Work-life balance satisfaction in crisis times: from luxury to necessity – The role of organization's responses during COVID-19 lockdown
Personnel Review
; 52(4):1033-1050, 2023.
Article
in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-2317877
ABSTRACT
PurposeThis study examines how satisfaction with work-life balance (WLB) in combination with satisfaction with organization's COVID-19 responses (SOCV19R) helps to enhance subjective well-being and performance during the lockdown due to COVID-19.Design/methodology/approachThe data of this time-lagged study were gathered through an online survey with three-waves between March and May 2020 in Spain (N = 167). Hierarchical multiple regression and PROCESS were used to test the hypotheses.FindingsDirect relationships between SOCV19R and subjective well-being and performance were not significant. Instead, SOCV19R increased employees' well-being and performance through a higher satisfaction with WLB (full mediation).Originality/valueThe novelty of this study is the evaluation of SOCV19R as a form of organizational support in times of crisis. This study suggests that a good organizational reaction to face a crisis such as the pandemic, encourages employees' WLB and helps them to boost their well-being and performance. It may be concluded that work-life balance (WLB) in Spain was seen as a luxury in good times and turned out to be a necessity in bad times. The present study recommends practical implications and provides lessons for human resource management for future crises or similar work conditions.
Business And Economics--Management; Satisfaction with organization's COVID-19 responses; Work-life balance; Subjective well-being; Performance; Job performance; Shelter in place; Perceptions; Work life balance; Human resource management; Coronaviruses; Employees; Pandemics; Telecommuting; Roles; COVID-19; Europe; Spain
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ProQuest Central
Language:
English
Journal:
Personnel Review
Year:
2023
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Article
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