The purpose of this study was to model the impact of mentoring on women's work-life balance. Indeed, this study considered mentoring as a solution to create a work-life balance of women. For this purpose, semi-structured interviews with both mentors and mentees of Tehran Municipality were...

In every organization, employees deal with increasing job pressures. In recent years, women have faced even greater difficulties in such circumstances. This study proposed to investigate how work-life balance (WLB) affects the personal lives of working women in the banking industry of Larkana...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, most workers had to work from home due to the successive lockdowns across European countries. This constraint posed significant challenges to many workers and companies regarding working conditions and work-life balance. Framed by the job demands-resources model...

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a vital challenge to traditional leadership practices. The virtual workplace is changing the way people are accustomed to working. Despite flexibility regarding time and space with the advent of digital technologies, employees face several psychological problems...

The Covid-19 pandemic has triggered simultaneously a global health crisis and a global economic crisis which have further deepened existing inequalities along several dimensions, including gender. Increasing gender inequalities in paid and unpaid work has been a primary outcome of the pandemic...

Over recent years, the Human Resource Information System (HRIS) has gained tremendous impetus in industry. Still, the literature states that most information system failures result from employee resistance and subsequent opposition behaviour. To address the gap in the literature, this study has...

Work-from-home possibilities are lower in developing than in developed countries. Within countries, not all workers have equal chances of transitioning from the usual workplace to work-from-home. Moreover, infrastructure limitations and lack of access to certain services can limit the chances of...

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all employment conditions as working during the pandemic is a risk to employees' health. This study investigates women's intentions to leave their job during times of crisis. However, opportunities for job selection were quite limited, and there are better ways...

In Anbetracht der gegenwärtigen dynamischen, schnelllebigen Welt, welche durch vielfältige Einflüsse, wie die Globalisierung, den technologischen Fortschritt sowie die COVID-19-Pandemie beeinflusst wird sowie die daraus hervorgehenden zunehmenden Belastungen und Anforderungen, erfährt die...

Recent societal changes have brought new challenges to contemporary organisations, e.g., how to properly manage the work-family/family-work dyad and, thus, promote adequate task performance. This paper aimed to study the relationship between conflict (work-family and family-work) and task...

This paper discusses research on the relationship between fertility and women's labour force participation. It surveys methods used to obtain causal identification, and provides an overview of the evidence of causal effects in both directions. We highlight a few themes that we regard as...

This paper examines the impact of the growth in the incidence of working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic on workers' job satisfaction. Using longitudinal data collected in 2019 and 2021 as part of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, fixed-effects models...

Prior literature analyzing gender differences in commuting has reported that men commute longer distance/time than do women, and one explanation for this gender gap is based on household responsibilities falling on women. But most of the literature examining gender differences in commuting has...

Purpose Derived from leader-member exchange theory, this study hypothesises the relationships between work-family related managerial support and affective commitment and job satisfaction, and advocates that these relationships are mediated by work-family conflict. Design/methodology/approach The...

Employees' work environment has drastically shifted from offices to homes. Telework is often a desired employee benefit, but employers consider it a temporary setting. The lasting COVID-19 pandemic has changed the concept of telework. Home office has gained importance and will likely become an...

Die Verfügbarkeit qualitativ hochwertiger, örtlich erreichbarer, zeitlich flexibler Kinderbetreuung stellt eine Grundvoraussetzung der Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie dar. Österreich weist eine überdurchschnittliche Erwerbsbeteiligung von Müttern auf, zugleich findet diese...

This qualitative paper explores work-life balance and time management of high-growth women entrepreneurs from Stella Labs accelerator in San Diego, California. There is limited research that examines high-growth women business owners and how, in practice, women entrepreneurs manage their time....

We examine the use of digital technology by female and male entrepreneurs across world. We highlight that digital technology not only confers productivity benefits to the firm but also time-saving benefits to the entrepreneur, which may be particularly consequential for female founders who face...

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the world into unprecedented confinement, leading to the rapid adoption of work-from-home policies. While home-based work promotes consistent work roles and social distancing, it also presents challenges, such as routine-bound telecommunications and web interactions,...

Japan is amongst those countries known for long hours and inflexible working culture that makes it difficult to pursue work-life balance. The question is what aspects of job market flexibility are most valuable to Japanese women and men and to what extent these values are driven by feelings of...