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The Effect of Work-Life Balance on Organizational Commitment of Accountants

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  • Cem Berk

    (Istanbul Arel University, Turkey)

  • Fatih Gundogmus

    (Auditing and Certified Public Accounting, Turkey)

Abstract

In today’s working environments many people have a hard time to create a balance between work and personal life. Sustainable work environment policies that will ensure better work quality by giving people more time to research and a reasonable schedule have to be accepted. This research is unique in combining work life balance and organizational commitment. The motivation is that accountants work with an intense schedule and their commitment in work might be related to work life balance. The research includes a survey with the participation of 498 accountants working in Istanbul, Turkey. Based on the results the main hypothesis that there is a relationship between work life balance and organizational commitment is accepted. There are also differentiation analysis of work life balance and organizational commitment based on personal characteristics. In the research work life balance is explained with the variables, the effect of work to personal life, the effect of personal life to work, work life growth and the effect of working with husband/wife or other relative.

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  • Cem Berk & Fatih Gundogmus, 2018. "The Effect of Work-Life Balance on Organizational Commitment of Accountants," Management, University of Primorska, Faculty of Management Koper, vol. 13(2), pages 137-159.
    • Handle: RePEc:mgt:youmng:v:13:y:2018:i:2:p:137-159
    DOI: 10.26493/1854-4231.13.137-159
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