Perceptions of Work-Life Balance Among IT Professionals
The IUP Journal of Organizational Behavior, Vol. XI, No. 1, pp. 51-65, January 2012
Posted: 18 Sep 2012
Date Written: September 18, 2012
Abstract
This study deals with the issue of balancing work and personal life among IT professionals. Studies suggest that stress levels amongst IT professionals are high because of long working hours and forgone holidays, leading to imbalances in work and personal life. Work-life balance is a matter of concern for both the employees and the employers. It concerns the employees in terms of their stress level and its resultant outcomes in terms of ill-health (both physical and mental), and it concerns the employers, as the ill-health of their employees translates into reduced productivity and increased absenteeism. Technological advancement and competition has only compounded this issue of work-life imbalance. The first part of the study focuses on establishing the psychometric properties of the scale that has been used for measuring work-life balance in this particular study. The factor structure and the reliability of the scale are discussed. The second part of the study examines the issue of work-life balance from various demographic perspectives. The findings indicate that the perception of work-life balance does not vary significantly across different demographic profiles.
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