The work–life balance puzzle: a key to success in business and life
Management Decision,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 18, 2025
Purpose
Work–life
balance
(WLB)
is
necessary
to
allow
organisations
innovate
and
develop
markets.
WLB
enables
employee
development
influences
motivation
productivity
by
helping
retain
employees
keeping
them
engaged.
The
aim
of
this
study
identify
the
causal
configurations
leading
employees’
perceived
WLB.
Design/methodology/approach
Fuzzy
set
qualitative
comparative
analysis
(fsQCA)
used
patterns
sufficient
conditions
that
lead
Two
dimensions
are
considered:
(1)
context
(socioeconomic
level
distance
work)
(2)
organisation
(work
flexibility,
job
security
teleworking).
These
studied
determine
whether
they
focuses
on
city
Vila-real
(Spain).
data
sourced
from
male
female
parents
aged
19–56
years.
Findings
There
gender
differences
in
observation
no
single
strategy
leads
especially
true
for
women,
who
achieve
through
nine
combinations
factors.
For
men,
having
a
full-time
contract
conducive
In
contrast,
women’s
perception
towards
teleworking
affects
their
Originality/value
framework
developed
paper
can
be
pathways
support
policies
practices.
It
provides
managers
policymakers
with
promote
employee-centred
Language: Английский
A Stressor-Emotion–CWB and social exchange perspective on the relationship between role overload and cyberloafing
Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 11, 2025
Purpose
The
purpose
of
the
paper
is
to
understand
whether,
why
and
when
role
overload
predicts
an
organization-directed
CWB:
cyberloafing.
To
do
so,
we
utilize
Stressor-Emotion–CWB
theory
social
exchange
theory.
Design/methodology/approach
authors
collected
data
from
506
employees
working
in
five
Information
Technology
(IT)
firms
India
using
a
multiwave
survey
design.
Results
revealed
support
for
all
hypotheses.
Findings
This
study
found
that
negative
affect
partly
carries
influence
Secondly,
results
indicate
has
direct
positive
relationship
with
Third
finally,
narcissism
moderates
between
affect,
followed
by
Originality/value
showcases
can
evoke
cyberloafing
both
as
coping
mechanism
retaliatory
response
directed
at
organization.
further
demonstrates
high
are
vulnerable
stressors
like
overload,
result,
they
experience
more
emotions
engage
Language: Английский
Generative AI: Boosting Adaptability and Reducing Workplace Overload
Journal of Computer Information Systems,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 14
Published: Oct. 25, 2024
In
the
evolving
digital
work
environment,
rising
prevalence
of
generative
AI
tools
presents
a
complex
challenge
for
practitioners:
deciding
whether
to
allow
or
restrict
their
use
in
organizational
settings.
Our
research
contributes
expanding
broaden-and-build
theory
and
job
demands-resources
model
(JD-R)
within
context
usage.
This
study
investigates
impact
on
employees'
perceived
overload,
focusing
mediating
role
employee
adaptability.
Utilizing
survey
307
employees
Structural
Equation
Modeling
(SEM)
techniques,
findings
show
that
usage
by
not
only
directly
reduces
overload
but
also
significantly
boosts
adaptability,
further
decreasing
overload.
highlights
dual
benefits
workplace,
offering
valuable
insights
managers
consciously
integrating
these
technologies
enhance
adaptability
reduce
workload
stress.
Language: Английский
Digital distractions and work-leisure balance: excessive information through digital consumption and its impact on work ethic among Muslims
International Journal of Ethics and Systems,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 17, 2024
Purpose
Excessive
digital
consumption
can
lead
to
a
blurring
of
boundaries
between
work
and
leisure.
This
paper
aims
investigate
the
influence
on
ethic
among
Muslims,
integrating
demographic
variables
like
gender
marital
status
into
analysis.
Design/methodology/approach
Using
data
from
7th
wave
World
Values
Survey,
this
study
focuses
subset
12,979
employed
Muslims
assess
relationships
their
engagement
with
media
work-related
values.
Multiple
linear
regression
models
are
used
analyze
effects
various
platforms,
including
mobile
phones,
social
internet
usage,
perceived
importance
related
principles.
Findings
The
findings
indicate
significant
negative
impact
over
ethic,
suggesting
that
increased
tech-overload
may
undermine
traditional
relationship
persists
in
all
success
inclusion
control
variables,
which
confirms
robustness
relationship.
However,
varies
groups,
males
singles
being
more
susceptible
impacts
compared
females
married
individuals.
Originality/value
contributes
understanding
how
influences
values
offers
recommendations
for
balancing
maintain
robust
modern
societies.
Language: Английский
Wartime and Ukrainian Information Technology specialists’ wellbeing: exploring the role of internal resilience resources
Psychology Society & Education,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(3), P. 41 - 52
Published: Nov. 30, 2024
The
Russian
invasion
of
Ukraine
in
2022
has
significantly
impacted
the
subjective
well-being
Ukrainian
Information
Technology
specialists,
challenging
their
internal
resilience
resources,
such
as
belief
a
just
world
and
existential
fulfillment.
This
exploratory
study
investigates
how
wartime
conditions
influenced
these
professionals’
resources
well-being.
Two
independent
samples
participated
two
time
points,
80
specialists
2021,
before
(42.5%
women;
M
=
35.33
years;
SD
7.77),
77
2022,
during
(48.05%
34.48;
7.43).
Moderation
mediation
analyses
were
applied
to
examine
roles
personal
world,
fulfillment,
age,
gender.
Findings
reveal
considerable
decline
weakening
with
exception
general
world.
Age
gender
moderators
modified
changes
induced
by
war
emotional
discomfort
decrease
latter
observed
groups:
women
over
35
men
under
35.
An
increase
was
noted
among
Mediation
analysis
showed
that
fulfillment
mediated
relationship
between
stress
well-being,
well
effect
on
These
results
suggest
targeted
support
for
maintaining
may
be
essential
bolstering
conditions,
particularly
vulnerable
age
groups.
Language: Английский