...Eun-Jee Kim; Sunyoung Park Purpose This study investigates the interrelationships among perceived organizational support, meaningful work, remote working and work–life balance, with particular emphasis on the mediating roles of meaningful work and remote working. Drawing on social exchange theory...

... Engagement Presenteeism Coping Work–life balance Boundary setting Quiet quitting The term “quiet quitting” is currently a wild, untamed thing. Its widespread use emerged alongside other socioeconomic trends following the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite its apparent youth, quiet quitting has racked up...

... by a qualitative analysis based on a constructivist grounded theory approach. The study involved 170 semi-structured face-to-face interviews with women workers in Oman’s private sector. It explored work–family conflict (WFC), work–life balance (WLB), organizational and family support, and societal bias impacting...

... experiences impact well-being by influencing work–life balance and job satisfaction. Additionally, it investigates whether employee preferences for telework are a contributing factor. Design/methodology/approach Based on the data provided by the “living, working and COVID-19” e-survey, structural equation...

...Kareem Folohunso Sani; Toyin Ajibade Adisa Purpose The extant literature on work–life balance (WLB) has generally overlooked the interrelationship between leadership and WLB. Does leadership have any impact on employees' use of WLB policies and practices? To answer this question, this article...

...Zuzana Opatrná; Jakub Prochazka Purpose Work-life balance (WLB) policies have become a popular topic in both academic literature and organizations. However, previous studies in this area have provided mixed results, and the impact of WLB policies on various indicators of organizational financial...

... capabilities Smart working Work–life balance Partial least squares-structural equation modelling Along with the severe health and social crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic and by welfare cuts, managers around the world are facing huge business challenges as a result of collapsing customer...

... to spend more time with their families, continuing work later on in the evening times (Haddock et al., 2006). In contrast, what was found to threaten work–life balance, is the increased permeability of boundaries between work and personal life, something which was heightened even more during COVID...

... only Four-day week Reduced working hours Wellbeing Work time reduction Work–life balance Questions regarding the extent to which paid work should figure in our lives have recurred over centuries (Darier, 1998 ; Gorz, 1999). In the last few years, there has been a resurgence...

...M. Eugenia Sánchez-Vidal; David Cegarra-Leiva; Christine Cross Purpose Attention on the issue of individual level conflict between work and life roles remains a feature of studies on work-life balance. However, few studies have examined gender differences in the work-to-life conflict (WLC...

...Shweta Belwal; Rakesh Belwal; Suhaila Ebrahim Al-Hashemi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to take cognisance of the work–life balance (WLB) challenges facing working women in Oman, make a review of the family-friendly policies (FFPs), related provisions in labour laws of various nations...

... experience related to four main areas: job effectiveness, relationship with the organisation, well-being and work-life balance. Design/methodology/approach This study presents structured item development. Internal validity and reliability were tested on a sample of 260 e-workers (65 per cent female, age...

...-cultural barriers, nature and place of work, organizational preparedness and governance, biases or prejudices of employers, and work-life balance (WLB) issues facing them. Practical implications This study suggests that since female participation in the government sector in Oman is substantial, women...

... Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Work-life balance NHS Collective bargaining This paper evaluates the employment relations impact of implementing two distinct – and separate – policies, with seemingly conflicting agendas, in an NHS hospital. The NHS...

...Christine A. Grant; Louise M. Wallace; Peter C. Spurgeon Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of remote e‐working on the key research areas of work‐life balance, job effectiveness and well‐being. The study provides a set of generalisable themes drawn from the key research...