Abstract:
Work life balance refers to practices at the workplace that appreciate
and support the needs of employees in achieving a balance between the
demands of their work and their personal life. Work life balance of
academics is different to other areas of employment and not always
how it is perceived. The modern academic has to consider the priorities
of teaching, research and administration, working long hours. Many
academics suffer from imposter syndrome and increasingly feel under
pressure to deliver excellence in everything they do. This study
intended to analyze the organizational level factors that affect work life
balance of academics in a selected Faculty of a University. There were
three objectives of the study. They were to identify the organizational
level factors for academics to achieve work life balance; to find out the
relationship between factors and work life balance of academics; and
to understand the reasons for work life balance of academics. Using
simple random technique, 100 members were chosen among 150
academics in the selected faculty. There was a positive relationship of
work environment, leadership style and employee benefits with work
life balance of academics in the selected faculty of the university.
