Exploring Various Contributors of Work-Life Balance As a Panacea for Occupational Stress

Abstract

Work-life balance has become the buzzword for many organizations now and a license for success on every front. Organizations understand that the escalating stress of modern life, mainly caused by work-life conflict (i.e. performing one role at the cost of other), is becoming the number-one reason for employees quitting their jobs. They are trying to nurture a work life balance promoting culture that attracts and retains people. The present study was designed to determine various work life stressors. It also aimed at exploring various contributors to work - life balance. Factor analysis and descriptive analysis were used in the study. The findings revealed that organizational initiatives are important in maintaining work-life balance of employees. It also highlighted work life stressors and various factors which act as facilitators to work-life balance. The study suggests that organizations should understand various stress causing factors and try to eliminate or prevent these factors to alleviate work life stress of their employees. Organizations must promote work-life balance of employees by focusing on various factors (contributors) as explored by factor analysis in the present paper.