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Attaining Work Life Balance is a Pressing Priority: A Theoretical Review


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1 Phd Scholar, JDBIMS, SNDT Women’s University, Juhu Campus, Mumbai, India
2 Director, Professor (OB and HR), JDBIMS, SNDT Women’s University, Juhu Campus, Mumbai, India
     

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Work life balance has become a subject of high priority for employees and organisations all around the globe. Studies on work life balance have gained serious attention in the recent decades. The aim of this paper is to provide a conceptual understanding of work life balance. This paper reviews various traditional as well as contemporary literature related to work life balance. The article vividly elaborates a range of theoretical issues including meaning of work life balance, models/theories associated with work life balance, quantification of work life balance, various determinants affecting work life balance, the influence of work life initiatives on employees, organisations and the significance of work life balance in the present day context.

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Determinants, Models, Quantification, Theory, Work Life Balance,Work Life Conflict, Work Life Enrichment, Work Life Initiatives
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Authors

Vani Kant Bharadwaj
Phd Scholar, JDBIMS, SNDT Women’s University, Juhu Campus, Mumbai, India
Meera Shanker
Director, Professor (OB and HR), JDBIMS, SNDT Women’s University, Juhu Campus, Mumbai, India

Abstract


Work life balance has become a subject of high priority for employees and organisations all around the globe. Studies on work life balance have gained serious attention in the recent decades. The aim of this paper is to provide a conceptual understanding of work life balance. This paper reviews various traditional as well as contemporary literature related to work life balance. The article vividly elaborates a range of theoretical issues including meaning of work life balance, models/theories associated with work life balance, quantification of work life balance, various determinants affecting work life balance, the influence of work life initiatives on employees, organisations and the significance of work life balance in the present day context.

Keywords


Determinants, Models, Quantification, Theory, Work Life Balance,Work Life Conflict, Work Life Enrichment, Work Life Initiatives

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15410/aijm%2F2020%2Fv9i2%2F155634