Transformation of work-life balance perception in CEE countries in the post-pandemic era

• Autorzy: Stachová Katarína , Stacho Zdenko , Stasiak-Betlejewska Renata

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.17512/pjms.2023.27.1.18

Warianty tytułu

PL

Transformacja postrzegania równowagi między życiem zawodowym a prywatnym w krajach Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej w erze postpandemicznej

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Work-life balance is a crucial concept in today's world, as the tension between work and personal life is increasing due to remote work and long working hours. The article aimed to identify the degree of implementation of work-life balance elements in the work systems of organizations. The authors note a gap in the research regarding work-life balance, particularly in terms of the specificity of perspectives and differences in approaches among companies from various sectors. Additionally, there is a lack of analysis comparing the perceptions of local entrepreneurs and companies with foreign majority ownership. The survey distribution and data collection were conducted using the Google Forms platform from January to December 2020 in the CEE region. To test the hypotheses, the authors used a series of pairwise, non-parametric Wilcoxon tests, Mann-Whitney U test, and Kruskal- Wallis ANOVA to compare the expected and current state. In cases of significant effects, the analyses were supplemented with effect size indices. The study suggests that work-life balance is given more attention in larger companies in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. This study also shows that companies with foreign majority ownership pay marginally more attention to work-life balance. The sphere of business also significantly affected the work-life balance rating, with the service sector showing higher ratings than the industrial production sector. The positive aspect of the study is that entrepreneurs have relatively significant expectations for the development of work-life balance. However, the study is limited to only CEE countries, and future studies plan to expand the respondent database to include Western European countries for comparison.

PL

Równowaga między życiem zawodowym a prywatnym jest kluczowym pojęciem w dzisiejszym świecie, ponieważ napięcie między pracą a życiem osobistym rośnie z powodu pracy zdalnej i długich godzin pracy. Celem artykułu była identyfikacja stopnia wdrożenia elementów równowagi praca-życie w systemach pracy organizacji. Autorzy zauważają lukę w badaniach dotyczących work-life balance, szczególnie w zakresie specyfiki perspektyw i różnic w podejściu firm z różnych sektorów. Dodatkowo, brakuje analizy porównującej postrzeganie lokalnych przedsiębiorców i firm z większościowym udziałem zagranicznym. Dystrybucja ankiet i zbieranie danych zostały przeprowadzone za pomocą platformy Google Forms od stycznia do grudnia 2020 r. w regionie Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej. W celu przetestowania hipotez autorzy wykorzystali serię nieparametrycznych testów Wilcoxona, test U Manna-Whitneya i ANOVA Kruskala-Wallisa w celu porównania stanu oczekiwanego i obecnego. W przypadku znaczących efektów, analizy zostały uzupełnione o wskaźniki wielkości efektu. Badanie sugeruje, że równowaga między życiem zawodowym a prywatnym jest przedmiotem większej uwagi w większych firmach w krajach Europy Środkowej i Wschodniej. Badanie to wykazało również, że firmy z większościowym udziałem kapitału zagranicznego przywiązują marginalnie większą wagę do równowagi między życiem zawodowym a prywatnym. Sfera działalności również znacząco wpłynęła na ocenę równowagi między życiem zawodowym a prywatnym, przy czym sektor usług wykazał wyższe oceny niż sektor produkcji przemysłowej. Pozytywnym aspektem badania jest to, że przedsiębiorcy mają stosunkowo duże oczekiwania co do rozwoju równowagi między życiem zawodowym a prywatnym. Badanie jest jednak ograniczone tylko do krajów Europy Środkowo- Wschodniej, a przyszłe badania planują rozszerzyć bazę danych respondentów o kraje Europy Zachodniej w celu porównania.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

work-life balance; post-pandemic era; CEE countries

PL

równowaga między życiem zawodowym a prywatnym; era po pandemii; kraje Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej

• Wydawca: Czestochowa University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Management Studies
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 27, No. 1
• Strony: 312--326
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 45 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Stachová Katarína

• University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Institute of Management Trnava, Slovakia

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4761-2509

autor

Stacho Zdenko

• University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Institute of Management Trnava, Slovakia

• https://orcid.org/+0000-0001-5588-8340

autor

Stasiak-Betlejewska Renata

• Czestochowa University of Technology Faculty of Management, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8713-237X

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MEiN, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2022-2023).