Impact of work life balance on job satisfaction of Female Faculty members of Business School of Karachi

Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to examine the relationship of work life balance on job satisfaction among female faculty members of business schools of Karachi. Flexible working hours, amount of daily workload and organizational facilities provided to female faculty members for their work life balance were taken in order to identify the impact of work life balance on job satisfaction among female faculty members of business schools of Karachi. Following deductive approach, an explanatory research was undertaken in order to determine the influence of work life balance on job satisfaction among female faculty members. Primary quantitative data were collected from 103 female faculty members of different business schools of Karachi using a self-administered questionnaire as the research instrument. Statistical technique applied included regression analysis to identify the relationship and examine impact of work life balance on job satisfaction. The results of the study yield that work life balance significantly influences job satisfaction among female faculty members because a significant positive relationship between flexible working hours and organizational facilities with job satisfaction was found. A significant negative relationship between daily amount of workload and job satisfaction was found which indicates that increase in workload leads to job dissatisfaction among female faculty. It was suggested that business schools should focus on these important aspects related to work life balance that significantly influence job satisfaction among female faculty members.