WORK LIFE BALANCE The article talks about the importance of work life balance‚ especially in relation to India. In the Indian context‚ work life balance has many social and cultural connotations. There are many factors that need to be taken into account to understand work balance with respect to India better: India is a deeply religious country‚ housing abundant religions within itself and the most dominant of them is Hinduism. The caste system is also prevalent in India. In combination with the
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Subject: Work/ Life Balance What is the most important thing in your life? Family‚ Love‚ Money‚ career‚ or Heath? I think the answer will be different for different gender‚ ages‚ and situation. For most people over 30‚ I think the majority would say Career is the major focus. Yes‚ this is understandable and reasonable. Career somehow brings us recognition‚ satisfactions and wealth. We need that to support our living‚ without that‚ we can’t do what we want to do. But while you focus
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2003 Research Quarterly ❶y❸❹ Work/Life Balance Challenges and Solutions Nancy R. Lockwood HR Content Expert y SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SHRM Research ❶y❸❹ 2003 SHRM®Research Quarterly Abstract In organizations and on the home front‚ the challenge of work/life balance is rising to the top of many employers’ and employees’ consciousness. In today’s fast-paced society‚ human resource professionals seek options to positively impact the bottom line of their companies
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HRMT3345 Literature Review – Work-Life Balance for Women Introduction Work-life balance has been a concern of those interested in the quality of working life and its role in the broader quality of life. Two factors that can influence work-life balance are autonomy in the workplace and family building. An emerging issue in work-life balance literature concerns the role of gender and the problems associated with achieving a balance between paid work and domestic responsibilities. While gender
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Individual Essay: Work-life Balance In today’s work environment a better balance between work and life is increasingly desired by workers. Desire for a better work-life balance has become one of the growing concerns in contemporary society (Wood and de Menezes (2010‚ p.1575). Therefore it is essential for organisations to incorporate work-life balance strategies with job design and employment policies. According to Wood and de Menezes (2010‚ p.1575)‚ work-life practices have come to the front position
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Iny Chan M-B2-4419 Michelle Wong M-B2-4449 Abstract Extensive research reveals that achieving work life balance can help to improve employee’s performance (Tsui‚ Pearce‚ Porter & Tripoli‚ 1997)‚ employee’s job satisfaction (Namasivayam & Mount‚ 2004) and employee’s organizational citizenship behavior‚ which incurred as a result of social exchange (Lambert‚ 2000). The increasing intensity and complexity of work with the advances in information technology and information load‚ the need
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TECHNOLOGY AND WORK LIFE BALANCE 1 Technology and Work Life Balance Human Resource Perspectives on Work Life Balance Course Technology and Work Life Balance 2 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………….3 OVERVIEW OF TELECOMMUTING…………………………………………………………4 BENEFITS……………………………………………………………………………………….5 CHALLENGES………………………………………………………………………………….6 CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………………………….7 Technology and Work Life Balance
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Work-Life Balance at Google | | | | | | | | Work Life Balance Work-life balance entails a proper prioritizing between "work" ( primarily career and aspirations ) and "lifestyle" ( pertaining to leisure‚ health‚ family and personal development ) activities. Of late‚ the organizations have come to realize the importance of work-life balance to improve productivity. The research by Kenexa Research Institute (2007) showed that the companies genuinely inclined towards efforts to support
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Work life balance What are the benefits and barriers associated with the achievement of a work – life balance for employees and employers? This essay explores the importance of the achievement of a work-life balance and the issues which can be faced when initiatives to achieve such a balance are implemented. One issue surrounding the concept is that ‘work life balance’ is often loosely defined as simply referring to the balance between an individuals time spent at work and on home life. In fact
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The current economic situation has been blamed for causing income loss‚ extended working hours and intense stress in workplaces all over the world. Due to this today people are being challenged to strike a balance between work life and family life. People are overwhelmed by the demanding careers‚ demanding families‚ a slow economy and so on. This has left people with little time for what they need and want to do. Motivation refers to the desire‚ effort and passion to achieve something (Paul
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