEACHERS’ TURNOVER INTENTION IN BAHRIA SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES AT KARACHI

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafique Ahmed Khan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Employee Turnover ◽  
Employee Satisfaction ◽  
Recognition System ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Managerial Support ◽  
Employee Turnover Intention ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: This paper basically aims at exploring and investigating the impact of factors including career growth opportunities, workplace environment, managerial support, rewards & recognition system , and work-life balance on ‘turnover intention’ of teachers, in Bahria Schools and Colleges at Karachi. For the sake of ascertaining influence of these factors on employee turnover intention, six Bahria Schools and Colleges at Karachi were chosen. Methodology: By adopting a quantitative approach, views of 120 respondents (both male & female) were obtained with the help of a well structured questionnaire. The data were treated by applying correlation and regression analysis tools with the help of SPSS software, version 22. Findings: The results indicated that all five factors were negatively related with teachers’ turnover intention. However, impact of work-life balance was not insignificant. Similarly, results of the female employees varied from those of the male respondents. Male employees were comparatively less concerned about the issues related to work-life balance as compared to their female counterparts. Since all independent variables, if suitably practiced, also lead to employee satisfaction, the study clearly reflected the inverse relationship between employee satisfaction and turnover intention. Implications: This study can help the management of Bahria Schools and Colleges to understand the factors responsible for employee turnover intention. By paying due attention towards the identified factors, the Bahria Schools and Colleges can significantly enhance the motivation level of teachers, thereby reducing their turnover intention. The study is considered equally useful for other Schools and Colleges. In the end, future researchers have been advised to further explore the likely contribution of other factors towards employee satisfaction and reduced turnover intention.

scholarly journals Work-life balance and its impact on employee satisfaction on five star hotels

2020 ◽  
pp. 871-880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gassan Issa AL-Omari ◽  
Rami Hanandeh ◽  
Mustafa Mahmoud Al-Somaidaee ◽  
Mufleh Amin Al Jarrah ◽  
Sakher Alnajdawi
Keyword(s):  
Employee Satisfaction ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance

Employee Satisfaction and Work-Life Balance in Accounting Firms and Audit Quality

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua A. Khavis ◽  
Jagan Krishnan
Keyword(s):  
Employee Satisfaction ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Accounting Firms ◽  
Career Opportunities ◽  
Employees Satisfaction ◽  
Quality Framework ◽  
Overall Job Satisfaction

The PCAOB's audit-quality framework posits that superior inputs are essential for achieving high audit quality, and these inputs depend on the accounting firm's ability to recruit and retain quality personnel. However, the link between these inputs and audit quality has gone largely unexplored due to a lack of data. We use employee-level reviews of accounting firm employers from Glassdoor.com to examine perceptions of these inputs, and test whether accounting firms' internal characteristics explain employee satisfaction and audit quality. We provide descriptive evidence suggesting that "career opportunities," "senior management," and "culture and values" play a more important role in employees' satisfaction than do "compensation and benefits" or "work-life balance." Although work-life balance is not among the most important factors that are associated with audit employees' overall satisfaction, better work-life balance is nonetheless associated with higher audit quality. However, we do not find a significant association between audit-employees' overall job satisfaction and audit quality.

Work-Life Balance Challenges

2022 ◽  
pp. 511-532
Author(s):  
Nihan Senbursa
Keyword(s):  
Employee Satisfaction ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
International Level ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Remote Employees ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Contemporary Event

Within an ever-changing, digitalized world, the working methods have vastly changed over the last few decades. If the effects of a contemporary event such as COVID-19—the global pandemic started in the Hubei region of China at the end of December 2019—are considered, the changes have reached beyond just the practical logistics of working and crossed otherwise untouched social and emotional barriers. As a result of the pandemic, new working ways on an international level have become considerably more prominent. With the post-modern paradigm, organizations have focused on their employees and see them as stakeholders and developed a set of policies and standards under the guise of “an employee-friendly organization.” This chapter sheds light on strategies on how to maintain work-life balance in a virtual environment of remote work, new regulations, and the gaining importance of employee satisfaction, ensuring remote employees feel cared for, valued, and included.

scholarly journals Navigating dual-careers: the challenge for professional couples

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy Scurry ◽  
Marilyn Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Work And Family ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Dual Career ◽  
Family Needs ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Strategic Approach ◽  
Dual Careers ◽  
Situational Constraints

PurposeDual-careers are an increasingly common typology among professionals yet very few studies have considered how two potentially competing career trajectories are managed in relation to the broader aspects of life, such as family and personal life. This article addresses the gap through an exploration of the strategies adopted by dual-career professional couples as they seek to navigate these challenges whilst satisfying individual and shared goals and aspirations.Design/methodology/approachSemi-structured, face-to-face interviews were carried out with 18 couples (dyads) from a range of professional occupations. Interviews were conducted individually, and then responses analysed and compared for key themes.FindingsRather than focusing on how couples manage work–life balance on a day-today basis this study shows how couples incorporate a more strategic approach to dual-careers so that both careers are able to progress, albeit within situational constraints.Practical implicationsTo satisfy personal, business and economic performance goals, organisations and governments will need to find more creative ways to support employees as they seek to navigate careers while balancing the work and nonwork needs of themselves and their partner. The challenges faced by dual-career couples have implications for human resource managers as they seek to attract and retained talent within their organisations.Social implicationsDemographic and social changes at the household level will ultimately require changes at an organisational and broader societal level to meet the work and family needs of this growing cohort.Originality/valueRather than focusing on how couples manage work-life balance on a day-today basis this study shows how couples incorporate a more strategic approach to dual-careers so that both careers are able to progress, albeit within situational constraints.

scholarly journals Work-life Balance for Surgeons: Medical Education and Training to Reduce Conflict

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 325-334
Author(s):  
Junko Umihara ◽  
Mariko Nishikitani ◽  
Yoshiaki Hayasaka ◽  
Terumichi Fujikura ◽  
Miho Maeda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Medical Education And Training ◽  
And Training
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