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An empirical study of work and family life spheres and emergence of work-life balance initiatives under uncertain economic scenario

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  • Naithani, Pranav
  • Jha, A.N.

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In the last six decades, work life and family life spheres of employees have undergone various changes. This paper presents an empirical study of major factors which have influenced employee work-life balance and popular work-life balance tools initiated at organisational level to help an employee balance different life segments such as work, family, personal finances, career and health. Current work-life balance approach, tools and programmes at organisational level primarily address those issues of work and personal life which got highlighted between the 1950’s and later years of the 20th century. Current global recession in the 21st century has created an uncertain economic scenario in which employers and employees are facing new challenges and earlier work-life balance research might not be sufficient enough address the new issues. This calls for further research on work-life balance, for a wider applicability of work-life balance programmes at organisational level.

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  • Naithani, Pranav & Jha, A.N., 2009. "An empirical study of work and family life spheres and emergence of work-life balance initiatives under uncertain economic scenario," MPRA Paper 67421, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Naithani, Pranav, 2010. "Recession and work-life balance initiatives," MPRA Paper 67409, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Naithani, Pranav, 2010. "Overview of work-life balance discourse and its relevance in current economic scenario," MPRA Paper 68718, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Tharushika PATHIRANAGE & Ali KHATIBI & Jacquline THAM, 2023. "Impact Of Working Environment And Workload On Work Life Balance Towards Job Satisfaction: An Empirical Study," Business Excellence and Management, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 13(1), pages 5-20, March.
    4. Nida Zahoor & Nazlina Zakaria & Nor Azimah Chew Abdullah, 2021. "Is Gender Still Important in Defining the Work-Family Conflict of Married Employees in 21st Century?," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 5(11), pages 658-664, November.
    5. Sakshi Sharma & Jai Singh Parmar, 2017. "Family Variables and Work Life Balance – A Study of Doctors in Government Hospitals of Himachal Pradesh," Indian Journal of Commerce and Management Studies, Educational Research Multimedia & Publications,India, vol. 8(3), pages 106-112, September.
    6. Naithani, Pranav, 2016. "Impact of health and recreation on work-life balance: A case study of expatriates," MPRA Paper 76277, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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    Keywords

    work-life balance; work-life conflict; work-life benefits; economic scenario.;
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    JEL classification:

    • I0 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - General
    • I00 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - General - - - General
    • I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
    • L00 - Industrial Organization - - General - - - General
    • L20 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - General
    • M5 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics
    • M50 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - General

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