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Correlating Work Life Balance and Work Family Conflict among School Teachers of Gandravakottai Taluk, Pudukottai District, Tamil Nadu, India

Author Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Sociology, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli- 620 024, INDIA

Int. Res. J. Social Sci., Volume 4, Issue (9), Pages 1-4, September,14 (2015)

Abstract

A work life balance (WLB) notifies the efficient execution of various tasks at work, at family, and in every facets of life. It is a very vital concern that is more important to the employer and to employees. The teachers expected to manage the work and family smoothly to have better balance and keep them away from work family conflict (WFC). The paper explores the association among organizational behavior (OB) and work family conflict with work life balance among the school teachers in Gandravakottai Taluk of Pudukottai district, Tamil Nadu. A sample of 40 teachers (male and female) gathered via purposively which has basis for analysis. Data was collected through questionnaire and analysed through statistical package. The correlation result shows that there is no significant association between work life balance and work family conflict of the school teachers. Further the result indicates that there is positive association among work life balance and organizational behavior among the teachers.

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