Predictors Of Work-Life Balance On Three Selected Non-Government Organizations In Ethiopia
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2018-12-16
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose of this research was to investigate the factors that affect work life balance in selected NGO’s in Ethiopia. To achieve this aim both descriptive and explanatory research were adopted. The population of the study was 194 employees selected from three organizations, namely; FH Ethiopia, Catholic Relief Services(CRS) Ethiopia and Cure Ethiopia out of which the responses of 163 (84%) were collected. Participants of the study comprised of managerial and professional employees who were working in Addis Ababa and project sites. A primary data collection method was implemented using a structured questionnaire to solicit information from the respondents. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 20 using descriptive, correlation and regression analysis. The descriptive statistics results showed that the employees in selected organizations exhibited low level of work life balance. The regression analysis result showed that among the five predictors of WLB, the variables Work Overload, Life role Overload, Social Support, and Work Life Balance Policies predicted the dependent variable, Overall Work-Life Balance, significantly. Workplace Support was not a significant predictor of OWLP. When the standardized beta coefficient of the four significant predictor variables was compared, Work-Life Balance Policies predicted the Overall Work Life Balance the most. Based on the findings, the researcher recommended that sample organizations should assess their practices and the current trend with other similar organizations to create employee work-life balance for better productivity, to intentionally enforce consistent use of policies to help employees know and practice current provisions and design trainings to create awareness on importance of WLB
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Work-life balance, Predictors of Work-life balance, Non-government organizations