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Assessing the influence of work-life balance dimensions among nurses in the healthcare sector

Shobitha Poulose (School of Management Studies, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kozhikode, India)
N. Sudarsan (School of Management Studies, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kozhikode, India)

Journal of Management Development

ISSN: 0262-1711

Article publication date: 10 April 2017

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of work-related factors, namely work overload and work support on work-life balance (WLB) dimensions and its significant impact on work satisfaction particularly among South Indian nurses in the healthcare sector.

Design/methodology/approach

The study was carried out in the healthcare sector comprising of 182 nurses employed in various hospitals located in southern parts of India through a structured questionnaire. The study adopted Barron and Kenny’s mediated regression analysis.

Findings

Work satisfaction showed a significant negative relationship with work overload and a positive relationship with work support. WLB dimensions, namely work to personal life strains, personal life to work strains, work to personal life gains (WPLG) and personal life to work gains mediated the relationships between work support and work satisfaction. However, WPLG mediated the relationships between work overload and work satisfaction.

Practical implications

The present investigation directed toward the importance of work-personal life balance experienced by the nurses in the healthcare sector imperatively influence both work and personal life domains and the study suggests that support from the organization, superiors and peers can go a long way in helping the incumbents to attain improved organizational outcomes.

Originality/value

This study focuses on investigating the mediating role of WLB dimensions in the relationship between organizational-related factors and work satisfaction among nurses in the healthcare sector in South India.

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Citation

Poulose, S. and Sudarsan, N. (2017), "Assessing the influence of work-life balance dimensions among nurses in the healthcare sector", Journal of Management Development, Vol. 36 No. 3, pp. 427-437. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMD-12-2015-0188

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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