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.