publication . Article . 2014

Differences Between Work–Life Balance and Work–Life Harmony and Its Impact on Creativity at Work

Senthu Jeyaraj; He Lu Calvin Ong;
Open Access English
  • Published: 22 Jul 2014 Journal: SAGE Open (issn: 2158-2440, Copyright policy)
  • Publisher: SAGE Publishing
Abstract
Despite disparities in the conceptualization of work–life balance (WLB) and work–life harmony (WLH) in the literature, there remains no evidence till date to validate these differences. Furthermore, there are currently no insights that shed light on the relationship between work–life initiatives and key business strategies of contemporary organizations. Hence, the current study investigated the differences between the constructs of WLB and WLH using a cognitive dissonance approach and assessed the impact of work–life interventions, based on these approaches, on individual creativity at work. Hundred participants, age ranging from 18 to 32 years ( M = 23.94, SD =...
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doi: 10.1177/2158244014544289
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free text keywords: History of scholarship and learning. The humanities, AZ20-999, Social Sciences, H, General Arts and Humanities, General Social Sciences, Manipulation checks, Developmental psychology, Creativity, media_common.quotation_subject, media_common, Cognitive dissonance, Conceptualization, Applied psychology, Psychological intervention, Computer-assisted web interviewing, Work–life balance, Work life, Psychology
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