Work-life harmony in Singapore : a case study on advantage consulting.
Work and life are closely related; while employees need their jobs to earn the resources to support their personal needs, personal needs can affect employees’ ability to perform their jobs as well. Therefore, Work-Life Harmony is sought after not only by employees, but also by the government and org...
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| author | Low, Yue Wen. Tan, Xue Li. Lim, Sandra Pei Xian. |
| author2 | Stewart Lloyd Arnold |
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| description | Work and life are closely related; while employees need their jobs to earn the resources to support their personal needs, personal needs can affect employees’ ability to perform their jobs as well. Therefore, Work-Life Harmony is sought after not only by employees, but also by the government and organizations. However, in Singapore, due to the fast-paced economy, challenges will be faced in the provision of work-life initiatives for employees who are undertaking multiplying work-life conflicts. Our research study examined the types of work-life strategies and practices that have been successfully implemented by a business consulting Small-Medium Enterprise. Qualitative research was employed and methodologies such in-depth semi-structured interviews and card sort techniques were used for data collection. Thematic analysis was then used to analyze our data. Our research study has shown four important findings: (1) Supporting Work-Life Harmony for employees does not necessarily mean that quality of work will be compromised, (2) Organizations have to consider the nature of their business when designing their work-life strategies, (3) Alignment of an organization’s structure, culture and practices are crucial factors for the success of an organization’s work-life practices, (4) Demands for Work-Life Harmony increases with age. Overall, organizations should help employees in achieving Work-Life Harmony as it can provide organizational benefits like financial returns through improved employee productivity and reduced turnover rate. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/515482023-05-19T06:24:08Z Work-life harmony in Singapore : a case study on advantage consulting. Low, Yue Wen. Tan, Xue Li. Lim, Sandra Pei Xian. Stewart Lloyd Arnold Nanyang Business School DRNTU::Business Work and life are closely related; while employees need their jobs to earn the resources to support their personal needs, personal needs can affect employees’ ability to perform their jobs as well. Therefore, Work-Life Harmony is sought after not only by employees, but also by the government and organizations. However, in Singapore, due to the fast-paced economy, challenges will be faced in the provision of work-life initiatives for employees who are undertaking multiplying work-life conflicts. Our research study examined the types of work-life strategies and practices that have been successfully implemented by a business consulting Small-Medium Enterprise. Qualitative research was employed and methodologies such in-depth semi-structured interviews and card sort techniques were used for data collection. Thematic analysis was then used to analyze our data. Our research study has shown four important findings: (1) Supporting Work-Life Harmony for employees does not necessarily mean that quality of work will be compromised, (2) Organizations have to consider the nature of their business when designing their work-life strategies, (3) Alignment of an organization’s structure, culture and practices are crucial factors for the success of an organization’s work-life practices, (4) Demands for Work-Life Harmony increases with age. Overall, organizations should help employees in achieving Work-Life Harmony as it can provide organizational benefits like financial returns through improved employee productivity and reduced turnover rate. BUSINESS 2013-04-04T09:02:15Z 2013-04-04T09:02:15Z 2013 2013 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51548 en Nanyang Technological University 49 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Business Low, Yue Wen. Tan, Xue Li. Lim, Sandra Pei Xian. Work-life harmony in Singapore : a case study on advantage consulting. |
| title | Work-life harmony in Singapore : a case study on advantage consulting. |
| title_full | Work-life harmony in Singapore : a case study on advantage consulting. |
| title_fullStr | Work-life harmony in Singapore : a case study on advantage consulting. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Work-life harmony in Singapore : a case study on advantage consulting. |
| title_short | Work-life harmony in Singapore : a case study on advantage consulting. |
| title_sort | work life harmony in singapore a case study on advantage consulting |
| topic | DRNTU::Business |
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