A longitudinal analysis of work-life balance perspectives of future business professionals. (2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Linnhoff, Stefan; Smith, Katherine Taken; Smith, L. Murphy
• Is Part Of: International journal of business excellence. Volume 8:Number 5(2015)
• Page Start: 601
• Page End: 631
• Publication Date: 2015
• Subjects: work-life balance -- productivity -- human resources -- ethics -- business professionals -- job performance -- ethical behaviour -- gender; Reengineering (Management) -- Periodicals; Benchmarking (Management) -- Periodicals; Performance -- Management -- Periodicals; 658.401305
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1756-0047

Abstract

People face the difficulty of how to allocate their limited time between work and non-work activities; this is the age-old problem of work-life balance. Facilitating work-life balance for its employees is a vital aspect of best practices in business management, which will engender higher levels of employee job performance and ethical behaviour. This study compares findings of prior research with results of a current survey of work-life balance perspectives of future business professionals. A key finding is that work-life balance is still of high importance. In addition, some interesting gender-related changes were observed. Comparing the results for 2013 and 2008, findings show that regarding WLB-related issues that were of more concern to females than males in the past are now essentially of shared interest for both sexes.