ISSN: 2319 – 7285 G.J. C.M.P.‚ Vol. 2(3) 2013:84-91 WORK- LIFE BALANCE: A LITERATURE REVIEW Satinder Singh Chief Engineer (Drilling) Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)‚ Cementing Services‚ Ahmedabad Asset‚ Ahmedabad & Pursuing PhD (Management)‚ Gujarat University‚ Ahmedabad Abstract The literature review on Work-life Balance has been framed up in view of its gained popularity with the major aim to have prosperity of society and the realization of fulfilling lives for its
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1. Introduction A work-life balance policy is the one of the much talked theory in the recent workplace environment dialogue between employers & employee. So we have to know first what it is - Work life balance is about people having a measure of control over when‚ where and how they work. It is achieved when an individual’s right to a fulfilled life inside and outside paid work is accepted and respected as the norm‚ to the mutual benefit of the individual‚ business and society. But the employers
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The effective management of employees’ work-life balance requires organisations to recognise and account for the array of non-work roles that impact their working-lives. Despite the literary attention given to the ‘work-life balance’ in recent years‚ however‚ contemporary authors still note the concept’s inadequacy both in terms of its definition and administration. In order to explore the boundaries of contemporary ‘work-life balance’‚ this paper adopts an Organisational Role Theory (ORT) perspective
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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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or stressed by their work” ("CDC - NIOSH Publications and Products - STRESS...At Work (99-101)"‚ n.d.‚ p. 8). This workplace stress can many times lead to an imbalance between work and family. When measures are taken to attempt to reduce this stress there is a great potential for happier and more satisfied employees‚ leading to more efficiency in both the workplace and in the home. There are numerous programs already in place by organizations to help balance work and family for employees nationwide
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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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Recruitment Strategy and Job Offer Process Organizations such as education‚ business and engineering all use diverse recruitment techniques as their operations transform and the demand for employees vary‚ based on the direction in which the organization is headed. This paper will study in detail business establishments and how they use their recruitment strategy to fill job vacancies. In addition‚ the paper will select and/or suggest which would be the best recruitment strategy to achieve the goal
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to extend a job offer to Joe Tech to come on board as an Associate Product Manager for the Terabit Router Group. Having interned at Robust Routers the previous summer‚ Joe Tech was familiar with the company and the advanced work it has accomplished in the technology industry within the last decade. His experience of working alongside Leigh Bultema‚ one of RR’s brightest workers‚ aided not only in a job being offered to him after his internship‚ but more importantly that of his hard work with Leigh
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Summary This assignment was made to explain and find the truth about the concept of work life balance which is meaningful for the worker. As many researcher and people arguing about this concept‚ The author comes to the decision which is disagree that work life balance is important for the worker. As a concept‚ the work life balance can be said has a great effect for the worker‚ but in real life work life balance was difficult to maintain. Not all worker can contribute their time only for working
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Employment Relations Essay Work-life balance 1. April 2009 Table of contents Table of contents p. 1 Introduction p. 2 Definitions p. 2 Work-life Balance p. 3-4 Conclusion p. 5 References p. 6 Topic: Work-life balance has become an important social issue. Critically analyze the contributions of business‚ unions and government towards promoting work-life balance. Introduction: To balance work and leisure is an important
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