Antecedents and consequences of work life balance among women bank employees: A study on selected individual level factors

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Mona Ratnesh ◽  
Ashish Ranjan Sinha ◽  
Amjad Ali
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Bank Employees ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences

Europeans’ work and life – out of balance? An empirical test of assumptions from the “acceleration debate”

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadine M Schöneck
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Test ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Level Data

Advanced modernity is regarded as an era of time obsession and people in modernized societies seem to live harried lives. Leading time sociologists like Hartmut Rosa adopt a modernization–critical stance and ascribe an accelerated pace of life and frequent time scarcity to socioeconomic and technological advancement. According to these protagonists of the “acceleration debate,” time becomes increasingly precious due to severely changed conditions of work and private life. Against this background it can be assumed that many people may suffer from an unsatisfactory work–life balance. This study uses individual-level data from the fifth round of the European Social Survey (fielded in 2010/11) as well as suitable country-level data capturing key features of advanced modernity to empirically test assumptions arising from the “acceleration debate.” Results from multilevel analyses of 23 European countries provide some confirmation of these assumptions. While most macro indicators for 2010 reflecting a certain stage of development are uninfluential, a country's degree of globalization matters, and moreover growth rates of crucial macro indicators signaling paces of development exert an impact on people's work–life balance in the assumed direction: In countries with accelerations in terms of economic development, coverage of households with internet access and numbers of new cars working people show a significantly greater inclination toward an unsatisfactory work–life balance. Aside from results at the country-level individual-level determinants and group-specific differences of work–life balance under different conditions of advanced modernity are presented. This study's two main findings—(1) paces of development matter more than stages of development and (2) assumptions arising from the “acceleration debate” receive some empirical support—are thoroughly reflected on and discussed.

scholarly journals Investigating the Dimensionality of Work Life Balance in Islamic Perspective (Wlbip): An Insight from Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 198-216
Author(s):  
Muafi Muafi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Theoretical Implication ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Islamic Perspective ◽  
Savings And Loan ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences ◽  
Special Region

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the dimension of Work Life Balance with Islamic perspective (WLBIP) approach in the employee of Baitul Maal Wa Tamwil or Islamic Financing Savings and Loan Cooperatives in Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) Province, Indonesia. Methodology: This study is conducted to all managers and employees of Baitul Maal Wa Tamwil in DIY Province. The study is carried out to 28 Baitul Maal Wa Tamwil with the target sample of 200 respondents. The questionnaire returned is from 150 respondents. Findings: WLBIP can be measured with 3 indicators: (1) time balance in Islamic perspective (TBIP); (2) involvement balance in Islamic perspective (IBIP); and (3) satisfaction balance in Islamic perspective (SBIP). Significance: The concept and research regarding WLB with Islamic approach are still not found yet. The results of the study with non-Islamic approach are still inconsistent. This study introduces the concept of WLBIP with 3 dimensions: (1) time balance in Islamic perspective (TBIP); (2) involvement balance in Islamic perspective (IBIP); and (3) satisfaction balance in Islamic perspective (SBIP). This three dimensions use WLB concept approach by considering the balance between the worldlife and the afterlife aspects. Limitations/Implications: The limitations of this study are that the author only examined the employee of financial service company with quantitative approach. Therefore, future studies need to use qualitative approach with wider sample (not only Muslim respondents). The antecedents and consequences of WLBIP also needs to be analyzed further. The theoretical implication is that this study contributes to the enrichment of WLB theory, especially from Islamic perspective, which is called WLBIP. Thus, it can contribute to the literature of Islamic Management and Islamic Organizational Behavior.

Work–life balance in Europe: institutional contexts and individual factors

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 366-381
Author(s):  
Rumiana Stoilova ◽  
Petya Ilieva-Trichkova ◽  
Franziska Bieri
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Unpaid Work ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Macro Level ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Level Data

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore how individual and macro-level factors shape the work–life balance of young men and women across European countries.Design/methodology/approachThe paper combines macro-level data from the official statistics with individual-level data from the Work, Family and Wellbeing (2010/2011) module of the European Social Survey. The study uses multilevel modelling to explore the factors which shape the work–life balance of men and women aged 15–34 across 24 European countries.FindingsThe findings show both differences and similarities between young men and women in how education shapes work–life balance. Higher education increases the likelihood of considering work–life balance as important in work selection for men, while lower education decreases the odds of considering this balance for women. More education is associated with lower acceptance of the traditional norm, for both men and women, and less time spent on housework. Higher share of family benefits decreases the importance of work–life balance, more so for men than for women. Work–life balance is more important for men living in conservative, Mediterranean and post-socialist welfare regimes compared to those from social-democratic regimes.Social implicationsThe policy implications are to more closely consider education in the transformation of gender-sensitive norms during earlier stages of child socialization and to design more holistic policy measures which address the multitude of barriers individuals from poor families and ethnic/migrant background face.Originality/valueThe study contributes to existing literature by applying the capability approach to the empirical investigation of work–life balance. The analytical model contains three dimensions – norms about paid/unpaid work, considering work–life balance in the choice of employment and time spent on unpaid work. Through this approach, we are able to uncover the agency inequality of young people taking into account individual level characteristics, including gender, education, ethnicity and macro-level factors.

scholarly journals His or her work–life balance? Experiences of self-employed immigrant parents

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 624-639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mai Camilla Munkejord
Keyword(s):  
Work And Family ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Immigrant Parents ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Organizational Contexts ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Dual Earner ◽  
The Individual

The question of how to achieve ‘work–life balance’ has been a central debate for several decades. Hitherto, this subject has primarily been explored in organizational contexts; less is known in the context of self-employment. This article advances our understanding of work–life balance by analysing the everyday stories of self-employed immigrant parents in Norway. In this study, work–life balance is constructed in contrasting ways between mothers and fathers on the individual level and simultaneously in binary and potentially competing ways on the couple level. Hence, through an analysis of the participants’ work and family availabilities, this study sheds light on how gender relations may be shaped at the micro level within the Nordic dual-earner family model.

Antecedents and Consequences of Organizational Commitment: A Gender Study in the IT-BPM Sector of India

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 306-315
Author(s):  
Nazia Zabin Memon ◽  
Biswajit Satpathy
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Gender Bias ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
Female Employees ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences ◽  
And Gender

Information technology-business process management (IT-BPM) sector of India employs 3.7 million people including 1.25 million female employees. The flip side of this high absorption rate is an equally fast attrition of employees and more so in females. This alarming number makes it imperative to study the antecedents of high organizational commitment as a consequence of which voluntary turnover diminishes. This research article aims at identifying variables impacting the organizational commitment of female employees. Leader-member exchange (LMX), work-life balance and gender bias have been studied for effect on organizational commitment in IT-BPM sector. Data were collected from female employees of BPM sector through questionnaire survey, and stepwise regression was applied to test the hypotheses. This article gives insight into the management of IT-BPM sector helping them enhance the organizational commitment of its female employees. This research is first of its kind conducted on the female employees of IT-BPM sector of India giving insights on leader-manager exchange, work-life balance and gender bias and its role in improving their organizational commitment.

scholarly journals The role of high performance work practices, work-family conflict, job stress and personality in affecting work life balance

2021 ◽  
pp. 1367-1378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nida Zahoor ◽  
Nor Azimah Chew Abdullah ◽  
Nazlina Zakaria
Keyword(s):  
Job Stress ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Personality Type ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Work Practices ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
High Performance Work Practices ◽  
Bank Employees

The purpose of this research was to identify the role of high performance work practices of banks, work-family conflict, job stress, and personality of bank employees in affecting their work-life balance. To accomplish this goal, self-administered structured questionnaires were distributed to those bank employees who were either married, divorced, or separated, had children, and at least one year working experience in that bank. Final sample was comprised of 726 employees from 277 banks of South Punjab. The results revealed that high performance work practices of banks, family to work conflict, and personality type B behavioral patterns of bank employees increase their work-life balance, and work to family conflict of bank employees decreased their work-life balance. However, job stress and personality type A behavioral patterns of bank employees did not affect their work-life balance. Contrary to previous studies, these results suggest that moderate family to work conflict is actually good for work-life balance, and job stress and personality type A behavioral patterns are inherently not bad for work-life balance. Hence, State Bank of Pakistan should consider developing policies to enhance employee friendly high performance work practices in banks. Banks should also consider taking personality tests prior to recruiting and selecting employees for hectic posts.

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