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Examining the Impacts of Work-Life-Balance (WLB) on Quality of Life (QOL): Focusing on Employees in Service Industry

워라밸(Work-Life-Balance)과 삶의 질(Quality of Life) 영향 관계 분석: 서비스업 종사자를 대상으로

  • 우은주 (부경대학교 경영학부 관광경영전공) ;
  • 전예진 (부산 힐튼호텔 인사부) ;
  • 김영국 (강원대학교 관광경영학과)
  • Received : 2021.05.30
  • Accepted : 2021.06.23
  • Published : 2021.06.30
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Abstract

Purpose - The main purpose of this study is to investigate service industry employee' perceptions of Work-Life-Balance (WLB) and the influences of these perceptions on their overall Quality of Life (QOL). The study hypothesizes that employees' overall Quality of Life is influenced by Work-Life-Balance. Design/methodology/approach - The target population for this research consisted of service industry employees. The data was collected using the online-survey method and 449 usable responses were analyzed using AMOS program. Findings - The results indicated that psychological environment and family environment positively affected overall quality of life each, and work environment negatively influenced on overall quality of life. Research implications or Originality - Despite the importance of Work-Life-Balance (WLB), most of previous studies have investigated WLB from company perspective while limited research has examined employees' WLB perceptions. The findings of this study enrich knowledge of WLB from employee perspective especially in service industry.

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이 논문 또는 저서는 2019년 대한민국 교육부와 한국연구재단의 인문사회분야 신진연구자지원사업의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임 (NRF-2019S1A5A8032767)

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