Title: Dilemma of work-life balance in dual-career couples - a study from the Indian perspective

Authors: G. Delina; R. Prabhakara Raya

Addresses: Department of Management Studies, School of Management, Pondicherry (Central) University, Puducherry 605014, India ' Department of Management Studies, School of Management, Pondicherry (Central) University, Puducherry 605014, India

Abstract: Work-life balance is a contemporary issue and is of great interest in studies related to quality of life. This paper aims to examine the key factors affecting work-life balance of Indian dual-career couples working in knowledge-based organisations (KBOs). This is an empirical study that attempts to capture the perception of knowledge professionals towards various constructs of work-life balance. This study supports previous research findings that dual-career couples face the dilemma of work-life balance severely. It is found that the constructs of work-life balance and respondents' satisfaction towards work-life balance is influenced differently by their demographic characteristics. The research came out with profound findings on differences in gender and family structure. The constructs of work-life balance hold a strong influence over the respondents' satisfaction towards work-life balance. Finally, the study throws light on the fact that work-life balance is definitely a determinant of an individual's overall quality of life.

Keywords: work-life balance; WLB; dual-career couples; quality of life; QoL; India; knowledge-based organisations; KBOs; demographics; gender; family structure; satisfaction.

DOI: 10.1504/IJICBM.2016.073391

International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 2016 Vol.12 No.1, pp.1 - 27

Received: 28 Oct 2014
Accepted: 17 Dec 2014
Published online: 01 Dec 2015 *

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