Indian Journal of Industrial Relations: Economics & Social Dev.

Lakhwinder Singh Kang ¹, Deepak ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Commerce & Business Management, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, IN
2 Department of Commerce, GGN Khalsa College, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, IN

Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between work-family conflict and QWL by using a sample of 322 veterinary doctors. QWL depends not only upon work place factors but also up on non-work life. The study reveals that a large number of respondents have been experiencing work-family conflict as compared to family-work conflict. It was further revealed that only work-family conflict variable was found to be significant and had negative impact on QWL. The findings of the study suggest that both types of conflict affect the QWL of the veterinarians but work to family has been found more prevalent among them.

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Lakhwinder Singh Kang ¹, Payal ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Commerce, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, IN

Abstract

The present study explores the impact of independence of remuneration committee on the remuneration of executive directors in a sample of 51 listed companies in India for a period from 2003 to 2012. In companies having fully independent remuneration committees and independent chairmen, a negative impact of accounting performance has been found on the executive remuneration. However, results reveal a positive and significant impact of market performance on the executive remuneration. In the presence of an independent chairman of remuneration committee, promoters' shareholding has been observed negatively related with the executive remuneration. These findings can be useful for the regulatory authorities in framing and improving norms regarding the determination of executive remuneration.

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Lakhwinder Singh Kang ¹, Abha Bhalla ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Commerce, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, IN

Abstract

The present study aims to gain insight in to the prevalence of different dimensions of Work-Family Balance (WFB) among journalists. The nature of journalism profession induces employees to work at unpredictable hours, travel in all weathers, meet stringent daily deadlines, and find fresh stories everyday by being exposed to traumatizing events, which makes their work-family boundaries blurred. Data were collected from 212 full-time journalists working for the top ten dailies of Punjab (India). Using confirmatory factor analysis, the psychometric properties of WFB scale have been tested and results validate existence of four dimensions of WFB, i.e. work-to-family conflict, family- to-work conflict, work-to-family facilitation and family-to-work facilitation. It has been found that journalists experience greater work-to-family facilitation than work-to-family conflict.

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