Open AccessImpact of Work Life Balance on Organizational Commitment of University Teachers: Evidence from Jashore University of Science and Technology
Author(s) -
Arifa Akter,
Mohammad Awal Hossen,
Md. Nazrul Islam
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of scientific research and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2321-3418
DOI - 10.18535/ijsrm/v7i4.em01
Subject(s) - work–life balance , organizational commitment , balance (ability) , work (physics) , psychology , sociology , social psychology , engineering , mechanical engineering , neuroscience
Increased imbalance between work and family life of university teachers is an alarming issue now-a-days. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between work life balance and organizational commitment of teaching employees of Jashore University of Science and Technology in Bangladesh. Data has been collected from 80 respondents through a questionnaire survey. Pearson correlation and regression model have been developed based on this dataset to get the result. The result shows that significant number of teachers perceived there is a positive impact of work life balance on the level of commitment towards their organization. This study certainly answers the question regarding the impact of work life balance on organizational commitment of the teaching employees. Moreover, further studies are encouraged to analyze the impact of work life balance by incorporating all the stakeholders of an organization which may help to generalize the findings of this study.