Examining Work-Life Balance: Research, Strategies, and Impact

This report analyzes the concept of work-life balance, focusing on how individuals can effectively manage their time and responsibilities across work, study, and personal life. It examines the impact of flexible working hours and the importance of time management skills in achieving a better balance. The report references a specific article that explores these themes, detailing the methodology, findings, and conclusions related to employee experiences with flexible work arrangements. It also highlights the significance of organizational culture and provides insights into the practical application of time management strategies. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of such strategies for enhancing overall well-being and productivity. This report is designed to provide students with valuable information and practical tools for navigating the challenges of balancing work, study and personal commitments.

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Human Resource Management
How can I balance between work, study
and social life?
How useful to a reader?
Abstract/Keywords The article’s main objective is to find out
how workers experience the influence of
flexible working hours on their work-life
balance
Keywords: work life balance,
organizational culture, schedule flexibility:
Time management, time management
skills, time management educational
programs
Helps the reader to know
how to balance between
work, study and social life
Introduction/Question and
Hypothesis
How can to balance between work, study
and social life?
Why is time management so important?
It provides credible
evidence by reviewing
other articles.
Useful to us as it provides
valuable information on
how to manage time and
how important is to practice
time management in work-
life.
Methods (graphs and
charts/Participants/Procedur
e s
The article uses a qualitative research that
was done using depth interviews.
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Results (graphs and charts) The findings were done using thematic
analysis.
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Discussion The result suggests that the more family
responsibilities, the more the issues of time
management. Thus it is important to know
The article is important
since after reading it, I have
gained knowledge on how

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how to manage time as it plays a key role
in work and personal life
to manage time and how
important is to manage
time.
Conclusion/Limitations and
directions for future research
According to the findings of the article, it
concludes that using time management that
fits the work culture results into productive
outcome. Since the study involved a
variant sample of 15 employees, future
study should be done using large sample
size which can bring generalization of the
whole population.
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References Galea, C., Houkes, I., & De Rijk, A.
(2014). An insider's point of view: how a
system of flexible working hours helps
employees to strike a proper balance
between work and personal life. The
International Journal of Human Resource
Management, 25(8), 1090-1111.

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Work cited
Galea, Christopher, Inge Houkes, and Angelique De Rijk. "An insider's point of view: how a
system of flexible working hours helps employees to strike a proper balance between
work and personal life." The International Journal of Human Resource Management 25.8
(2014): 1090-1111.