Impact of Perceived Organizational Support for Work Life Balance on the Job Outcomes of the Dual Career Couples in Private Sector Banks in Colombo, Sri Lanka
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In S r i Lanka, stu d ies on d u a l-c a re e r co u p les a re a still n e w co n cep t to exp lo re m uch. T hough se v e ra l d e ca d e s h a ve p a s s e d sin c e th e p h ra s e w as f ir s t in tro d u ced , no in itia tives w ere taken to id en tify w o rk life b a la n ce o f d u a l c a re er-c o u p les in S ri L anka, in e sta b lish in g re la tio n sh ip b e tw e en th eir p e r c e iv e d o rg a n iza tio n a l su p p o r t f o r w o rk life b a la n ce a n d j o b ou tco m es. Thus, b a se d on this e m p irica l a n d kn o w le d g e g a p in th is area, this stu d y a ttem p ts to in vestig a te th e im p a ct o f p e r c e iv e d o rg a n iza tio n a l su p p o rt f o r w ork life b a la n ce on the j o b o u tco m es o f the d u a l c a re e r co u p les in p riv a te se c to r b a n ks in C olom bo, S ri L anka. B a se d on the litera tu re survey, c o n ce p tu a l fr a m e w o r k has d e ve lo p e d to test the deg ree o f im p a c t o f p e r c e iv e d o rg a n iza tio n a l su p p o rt f o r w o rk life b a la n ce on th e jo b o u tco m es o f the d u a l c a re er couples. The da ta w as c o lle c te d fr o m 5 0 d u a l c a re e r co u p le s in se le c te d p riv a te se c to r b anks in C o lo m b o district, S ri L anka, b y u sin g a stru c tu re d questio n n a ire, w ith fiv e p o in ts L ik e r t scale. T h erefo re this stu d y is q u a n tita tiv e in nature. T he d a ta a n a lysis in clu d e d the u n iva ria te a n d b iva ria te a n a lyses a n d it w a s d o n e b y u sin g S ta tistic a l P a cka g e f o r S o c ia l S c ie n ce s (SP SS) 16 .0 version. P ea rso n c o rre la tio n s a n d reg ressio n a n a lysis h a d u se d to f in d o u t the n a tu re o f rela tio n sh ip a n d im p a ct b etw een th e variables. A c c o rd in g to th e fin d in g s o f the study, p e rc e iv e d o rg a n iza tio n a l su p p o rt f o r w o rk life b a la n ce w a s p o sitiv e ly c o rre la te a n d im p a ct on th e jo b o u tco m es o f d u a l c a re e r couples. F urtherm ore, fin d in g s re v e a le d th a t the e n ric h e d j o b a n d su p e rv iso r su p p o rt h a d m ore im p a ct on jo b o u tco m es o f d u a l c a re e r c o u p le s than the w ork- fa m ily b en efits a n d p o lic ie s a n d w o rk fa m ily culture. Thus, it is c o n clu d ed th a t th e p e rc e iv e d o rg a n iza tio n a l su p p o rt fo r w o rk life b a la n ce is an im p o rta n t fa c to r to im p ro ve th e j o b o u tco m es o f d u a l c a re er couples in p r iv a te b a n ks in C o lo m b o district, S ri L anka.
In S r i Lanka, stu d ies on d u a l-c a re e r co u p les a re a still n e w co n cep t to exp lo re m uch. T hough se v e ra l d e ca d e s h a ve p a s s e d sin c e th e p h ra s e w as f ir s t in tro d u ced , no in itia tives w ere taken to id en tify w o rk life b a la n ce o f d u a l c a re er-c o u p les in S ri L anka, in e sta b lish in g re la tio n sh ip b e tw e en th eir p e r c e iv e d o rg a n iza tio n a l su p p o r t f o r w o rk life b a la n ce a n d j o b ou tco m es. Thus, b a se d on this e m p irica l a n d kn o w le d g e g a p in th is area, this stu d y a ttem p ts to in vestig a te th e im p a ct o f p e r c e iv e d o rg a n iza tio n a l su p p o rt f o r w ork life b a la n ce on the j o b o u tco m es o f the d u a l c a re e r co u p les in p riv a te se c to r b a n ks in C olom bo, S ri L anka. B a se d on the litera tu re survey, c o n ce p tu a l fr a m e w o r k has d e ve lo p e d to test the deg ree o f im p a c t o f p e r c e iv e d o rg a n iza tio n a l su p p o rt f o r w o rk life b a la n ce on th e jo b o u tco m es o f the d u a l c a re er couples. The da ta w as c o lle c te d fr o m 5 0 d u a l c a re e r co u p le s in se le c te d p riv a te se c to r b anks in C o lo m b o district, S ri L anka, b y u sin g a stru c tu re d questio n n a ire, w ith fiv e p o in ts L ik e r t scale. T h erefo re this stu d y is q u a n tita tiv e in nature. T he d a ta a n a lysis in clu d e d the u n iva ria te a n d b iva ria te a n a lyses a n d it w a s d o n e b y u sin g S ta tistic a l P a cka g e f o r S o c ia l S c ie n ce s (SP SS) 16 .0 version. P ea rso n c o rre la tio n s a n d reg ressio n a n a lysis h a d u se d to f in d o u t the n a tu re o f rela tio n sh ip a n d im p a ct b etw een th e variables. A c c o rd in g to th e fin d in g s o f the study, p e rc e iv e d o rg a n iza tio n a l su p p o rt f o r w o rk life b a la n ce w a s p o sitiv e ly c o rre la te a n d im p a ct on th e jo b o u tco m es o f d u a l c a re e r couples. F urtherm ore, fin d in g s re v e a le d th a t the e n ric h e d j o b a n d su p e rv iso r su p p o rt h a d m ore im p a ct on jo b o u tco m es o f d u a l c a re e r c o u p le s than the w ork- fa m ily b en efits a n d p o lic ie s a n d w o rk fa m ily culture. Thus, it is c o n clu d ed th a t th e p e rc e iv e d o rg a n iza tio n a l su p p o rt fo r w o rk life b a la n ce is an im p o rta n t fa c to r to im p ro ve th e j o b o u tco m es o f d u a l c a re er couples in p r iv a te b a n ks in C o lo m b o district, S ri L anka.
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Suranji, D.K., Thalgaspitiya, U.K. (2016). "Impact of Perceived Organizational Support for Work Life Balance on the Job Outcomes of the Dual Career Couples in Private Sector Banks in Colombo, Sri Lanka", Advances in Economics and Business Management(AEBM), Vol.3 (5), pp. 463-467.