Work-life balance as a predictor of organizational commitment: a multidimensional approach

Stefanus Rumangkit; Z Zuriana

doi:10.14710/dijb.2.1.2019.18-22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14710/dijb.2.1.2019.18-22

Work-life balance as a predictor of organizational commitment: a multidimensional approach

Stefanus Rumangkit , Z Zuriana

Institut Informatika dan Bisnis Darmajaya, Indonesia

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The article investigates the relationship between dimensions of work-life balance (time balance, involvement balance, and satisfaction balance) on organizational commitment. Employee at one of the hotels in Bandarlampung, Lampung, Indonesia, were surveyed and a total of 60 useable questionnaires were returned. We employed multiple regression analysis on those data and found that the time balance, involvement balance, and satisfaction balancepositively affected the organizational commitment.

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Keywords: work-life balance; time balance; involvement balance; satisfaction balance; organizational commitment

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