Does Work-Life Balance Moderate the Relationship between Career Commitment and Career Success? Evidence from an Emerging Asian Economy

Usama Najam, Umar Burki and Wajiha Khalid
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Usama Najam: Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya, Kuala Lampur 50603, Malaysia
Umar Burki: Department of Business, History and Social Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway, 3603 Kongsberg, Norway
Wajiha Khalid: Department of Business Administration, Air University Multan Campus, Multan, Punjab 60000, Pakistan

Administrative Sciences, 2020, vol. 10, issue 4, 1-12

Abstract: This study examines the relationship between career commitment and employee career success (objective and subjective success) in middle-level employees working in the service sector. Further, the study investigates the moderating effect of work-life balance on the relationship between career commitment and career success. By analyzing data from 360 middle level working employees, our empirical results show that career commitment has a positive and significant effect on the objective and subjective career success of employees. Work-life balance positively moderates the relationship between career commitment and subjective career success, whereas it fails to moderate the relationship between career commitment and objective career success. The study contributes by providing a better understanding of the employee’s perception of career commitment and career success and their management in emerging markets. Avenues for future research are identified.

Keywords: career commitment; career success; work-life balance; Asia; emerging economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L M M0 M1 M10 M11 M12 M14 M15 M16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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