Employee Work-Life Balance: A Meta-Analysis Review

Dr. Damas Dominic Suta

Abstract: In this review paper, the conceptualization of work-life balance is based on the perception-centered approach that considers work-life balance to be a holistic concept (Kosseket et al, 2014) and it is the subjective assessment of balance between work and the life beyond work domain (Guest, 2002). There has been a struggle to agree on a common definition of work-life balance (Greenhaus & Allen, 2011) and most studies do not consider the individual's broader -wholesome lives and only focus on parts of it (Haar, Russo, Sune & Ollier-Malatree, 2014). In line with this approach, this paper focuses on the term work-life balance, as the term reflects the myriads of personal life situations and role involvement decision that nowadays characterize the contemporary society. This paper has emphasized the role of examining work-life balance in high stress environment like police organizations, keeping in mind, the call for increasing awareness on work-life issues in developing countries as stressed by Joplin et Al. (2003) and further highlighted by greenhaus and Allen (2011) as one of the least studied concepts of work-life research.

Keywords: Work-life balance, work pressures, models of work-life balance