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Employee Satisfaction With Work‐life Balance Policies And Organizational Commitment: A Philippine Study
Author(s) -
Kim Ji Sung,
Ryu Sangyub
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
public administration and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1099-162X
pISSN - 0271-2075
DOI - 10.1002/pad.1794
Subject(s) - organizational commitment , context (archaeology) , balance (ability) , job satisfaction , work (physics) , business , work–life balance , sick leave , public relations , psychology , social psychology , political science , economics , labour economics , accounting , mechanical engineering , paleontology , audit , neuroscience , engineering , biology
Summary This study investigates the relationship between public employees' satisfaction with work‐life balance policies (WLBPs) and organizational commitment in the relatively unexplored Philippine context. Our findings show that (i) employees' overall satisfaction with WLBPs is positively related to organizational commitment, (ii) when specific WLBPs are examined, only satisfaction with health and wellness programs are positively associated with organizational commitment, and (iii) when accounting for employees' preferences for WLBPs, compensatory time‐off, childcare policy, health insurance benefits, and paid sick leave are positively related to organizational commitment. The findings indicate that understanding which WLBPs employees prefer is important before implementing WLBPs. The article discusses the theoretical and practical implications of this study in the developing country context. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.