Examining The Role Of Organization In Providing Healthy Work Life Balance And Its Impact On Psychological Outcomes

Swarnalatha C¹, Rajalakshmi S²

^1,2Anna University

Abstract

There is a growing awareness in today’s workplaces that employees do not give up their lives just because they work for an organization. Work and life remain the two most important domains in the life of an employed individual. The challenge of balancing work and non-work demands is one of today’s central concerns for both individuals and organizations. The initiative made by the organisation for the healthy work life balance of employee will make the employee to concentrate and reproduce more in the work. The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between organizational work life balance initiative and the employee’s healthy work-life balance. The work-life balances in the relationship between support and employee outcomes (job satisfaction, organizational commitment and turnover intention) were examined. Three hundred questioners were distributed to the faculty members of engineering colleges in India. After eliminating the invalid questionnaires, 241 valid questionnaires were used for further analysis. The study exhibits the significant relationship between the organizational initiative and work life balance. The study also reveals some interesting association between work life balance and organizational commitment, job satisfaction, turnover intention among faculty.

Keywords

• Organizational Initiative, Work life balance, Faculty, India

Author's Profile

Author profile can be generated and linked through our partners World Book of Researchers. To include your profile online Click Here. After it is approved, please email to edlib @ asdf.res.in to create a link with all the papers.

• Swarnalatha C : Profile
• Rajalakshmi S : Profile

e-AID

Cite this Article as Follows

ASwarnalatha C, Rajalakshmi S. Examining The Role Of Organization In Providing Healthy Work Life Balance And Its Impact On Psychological Outcomes. International Conference on Inter Disciplinary Research in Engineering and Technology 2015. Vol. 1. Chennai: Association of Scientists, Developers and Faculties, 2015. 214-221. Print.