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Impact of Work Life Balance Practices on Employee Performance of Female Machine Operators on the Sri Lankan Apparel Sector
Human Resource Management Journal
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Impact of Work Life Balance Practices on Employee Performance of Female Machine Operators on the Sri Lankan Apparel Sector
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Dilhani, W.G.N.; Department of Human Resource Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Dr. Dayarathna, N.W.K.D.K.; Senior Lecturer, Department of Human Resource Management,University of Sri Jayewardenepura |
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Area of the StudyThis study discusses the impact of work life balance practices on employee performance of female machine operators in the Sri Lankan apparel sector.Problem of the StudyThis study attempts to bridge the existing knowledge gap by empirically studying the impact of work-life balance on employee performance on apparel sector in Sri Lanka.Method of the StudyThe data were collected from a randomly selected sample of 108 female machine operators in the Sri Lankan apparel sector by administrating a structured questionnaire, which consisted of the 32 questions/ statements with 5 point scale. And also, 108 questionnaires were distributed and 96 were received as completed questionnaire. The respondent rate is 88.88%. The data analysis includes the univariate analysis and bivariate analysis.Findings of the StudyFindings suggest that a high correlation exists between work life balance practices and the employee performance of the female machine operators in the Sri Lankan apparel sector. Further, comparably family supportive work provisions highly impact on employee performance than the three of other dimensions. Unexpectedly there was no statistically significant impact of parenting and pregnancy policy on employee performance.Conclusion of the StudyFinal result of the study reveals that leave arrangement, flexible working arrangement and family supportive work provision positively impact on employee performance. In conclusion, work life balance practices of organizations positively impact on their employee performance.Keywords: Work Life Balance, Employee Performance, Female Machine Operators, Apparel Sector
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University of Sri Jayewardenepura
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2017-03-02
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article |
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http://journals.sjp.ac.lk/index.php/hrmj/article/view/2858
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Human Resource Management Journal; Vol 4, No 1 (2016): Human Resource Management Journal
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en
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