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Article History: Work life balance has recently taken the attention of both researchers
Received 17th January, 2011 and executives. This subject interests almost everyone with a
Received in revised form
professional career. This widespread interest is partly due to its
12th February, 2011
Accepted 1st March, 2011 reflection on all aspects of life. For those who think that the main
Published online 17th April, 2011 objective in life is to work, their career becomes the core of life.
However, people have limited time and therefore have to perform many
other activities other than their jobs. Without a balance between the
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two, many mishaps can be experienced in both. In this study work –life
Semantic Web, balance is analyzed from organizational context. This study has the
SPARQL Queries, potential to enable the working people to consider their stand point in
Ontological Models(OWL), terms of work –life balance and the executives to gain new perspective
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in order to cope with such a problem.
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of the individuals (e.g. Father, mother, etc.,) family families, friends, relations and other social
responsibilities (e.g childcare, house chores, etc) responsibilities.
looking after the old members, children. Besides
this, there are some other demands in work life FAMILY
balance than family and work live relaxation,
vacation, sports and personal development The demands that one experience in family life and
programmes. Work –life balance is not the that have effects on life balance can be given as the
allocation of time equally among work, family and demand of workload and time, role expectations in
personal demands. In literature, it is also family and support to be given to the spouse. It is
emphasized that work-life balance is subjective also included in the literature that such variances
phenomenon that changes from person to person. as marriage, child rising, caring of the elderly at
In this regard, work-life balance should be home have effect on work-life balance since they
regarded as allocating the available resources like demand more family responsibilities.
time, thought and labor wisely among the elements Those who have to look after a child or the elderly
of life. While some adopt the philosophy of might sometimes have to risk their career by
‘working to live’ and sees work as the objective, shortening their working hours, which becomes a
others consider “living to work” and situated work source of stress for them. On the other hand, those
into the centre of life. without children or any elderly to look after at
DETERMINANTS OF WORK-LIFE home experience less work-life imbalance.
BALANCE
WORK AND ORGANISATION
Many things in life are the determinants of work
life balance. The subjects in the literature that are Work environment is more effective in work-life
related the most with work life balance are grouped imbalance than the family environment. The job
here. and the institution one works in both demands on
his time, efforts and mental capacity. Among the
INDIVIDUAL efforts to increase organizational efficiency, one of
the subjects managers focus on is to raise the
An individual is the most important determinant of organizational efficiency, one of the subjects
work –life balance. Two American cardiologists managers focus on is to raise the organizational
Rosenman and Friedman determined two different loyalty of the staff.
types of personality depending on heart disorders
and individual behaviours: type A and type B. Type SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
A expresses someone who is more active, more
work oriented, more passionate and competitive, Another determinant of work-life balance is social
while Type B is calm, patient, balanced and right environment. Especially in countries that stand out
minded. It can be argued that since type A is more with their culturally collectivist characteristics, an
work oriented, there will be a negative reflection of individual also has responsibilities towards certain
it to work –life balance. Yet work holism, which social groups he belongs.
is considered as an obsessive behavior, is another
thing that destroys work-life balance. When work CONSEQUENCES OF WORK-LIFE
holism connotes over addiction to work, being at IMBALANCE
work for a very long time, overworking and busy The stress – based conflict occurs when one of the
with work at times out of work. Since life is not roles of the individual at work or in the family
only about work, workaholics suffer from causes stress on the individual and this stress
alienation, family problems and some health affects the other roles of the individual. The
problems. Porter (1996) states that alcoholics, behavior stress occurs when the behavior at work
workaholics neglect their and out of work are dissonant and conflicting.
PERSONAL IMPLICATIONS According to Lowe (2005), work life imbalance
affects the overall well-being of the individual
causing such problems as dissatisfaction from life,
prolonged sadness, using drugs or alcohol.
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The term “work-life balance” has yet to lose its buzz in the last few years.
This is partially due to the dominating presence of millennials in the
workforce. Employers have been putting in a tremendous effort trying to
determine the best way to appeal to millennial workers. With the millennial
generation of workers projected to take up 75% of the workforce by 2025,
many leaders think it’s time to redefine what work-life balance looks like.
Too much stress over a long period of time leads to workplace burnout.
Employees who work tons of overtime hours are at a high risk of burnout.
Burnout can cause fatigue, mood swings, irritability and a decrease in work
performance. This is bad news for employers because according to Harvard
Business Review, the psychological and physical problems of burned-out
employees cost an estimated $125 billion to $190 billion a year in
healthcare spending in the United States.
Definition:-
Work–life balance is the lack of opposition between work and other life
roles. It is the state of equilibrium in which demands of personal life,
professional life, and family life are equal. Work–life balance consists of, but
it is not limited to, flexible work arrangements that allow employees to carry
out other life programs and practices. The term 'work–life balance' is recent
in origin, as it was first used in UK and US in the late 1970s and 1980s,
respectively. Work–life balance is a term commonly used to describe the
balance that a working individual needs between time allocated for work
and other aspects of life. Areas of life other than work–life can include
personal interests, family and social or leisure activities. Technological
advances have made it possible for work tasks to be accomplished faster
due to the use of smartphones, email, video-chat, and other technological
software. These technology advances facilitate individuals to work without
having a typical '9 to 5' work day.