The purpose of this study is to examine the work life balance negotiations of three distinct culture groups employed by South Korean conglomerates located within the southeastern United States. These three cultural groups are: Korean nationals, Korean Americans, and non-Korean Americans. It is proposed that each culture will negotiate work life balances in their own manner based upon their specific inherent cultural understandings. This study is a cross-cultural examination through thirty-two open-ended interviews of employees working for large multinational Korean companies with facilities in the southern United States. Korean nationals, Korean Americans, and Americans implement different work-life balance negotiation tactics in the workplace based upon each one’s cultural association. While all three cultural groups experience difficulty in obtaining a work-life balance working for a Korean company, the Korean Americans seem to suffer the most.

This thesis examines how patterns of time use change in later life and how the way in which older people use their time is related to well-being. Arguing that maintaining balance in time use concerns not only people of working age but matters for people of all ages, we propose an alternative theoretical framework of life balance. This consists of two conceptual models: The Life Balance Triangle and Multidimensional Life Balance (MLB). Using UK time use data, the thesis demonstrates the empirical applicability of these two models in enhancing our understanding of older people's daily lives. The life balance model, which we built by modifying the theoretical categorisation of time use by Ås (1978) and the work-leisure triangle of Gershuny (2003), identifies and presents alteration in time use across the life course as changes in balance between constraints (committed time) and freedom of choice (discretionary time), controlling for time spent on biological/physiological maintenance (regenerative time). We find the balance shifts towards greater discretionary, and less committed, time in later life, with a significant gender gap. Life stage, which reflects social structure and expectations, rather than biological ageing, was found to be the most influential factor for life balance dynamics. Findings suggest that men may find it more difficult to adjust to life beyond work because of abrupt and greater changes in life balance, which may disrupt their daily time structure. The multidimensional life balance model challenges the assumption of a linear relationship between the level of activity and well-being of older people. Adapting the Alkire-Foster method (Alkire and Foster, 2011), we propose a threshold-based approach that takes the heterogeneity of older people and multidimensionality of daily life into account, and emphasises overall balance in the level of activities across various activity domains. Results show MLB is associated positively with better self-assessed health, suggesting a threshold effect. We also identify the demographic/socio-economic groups more likely to lack MLB, as well as domains in which most people are deficient. The thesis contributes to work-life balance research by moving beyond paid-work centrality, and to ageing research by providing a multidimensional approach to activities and well-being in later life.

This thesis explores the balance between work and personal life and its impact on individuals' leisure time. The first part begins with a discussion of the issues surrounding work-life balance and then focuses on the phenomenon of leisure and its importance in the lives of individuals. In order to contextualize this discussion, this thesis presents the relevant theories in the field and identifies their role in the development of leisure time in relation to work. Folowing part examines the concept of work-life balance in organizations and identify the different means of realization, such as flexible work arrangements and employee benefits. Also included is an empirical study that is carried out through a questionnaire survey. This investigation is focused on the influence of work and its aspects on leisure time and work-life balance of university-educated individuals who are currently employed. This empirical study should contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between work and personal life regarding individuals leisure time. Keywords: harmonization of work and personal life, leisure, balance, work life, personal life

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Brist på arbetskraft som matchar arbetsgivarens behov gör konkurrensen om rätt kompetens stor. Det gör att organisationer kan behöva locka sökande bosatta på annan ort. Det krävs också att arbetsgivaren kan locka med rätt komponenter vilka kan skilja sig beroende på tjänst och livssituation. Den här kvantitativa enkätstudien är baserad på 129 svar som analyserats för att besvara syfte och frågeställningar om vilka faktorer arbetare och tjänstemän finner attraktiva för att bli intresserade av att pendla till ett arbete.   I studiens teoretiska referensram introduceras läsaren till forskningsområdet genom en bak-grund och tidigare forskning. Sedan följer redogörelser av pendling och teorierna Work-life balance, attraktivt arbete samt Attractive work model. I metodavsnittet redogörs därefter för datainsamling, dess urval, hur enkäten utformats och hur databearbetningen gått tillväga.   I studiens resultat och analys redovisas skillnader mellan vilka faktorer som är mest attraktiva beroende på om man är arbetare eller tjänsteman och vilka faktorer de har gemensamt. Här redovisas också vilka faktorer som är viktiga för att underlätta livspusslet då restiden till arbetet kan ha inverkan på privatlivet. I resultatet framkommer bland annat att arbetare prioriterar trygghet, trivsel och socialt umgänge medan tjänstemän anser att kunna styra sin arbetstid, plats att arbeta och hur man lägger upp det egna arbete är några faktorer som värdesätts mest. Gemensamma faktorer som både arbetare och tjänstemän ansåg vara mycket viktiga är det som underlättar balansen mellan arbete och privatliv, till exempel att kunna ta kortare ledigheter samt lättheten att ta bil till arbetet. Ytterligare betydelsefulla faktorer är inflytande och delaktighet, gemensam värdegrund och känna att den egna kompetensen är efterfrågad prioriteras högt. I den sammanfattande diskussionen sammanställs slutsatserna för att besvara frågeställningar och syftet. Till sist förs en diskussion om förbättringar och förslag till vidare forskningsfrågor inom ämnet.

Bartending makes for an interesting case study in that it brings together research on emotional labor and tipped front-line service jobs, as well as the contemporary increase in precarity in work and precarity in life. This project explores the material and identity processes of bartending, examining how a precarious job with high expectations of emotional labor in-turn affects the occupational and personal identities of those employed in the industry. Overall three overarching themes were identified: (1) When wages are outsourced to customers via tipping systems workers are exposed to particularly high emotional demands, rendering bartending a unique form of quid pro quo emotional labor. (2) Bartenders exist in a “default career” mode of employment that is stigmatized for being low-status low-skilled labor. (3) Performing emotional labor and managing stigma creates a divergence between bartender’s personal and occupational identities resulting in constant identity work on and off the job. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2017. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Esta pesquisa justifica-se pela necessidade de colaborar para uma maior sistematização do conhecimento na área de estudos organizacionais que envolvem a gestão de pessoas, bem como pela necessidade de fornecer subsídios científicos para o desenvolvimento de projetos capazes de fomentar a Qualidade de Vida no Trabalho (QVT). O projeto em tela colabora para o preenchimento de uma lacuna científica ligada à Saúde nas Organizações, contribuindo também para o desenvolvimento da linha de Pesquisa Análise das Organizações de Trabalho: pessoas, conhecimento e saúde, na qual se insere. Muitos são os estudos sobre Qualidade de Vida no Trabalho (QVT), porém raros são aqueles que desenvolvem e avaliam intervenções nessa área. O objetivo geral desta pesquisa é promover a qualidade de vida no trabalho e contribuir para melhorar os indicadores de produtividade nas empresas alvo do estudo. Metodologia: pesquisa de avaliação, num delineamento com linha de base pré-intervenção, cujas medidas são comparadas àquelas obtidas ao término da intervenção (pré e pós teste); utilizando-se de levantamento relativo a indicadores de produtividade e de saúde dos funcionários. Amostra: duas organizações localizadas numa mesma cidade situada numa região central do estado S.P. Uma empresa é prestadora de serviços educacionais e a outra enquadra-se na área de alimentação. Os participantes são 18 funcionários voluntários, de ambos os sexos. Instrumentos: a) Questionário de Caracterização da Amostra e de Obtenção de Dados relativos à Produtividade e à Saúde; b) Observação e Entrevista Coletiva; c) Inventário de Respostas de Coping no Trabalho (IRC-T); d) Intervenção com Yoga Laboral (YL) desenvolvida duas vezes por semana, com duração de uma hora, durante dois meses, nas organizações em estudo. Os resultados indicaram o impacto positivo da intervenção em QVT nas duas organizações. Quanto aos indicadores de produtividade, na primeira, houve diferença significativa (p=0.0431) em faltas no trabalho. Já na organização alimentícia não houve diferença significativa, mas as porcentagens indicaram que nenhum funcionário faltou ao trabalho e houve diminuição de ausências durante a jornada de trabalho após a intervenção. Em relação aos indicadores de saúde, na organização educacional houve diferença significativa na percepção de bem estar ao final da intervenção e, no coping, diminuiu a racionalização evasiva (p=0.001) e aumentaram as alternativas compensatórias (p=0.006). No geral aumentaram as estratégias de enfrentamento e diminuíram as de evitação do estresse. Na segunda organização as mudanças ocorreram, significativamente, na forma de lidar com o estresse. Foram significativos os aumentos nos escores de Reavaliação Positiva (p=0.001) e Busca de Apoio (p=0.010). As estratégias de enfrentamento do estresse subiram (17%) e também as estratégias de evitação (14%). Portanto, confirmando as hipóteses do estudo, houve mudança nos indicadores de produtividade (absenteísmo) e de saúde (coping) após a intervenção (YL) nas duas organizações. No aspecto qualitativo, na organização educacional, as falas mostraram situações organizacionais estressantes, com alto ritmo e demanda de trabalho, contrariamente a maior flexibilidade da segunda organização. Todos os participantes verbalizaram a importância positiva da prática do Yoga para suas vidas, incluindo transferência do conhecimento para o domínio pessoal e familiar. Os resultados, embora limitados à pequena amostra, apoiam a hipótese colocada, encorajando novos estudos e a prática do YL na promoção da QVT. / This research is justified by the need to cooperate to a greater systematization of knowledge in the field of organizational studies involving the management of people, as well as the need to provide scientific input to the development of projects that can promote the Quality of Working Life (QWL). The project aims to fill a gap in scientific health-related organizations, contributing to the development of a research line named \"Analysis of Working Organizations: people, knowledge and health\", in which it occurs. There are many studies on Quality of Work Life (QWL), but rare are those who develop and evaluate interventions in this area. The objective of this research is to promote quality of work life and contribute to improving the productivity indicators in the target companies in the study. Methodology: evaluation research, design with a baseline pre-intervention, whose measurements are compared with those obtained at the end of the intervention (pre-and posttest), using survey indicators on productivity and health of employees. Sample: two organizations located in the same city and in the central region of the state SP. A company is a provider of educational services and the other fits into the eating area. The participants are 18 employee volunteers of both sexes. Instruments: a) Questionnaire Sample Characterization and Obtaining Data on Productivity and Health b) Observation and Collective Interview c) Coping Responses Inventory at Work (IRC-T), d) Yoga Intervention Labor ( YL) developed twice a week, lasting one hour, for two months, in the organizations under study. The results indicated the positive impact of QWL intervention in both organizations. In relation to productivity indicators there was a significant difference (p=0.0431) about days missed in the job. The food organization presents no significant difference, but the percentages indicated that no employee missed days of work. So the absenteeism decreased during the working days after the intervention. In relation to indicators of health, the educational organization shows no significant difference in the perception of well-being at the end of the intervention, but in coping, evasive rationalization decreased (p=0.001) and increased compensatory alternatives (p=0.006). In general coping strategies increased and decreased the avoidance of stress. The second organizational changes occurred significantly in the way of coping the stress. There were significant increases in the Positive evaluation scores (p=0.001) and Search Support (p=0.010). Strategies for coping with stress (17%) as well as avoidance strategies (14%) increased. Therefore, confirming the hypothesis of the study, there was a change in the indicators of productivity (absenteeism) and health (coping) after the intervention (YL) in both organizations. In the qualitative aspect, the educational organization showed stressful situations with a high pace and demand for labor, as opposed to the greater flexibility of the second organization. All participants talked about the importance of the positive effects of Yoga in their lives, including knowledge transfer to the personal and family domains. The results, although limited to a small sample, support the hypothesis of this study and encourage further research and the practice of YL in promoting the Quality of work life.

Title: Consultants experience of Work-life balance Subtitle: And how they feel that HR promotes this experience Authors: Malin Andersson and Matilda Pettersson Advisor: Jean-Charles Languilaire Level: Bachelor thesis in Business administration, 15 credits, Spring 2019 Key words: Work-life balance, Ulrich and Brockbank (2005) HR-roles, Zedeck and Mosier (1990) relationship between work and non-work, Greenhaus och Beutell (1985) Work-family conflicts, Consultants. Purpose: To describe the consultant’s experience of Work-life balance and how they feel that HR promotes this. Method: In this study we have chosen to start from a deductive approach since there is solid research within the subject of Work-life balance. In order to answer our descriptive purpose, a case study is applied to give us detailed data. The study is of a qualitative nature and we have chosen to collect data via semi-structured interviews with active consultants. Theoretical framework: The study is based on research within Work-life balance and primarily Greenhaus and Beutell (1985) Work-family conflicts as well as Zedeck and Mosier (1990) relationship between work and non-work. In addition to these theories, our theoretical framework consists of Ulrich and Brockbank (2005) HR roles and research on HR practices. Empirical framework: The gathering of the empirical data has taken place through seven interviews with active consultants. Conclusion: Based on the study’s questions, we can conclude that the consultants generally feel that they have a good Work-life balance. We have also identified factors that have a major impact on this experience. We can conclude that consultants find that HR promotes Work-life balance to a great extent. Here too, we have identified important factors for how this experience appears.

The objectives of the study were (1) to determine the relationship between career adaptability (measured by the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale) and employee engagement (measured by the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale), and (2) to determine whether age, race, gender and tenure groups differ significantly regarding career adaptability and employee engagement. A quantitative survey was conducted on a convenience sample (N = 131) of employees within a business unit of a large insurance company in South Africa. Correlational and inferential statistical analyses revealed significant relationships between career adaptability and employee engagement as well as significant differences between age and race groups on some dimensions of the constructs. These findings contribute valuable insight and knowledge to the field of Organisational Psychology and Career Psychology that can be applied in engagement strategies as well as in career guidance and counselling. The study concluded with recommendations for future research and practice. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / M. Com. (Industrial and Organisational Psychology)

O presente estudo busca analisar, no contexto de uma organização pública brasileira, as relações de qualidade de vida no trabalho, bem-estar financeiro, literacia financeira e desempenho individual. No campo teórico se observou as pesquisas e fundamentos do bem-estar humano que em diversos estudos é associado à felicidade, composto pela satisfação com a vida e pelo balanço de afetos negativos e positivos, uma vez que se constitui de aspectos envolvidos pelos demais construtos. Demonstrados os fundamentos dos estudos anteriores de cada elemento das relações analisadas, foi definido o modelo geral de delineamento da pesquisa, adotando a literacia financeira e bem-estar financeiro como antecedentes de qualidade de vida no trabalho, e qualidade de vida no trabalho e bem-estar financeiro como antecedentes de desempenho no trabalho. Para a amostra foram apresentadas as estatísticas descritivas, procedendo-se à análise de consistência das escalas, que foram consideradas adequadas. Posteriormente, foram testadas as relações por meio de modelagem de equações estruturais (SEM), passando pelos testes de ajustes com parâmetros considerados bons e válidos para as inferências de análise. De quatro (04) hipóteses testadas nas relações, os resultados apresentados demonstram que: a primeira hipótese foi suportada, demonstrando-se que é possível inferir que o Estado Pessoal de Qualidade de Vida influencia positivamente o Desempenho no Trabalho, com coeficiente de 0,298; a hipótese dois foi suportada, podendo-se inferir que Bem-estar Financeiro apresenta relação precedente significativa e positiva para a Qualidade de Vida no Trabalho, com coeficiente de 0,651; a hipótese três não foi suportada no modelo de equações estruturais, então foi realizado teste de correlação de Spearman, e dada a distribuição não normal, foi possível inferir que Literacia Financeira está significativamente correlacionada com Estado Pessoal de Qualidade de Vida com coeficiente 0,228; por fim, a hipótese quatro foi suportada, inferindo-se que o aumento do Bem-estar Financeiro influencia de forma significativa e positiva o aumento no Desempenho com coeficiente de 0,628. Compreende-se que o presente estudo enriquece as relações estudadas a respeito de qualidade de vida no trabalho ao trazer os construtos de literacia financeira e bem-estar financeiro para o debate de comportamento organizacional e gestão de pessoas no Brasil, bem ainda, sua influência para a gestão estratégica de pessoas observados os reflexos sobre desempenho no trabalho. / The present study aims to analyze in the context of a Brazilian public organization the relations between quality of work life, financial wellbeing, financial literacy and job performance. In the theoretical field, was demonstrated the research and principles about human wellbeing that in several studies is associated with happiness, composed by the satisfaction with life and by the balance of negative and positive affects, since it is constituted of aspects involved by the other constructs in this research. After demonstrating literature that support each construct of the relationships analyzed in previous studies of each element, the general model of research design was defined, adopting financial literacy and financial wellbeing as antecedents of quality of work life, and quality of work life and financial wellbeing as antecedents of job performance. For the sample, the descriptive statistics were presented, the analysis of consistency of the scales was considered and confirmed appropriate, after the relationships were tested through structural equation modeling (SEM), through the tests of adjustments with parameters considered good and valid for the inferences of analysis. From the four hypotheses tested in the relations, the results presented demonstrate that: the first hypothesis was supported, demonstrating that it is possible to infer that the Personal State of Quality of Work Life positively influences the Job Performance, with coefficient of 0,298; the hypothesis two was supported, it can be inferred Financial Wellbeing presents a significant and positive precedent relation for Quality of Work Life, with a coefficient of 0.651; the hypothesis three was not supported in the structural equations model, then the Spearman Correlation test was performed, given the not normal distribution, allowing to infer that Financial Literacy is significantly correlated with Personal State of Quality of Work Life with a coefficient of 0.228; and hypothesis four supported, inferring that the increase in Financial Wellbeing influences significantly and positively the increase in Job Performance with a coefficient of 0.628. It is understood that the present study enriches the relations studied regarding quality of life at work by bringing the constructs of financial literacy and financial wellbeing to the debate of organizational behavior and people management in Brazil, and its influence for the management strategic human resources observed reflections on job performance.