A Critical Analysis of Work Life Balance

A Critical Analysis of Work Life Balance

Author

Dr. P. JEYABHARATHY MBA.,P.hD.,

 Assistant Professor,

School of Youth Empowerment

Madurai Kamaraj University

Co-author

D.GIDEON ABISHEK RAJ

Research Scholar,

Business Administration

Madurai Kamaraj University

Introduction

The tremendous recent growth in attention to the dilemma of "work-life balance" in academic, political, professional, and popular literature can give it the appearance of a new area of concern, or, at worst, a passing fad. However, this can be misleading. The work-life balance paradigm is a social construct established over time and developed in the Western context, but the conflation of managing paid work with other areas of life, particularly family, has been the focus of much research. decades (see e.g. Rapoport and Rapoport , 1965). Research on this topic always reflects social, economic and workplace developments and concerns, changing in response to new trends.

Work-life balance is defined here as an individual's ability to meet work and family obligations, as well as other non-work responsibilities and activities. Work-life balance, in addition to relationships between work and family activities, includes other roles in other areas of life. In this study, the concept of work-life balance is preferred due to its extensive correlations. Work-life balance has been defined differently by different scholars. To broaden our view, some definitions will be presented. Greenhaus (2002) defined work-life balance as satisfaction and good functioning with minimal role conflict at work and home.