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2018 A Conceptual Review of The Work-Family Balance Practices (WFBPs) Implementation Amongst The Malaysian Oil and Gas (O&G) Managers

In recent years Work-Family Balance (WFB) notion is an important issue in the modern organisations. A common view is that it occurs only in the framework of what the companies do for their employees. For instance, human resource policies can provide flexibility and enhance ‘choice’ to solve work-life balance related issues (Rasdi et al., 2011). However, such choice impact on the ‘balancing’ term between work and other life notion diverse within individual at different organisational level. While the demand to excel at work is so strong that either family or other life takes a secondary position, the line between work and family life has increasingly become blurred amongst the workforce. Thus, this study explores the work-family balance practices (WFBPs) implementation amongst managers at the individual-level in an organisation. The study has three main objectives: the first is to analyse the understanding of the WFBPs notions amongst the respondent; the second is to examine the possible effect on managerial role to individual work-life balance in the workplace, and the third is to explore the practices provided in the Malaysian oil and gas (O&G) context. The empirical investigation results from 34 participants by semi-structured face-to-face interviews revealed that the cultural and faith belief on sector differences between the O&G government-linked and private-linked companies has an impact on the employee’s work-life balance. Using the thematic and cross- case comparative analysis, the result suggested clarity and practicality on the various perceptions of the WFBPs notions into the actual practice and its implementation in the workplace. From the individual perspective, the integration and separation concept of work and family balance shared various experiences and practices, especially in the O&G workplace setting. The understanding of term and action has taken towards the WFBPs in the workplace amongst the managers and subordinates in the selected company. Also, the cultural and faith belief value give directly on the managerial role and attitude that influence their working performance.

Business and Organization Research (International Conference)
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Noorhasyimah Ismail Raffaella Valsecchi

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Subject Area: Business, Management and Accounting Broadcast Area: International Type: Oral Paper Language: English