The Antecedents and Consequences of Work Life Balance Information Technology Generation Y Employees in Private Companies in Bangkok The Antecedents and Consequences of Work Life Balance Information Technology Generation Y Employees in Private Companies in Bangkok
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The objective of this research is to study the casual factors and outcomes of the work- life balance of the Generation Y Information technology employees of a private company in Bangkok. The objectives of this study were 1) To study the opinion level of the flexible work system, perceived supervisor support, motivation to work, work life balance, quality of work life and the life satisfaction of generation Y employees in private company in Bangkok. 2) To study the influence of the flexible work system, perceived supervisor support and motivation to work affecting work-life balance of generation Y employees in a private company in Bangkok. 3) To study the influence of work-life balance affecting the quality of work life and life satisfaction of generation Y employees in a private company in Bangkok. The sample consisted of 410 generation Y information technology employees in private companies in Bangkok. The results showed that 4 hypotheses were accepted: flexible work systems had a positive effect on work-life balance, motivation to work had a positive effect on work-life balance, work-life balance had a positive effect on quality of work life, work-life balance had a positive effect on life satisfaction, 1 hypothesis was not accepted: perceived supervisor support had a positive influence on work-life balance. Structural equation model analysis results by using AMOS program showed a proper results that was the empirical data was Chi-Square=501.185, CMIN/df = 2.948, CFI = 0.952, RMR = 0.038, RMSEA = 0.069. The benefits obtained from this study can guide human resources departments to use the information as guidelines for creating work-life balance. Make employees aware of work-life balance and to make employees feel good working life and find satisfaction in life.
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