Impact of work-family balance results on employee work engagement within the organization

Jasmina Žnidaršič (Author), Mojca Bernik (Author)

Abstract

Background and purpose: Organizations strive to increase the work engagement of their employees, as engaged employees are more productive employees, but often neglect the significant effects of work-family balance on work engagement. Numerous studies confirm the importance of work-family balance and work engagement, but there is lack of research that explores the relationship between the concepts. Our research fills a research gap in investigating the impact of work-family balance on work engagement, both directly and through individual perceptions of organizational support for work-family balance. The main aim of our research is to empirically test the relationships between the policies and practices of organizations regarding work-family balance, work-life balance and work engagement. Methods: Using validated questionnaires, we collected data on organizational support for work-family balance (family-friendly policies and practices, support by leader, support by co-workers, working hours and complexity of work), work-family balance and work engagement. The quantitative data for our analysis was collected through a survey of 343 online participants who were employees in various positions in companies in Slovenia. The results: Our results show that the organization's work-family balance policies and practices, such as support by leader, co-workers, and family-friendly policies and practices, have a positive impact on the individual's work-family balance, that work-family balance leads to an increase in work engagement, and that the individual's perception of the organization's work-family balance support leads to an increase in work engagement. Conclusion: Knowledge of important work-family balance implications with an understanding of organizational support for work-family balance and the relationships between the constructs of work-family balance and work engagement can be beneficial to business leaders. This understanding can help them to strengthen employee work engagement through family-friendly policies and practices, and thereby contributing to the area of employee behavior and improving employee productivity.

Keywords

usklajevanje delovnega in družinskega življenja;zavzetost pri delu;management organizacij;work-family balance;work engagement;organization management;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2021
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UM FOV - Faculty of Organizational Sciences
Publisher:	Public Library of Science
UDC:	005.7
COBISS:	48224003
ISSN:	1932-6203
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	ǂthe ǂcase of Slovenia
Secondary keywords:	usklajevanje delovnega in družinskega življenja;zavzetost pri delu;management organizacij;
Type (COBISS):	Scientific work
Pages:	17 str.
Volume:	ǂVol. ǂ16
Issue:	ǂno. ǂ1
Chronology:	2021
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0245078
ID:	25394233