ORGNIZATIONAL SUPPORT AS A MODERATOR IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORK-LIFE BALANCE AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON SRI LANKAN EMPLOYEES

Authors

  • A.U.A. Amarakoon Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
  • V. Wickramasinghe Department of Management of Technology, Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

Abstract

Employee engagement has been associated with goal attainment in both organizational and individual domains. Thus, increased attention has been paid on identifying the factors influencing employee engagement. Studies have identified the impact of work-life balance on employee engagement at varying degrees. The objective of this study is to identify whether perceived organizational support moderates the relationship between work-life balance and employee engagement. A quantitative study was carried out based on a data collected from 210 from middle and above level managerial employees of Sri Lankan private sector Banks, Finance and Insurance companies. The results of the analysis revealed that eventhough work-life balance is a significant predictor of employee engagement, organizational support does not significantly moderate the relationship between worklife balance and employee engagement in the tested empirical domain.

 

Key words – Work-life balance, Employee engagement, Organizational support

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Author Biographies

A.U.A. Amarakoon, Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya,
Sri Lanka

V. Wickramasinghe, Department of Management of Technology, Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

Department of Management of Technology, Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa,
Sri Lanka

Published

2012-12-19

Issue

Vol. 7 (2010): Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Business Management – 2010

Section

Articles