• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.103-112
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• 2018

While the number of women labor force in Malaysia is increasing, only a few of them make it to the top. For many reasons, some women turn down top position offer and some of them refuse to stay working. Commitment to the family, work-life conflict and lack of support from the family and the colleagues are among issues that caused women to have less interest to pursue career advancement. This article examines the role of work-life balance and its relationship to women career advancement, and why both are important in Malaysia. The arguments are arranged based on a review of the previous literature to conceptualize the relationship between work-life balance and career advancement. It is found that both work-life balance and women career advancement are important to retain women in the working world as well as to motivate them to pursue promotion to a higher position. Even though some researchers agreed that the relationship between work-life balance and career advancement is mostly negative, others found positive relationship between both constructs. At the end of the paper, some suggestions on how to improve work-life balance and career advancement are presented as well as suggestion for future research.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권10호
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• pp.339-345
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• 2020

Human resource is considered as an important resource that enables organizations to achieve competitive advantage. As such, it is important to have engaged employees to drive the strategic objectives of the organization. The study focuses on variables that can promote employee engagement. Work-life balance and employee engagement have received attention in both academia and practice. Engaged employees are crucial in the achievement of the strategic objectives of organizations. Besides, the role of religious orientation in life and work has been gaining attention from management scholars. The paper attempts to fill the research gap by developing a conceptual model and propositions for empirical testing. Specifically, the study proposes that work-life balance is expected to act as a mediator in the relationship between religiosity and employee engagement. Furthermore, religiosity is included as a moderator since religious belief can strengthen the positive relationship between work-life balance and employee engagement. A systematic literature review was carried out. A framework and propositions for future studies have been developed. The proposed framework provides direction for scholars to empirically test the indirect relationship between work-life balance, religiosity and employee engagement. Empirical testing of the framework could provide insights into how work-life balance and religiosity promote employee engagement.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.114-123
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• 2017

Purpose: This study aimed to explore personal as well as occupational factors and health status associated with work-life balance in Korean registered nurses. Methods: This study was a secondary data analysis using cross-sectional nationally representative data from the Korean Working Conditions Survey (KWCS) in 2014. Study participants included 450 registered nurses in South Korea. Descriptive analysis, Independent t-test, $x^2$ test, and Logistic regression analyses were performed using the SPSS 21.0 statistical program. Results: Work-life balance was reported in 70.6% individuals with 85.7% being male and 70.0% being female nurses. Logistic regression analysis revealed that being male good health state, having less than 40-hour working week, lower number of night duty, policy on flexible work arrangement were significant predictors of work-life balance. Conclusion: This study provided evidence that identify predictors of work-life balance in registered nurses in South Korea. Therefore, we need the actively support health care service promotion and prevention for work-life balance predictors.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제64권4호
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• pp.644-664
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• 2021

Objective : Since the enactment of the Special Act on Korean Medical Residents, neurosurgeons working at training hospitals have been performing the duties of residents, in addition to their existing patient care responsibilities, which include surgery, education, and research. This study explores the relationships between work intensity, work-life balance, and burnout experienced by Korean neurosurgeons. Methods : The participants (n=451) were neurosurgeons working at training hospitals throughout Republic of Korea. Data on socio-demographic characteristics (including objective and subjective work environment), work intensity, work-life balance, and burnout were gathered using self-report questionnaires completed between March 1 and December 20, 2019. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent samples t-tests, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson's correlations, and multiple regression analysis. IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, version 25 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA) was used for the analyses. Results : The work intensity, work-life balance, and burnout levels of neurosurgeons were 3.95, 3.57 (on a scale from 1 to 5) and 4.60 (on a scale from 1 to 7); and 280 (62.1%) of 451 neurosurgeons were found to be experiencing burnout. By controlling for the socio-demographic characteristics, the effects of work intensity and work-life balance on burnout were analyzed. Work intensity (B=0.314), work-life balance-family and leisure (B=0.216), work-life balance-growth (B=0.147), job stress (B=0.133), and satisfaction with human relationships (B=-0.069) were shown to be significant (all p<0.05), and they were found to affect burnout in the abovementioned order. The overall explanatory power was 58.3% (p<0.05), and the explanatory power with the addition of independent variables such as work intensity and work-life balance was 14.5% (p<0.05). Conclusion : This study showed that Korean neurosurgeons working at training hospitals experienced a high level of work intensity and job stress, and low work-life balance. Additionally, nearly half of the neurosurgeons were found to experience burnout related to factors such as work intensity, work-life balance, job stress, and satisfaction with human relationships. In particular, these factors seem to have deteriorated further after the implementation of the Special Act on Korean Medical Residents. These very high levels of burnout among Korean neurosurgeons who care for patients with both brain and spinal diseases may have a very important impact on patients' health. Therefore, it is recommended that the Korean Neurosurgical Society and the Korean government make efforts to improve the factors that affect burnout among Korean neurosurgeons.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권10호
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• pp.443-450
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• 2020

This study aims to add insight into the effectiveness of e-training, e-leadership, work-life balance, and work motivation on millennial generation employees' performance in today's work life amid the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic that requires to work more online. Unlike previous generations, millennials are technology-literate, intent on succeeding quickly, give up easily, and seek instantaneous gratification. The population in this study are millennial generation employees at one of Honda motorcycle dealers in Jakarta, Indonesia. The number of samples collected was 200. The sampling technique used is the side probability method, with proportional random sampling technique. The research method used is an associative quantitative approach through survey methods and Structural Equation Modeling. Data were collected through questionnaires distributed to millennial generation employees, with results then processed through the Lisrel 8.5 program. The results of this study show, first, that e-training, e-leadership, and work-life balance have positive effect on work motivation. Second, e-training, e-leadership, work-life balance, and work motivation have positive effect on employees' performance. The findings indicate that companies must pay attention to the factors of e-training, e-leadership, and work-life balance to keep employees motivated and to maintain optimal employee performance, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic through working online.

• 아태비즈니스연구
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.131-143
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• 2021

Purpose - The main purpose of this study is to investigate service industry employee' perceptions of Work-Life-Balance (WLB) and the influences of these perceptions on their overall Quality of Life (QOL). The study hypothesizes that employees' overall Quality of Life is influenced by Work-Life-Balance. Design/methodology/approach - The target population for this research consisted of service industry employees. The data was collected using the online-survey method and 449 usable responses were analyzed using AMOS program. Findings - The results indicated that psychological environment and family environment positively affected overall quality of life each, and work environment negatively influenced on overall quality of life. Research implications or Originality - Despite the importance of Work-Life-Balance (WLB), most of previous studies have investigated WLB from company perspective while limited research has examined employees' WLB perceptions. The findings of this study enrich knowledge of WLB from employee perspective especially in service industry.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.505-517
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• 2021

워라밸에 대한 연구는 다양한 분야에서 진행되고 있다. 특히 조직문화 및 업무성과와 관련해서 활발히 연구가 이루어지고 있는 반면, 워라밸이 구성원의 조직헌신에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구는 미비한 상황이다. 따라서 본 연구는 코로나19 시대를 살아가고 있는 전국의 스타트업을 포함한 중소기업, 공공기관, 대기업종사자 등 463명을 대상으로 조직 구성원들의 워라밸이 조직헌신에 어떠한 영향을 미치며 이들 관계에서 직무만족의 매개효과에 대해 실증 분석하였다. 또한 코로나19 시대의 새로운 업무 형태인 스마트워크 환경이 직무만족과 조직헌신에 미치는 영향에 대해 추가적으로 검증해 보았다. 분석 결과 첫째, 워라밸은 직무만족에 긍정적인 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되었고, 직무만족은 구성원의 정서적 조직헌신에도 긍정적인 정(+)의 영향을 나타냈다. 둘째, 직무만족은 워라밸과 조직헌신의 관계에서 일-가족 균형과 조직헌신 관계에서는 완전 매개, 일-성장균형과 조직헌신 관계에서는 부분 매개하는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 스마트워크환경은 직무만족과 조직 헌신에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구 결과를 보면 코로나19시대로 인해 변화하는 업무환경 속에서 조직 구성원들의 자발적인 직무 태도 향상을 위해서는 일-가족, 일-여가, 일-성장 균형이 매우 중요한 요인이며, 워라밸과 스마트워크 환경의 조성은 궁극적으로 조직의 생산성 향상을 위해 구축되어야 할 필요성이 있음을 시사하였다.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.93-116
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• 2011

This qualitative study focused on the dual earner families' work and family life to explore the possibility of ideal work-family balance. Seven employed married women and two men were interviewed about their work-family balance during two months in 2010. We described four representative cases of having difficulty in work and life balance. And we identified the three dimensions to make their work-family balance difficult. They are motherhood ideology, ideal worker, and the limit of men's housework participation. For ideal work-family balance, we suggested alternatives. First, the companies should make various work-life balance programs and allow their workers to use them actively. Second, the government should support the needs of work-life balance and carry out various family-friendly and child care polices. Third, husbands have to participate the housework much more and the model of 'good' parents need to be modified.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제9권10호
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• pp.477-485
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• 2018

본 연구는 외국인 근로자의 일과 삶의 균형에 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악하고 일과 삶의 균형을 증진하기 위한 전략을 제공하기 위해 수행되었다. 제4차 근로환경조사를 이용하여 총 179명의 외국인 근로자를 대상으로 일과 삶의 균형에 영향을 미치는 요인 및 경로를 규명하였고, 자료는 SPSS 22와 AMOS 22.프로그램을 이용하여 분석하였다. 연구 결과, 가설경로모형은 적합한 것으로 판정되었으며, 건강상태, 근로시간, 직무만족은 일과 삶의 균형에 직접적인 영향을, 사회적 지지, 건강상태, 근로시간은 직무만족을 매개로 하여 간접 영향을 미쳤다. 이 모형은 외국인 근로자의 일과 삶의 균형을 24.9% 설명하였다. 본 연구는 외국인 근로자의 일과 삶의 균형에 대한 예측인자를 제시하였으며, 이러한 요인들은 외국인 근로자의 일과 삶의 균형을 증진시키기 위한 중재 프로그램의 개발 시 고려되어져야 할 것이다.

• Human Ecology Research
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• 제56권5호
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• pp.425-433
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• 2018

This study investigates the effect of gender role attitude and work family balance on life stress for married career women. We also explore the mediating effect of marital intimacy on the relation between gender role attitude, work family balance, and life stress. The subjects were married women from the five year data of the Korean Longitudinal Survey of Women and Family (KLoWF). Data was analyzed by descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, structural equational models, and Sobel test with SPSS software ver. 23.0, and Amos software ver. 23.0. The findings are as follows. First, gender role attitude had a direct effect on life stress, but work family balance had no significant effect on life stress. Second, marital intimacy mediated between gender role attitude, work family balance, and life stress. In conclusion, the results can be used as basic data to prevent life stress in married career women and increase marital intimacy.