Abstract:
Purpose: The current Work-Life Balance (WLB) is the major issue confronted by the
employees. This study aimed to find out the impact of the WLB antecedents such as
personality, well-being, time management, job stress, organizational support, WLB
company practices, family support, child and elderly care, and technology on job
performance in the presence of WLB in Academic and Administrative Heads of the
Sri Lankan University.
Design/methodology/approach: To achieve this aim, the quantitative method was
implemented, and academic and administrative heads from the universities in
the North and East provinces were selected. A structured questionnaires were
distributed to 371 participants, and 274 responses were received among participants.
Further, SPSS-AMOS version 23 was used to analyze the conceptual model through
structural equation modeling through the collected data.
Findings: The structural model of the study presented that WLB is a significant
mediator between personality, well-being, time management, job stress,
and technology with job performance. Also, WLB is not a significant mediator
between organizational support, WLB company practices, family support, child and
elderly care and job performance.
Practical implications: The findings revealed that the antecedents of WLB such as
personality, well-being, time management, job stress and technology are important
antecedents of WLB which should be considered by the university administrators.
Originality value: This study novel provides valuable contributions by examining the
mediation role of WLB between antecedents of WLB and job performance. This
research addresses a leadership cohort to fill a gap in the literature about the influence
of WLB on leadership-improved job performance in higher education institutions.
