How Is Work–Life Balance Arrangement Associated with Organisational Performance? A Meta-Analysis

Kapo Wong, Alan H. S. Chan and Pei-Lee Teh
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Kapo Wong: Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Alan H. S. Chan: Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Pei-Lee Teh: School of Business, Gerontechnology Laboratory, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 12, 1-19

Abstract: The impacts of the work–life balance arrangement on organisational performance is a growing concern amongst researchers and practitioners. This study synthesised 202 records from 58 published papers to evaluate the relationship between the work–life balance arrangement and organisational performance by means of a meta-analysis. The organisational performance was measured based on six perspectives, including career motivation, employee attendance, employee recruitment, employee retention, organisational commitment, and productivity. The results showed a positive relationship between the work–life balance arrangement and organisational performance (OR: 1.181, 95% CI: 1.125–1.240, p < 0.001). Of the six perspectives, only career motivation, employee attendance, employee recruitment, and employee retention were significantly associated with the work–life balance arrangement. The moderators affecting the relationship between the work–life balance arrangement and organisational performance were gender, sector, and employee hierarchy. The results provide theoretical suggestions on the effectiveness of the work–life balance arrangement in terms of the six perspectives related to organisational performance.

Keywords: organisational performance; organisational commitment; productivity; meta-analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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