Work-life balance coping strategies of self-employed women: the case of nursing homes owners in Northern Cyprus Online publication date: Thu, 10-Jun-2021
by Şenay Sahil Ertan; Gözde Inal-Cavlan
International Journal of Business and Globalisation (IJBG), Vol. 28, No. 3, 2021
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to explore the work-life balance (WLB) coping strategies of self-employed women in nursing home businesses in Northern Cyprus. A phenomenological qualitative approach to research is adopted and semi-structured face to face interviews are conducted with five women business owners of privately owned nursing homes. Three main themes emerged from the data analysis; extending family with aged care employees1 and elderly people;2 prioritisation versus let it go strategy; and setting up a business to achieve flexibility to manage work-life. The present study is the first to examine WLB coping strategies of women business owners in the nursing home sector in Northern Cyprus context. The study provides valuable contributions to work-family literature on the variety of strategies women used to achieve work-life balance in nursing homes by highlighting the contextual factors.
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