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

*Stefanus Rumangkit  -  Institut Informatika dan Bisnis Darmajaya, Indonesia
Z Zuriana  -  Institut Informatika dan Bisnis Darmajaya, Indonesia
Received: 5 Nov 2018; Published: 30 Jun 2019.
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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.
Keywords: work-life balance; time balance; involvement balance; satisfaction balance; organizational commitment

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