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Work-Life Balance, Organisational Commitment, and Healthcare Worker Productivity

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  • Emmanuel Erastus YAMOAH

    (University of Education, Winneba, Ghana)

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This study investigates the relationships between work-life balance, employee productivity, and organisational commitment among healthcare workers at a leading healthcare facility in the La Nkwantanang Madina Municipality, Ghana. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design, and the participants comprised 137 employees. Multiple regression approaches, mediation, and moderation analyses were employed to analyse the data. The result so agrees with the hypotheses predicting a positive correlation between work-life balance and productivity (r = 0.48, F

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  • Emmanuel Erastus YAMOAH, 2025. "Work-Life Balance, Organisational Commitment, and Healthcare Worker Productivity," Management and Economics Review, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 10(1), pages 133-146, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:merase:v:10:y:2025:i:1:p:133-146
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    Keywords

    work-life balance; employee productivity; organisational commitment; gender; healthcare workers; Ghana.;
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J81 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Working Conditions
    • M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation
    • M54 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Labor Management

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