Work-Life Interventions: A Review on Balance, Harmony, and Creativity as an Indicator of Policy Effectiveness

Ong He Lu Calvin () and Senthu Jeyaraj ()
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Ong He Lu Calvin: James Cook University Australia
Senthu Jeyaraj: OrgCognisance

Chapter 17 in Proceedings of the International Conference on Managing the Asian Century, 2013, pp 145-152 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The purpose of this article is to examine the literature streams relevant to the constructs of work-life balance and work-life harmony, and to explore the current approaches in measuring the efficacy of work-life initiatives in organizations. Conceptual differences between work-life balance and work-life harmony were found and based on knowledge gaps identified within the literature, a cognitive dissonance approach to quantify the differences was proposed. Second, the review indicates there is a lack of evidence demonstrating the strategic value of work-life initiatives in organizations. Hence, an approach adopting creative work performance as a measure of the efficacy of work-life initiatives is suggested. Implications addressing these research gaps are discussed.

Keywords: Work-life balance; Work-life harmony; Efficacy; Measures; Instruments; Work-life initiatives; Work-life interventions; Creativity; Innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-4560-61-0_17

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