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CAREER-FAMILY BALANCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL OUTCOMES OF PROJECT-BASED CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEES AND THE ROLE OF HR PROFESSIONALS

. Subbulakshmi Somu, Dr. J. Jayavel Research Scholar, Department of Business Administration, Annamalai University. Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, BRBT Dr MGR Government Arts and Science College.


Abstract

Changing demographics and social factors induce a diverse workforce which creates the issue of career-family balance in the organizations. The organizations strive to enhance the outcomes of the workforces in the workplace for it is essential to be competitive in the business. At this juncture, it is presumed that HR professionals play a vital role at the organizational level to help the employees in accomplishing the outcomes. The present study is conducted by collecting data from 128 employees, to study the correlation between the career-family balance, organizational outcomes, and the HR professional’s roles in the context of project-based construction companies. Organizational outcomes are measured through three dimensions, i.e. Job satisfaction, organizational commitment and Staying intentions of the employees. The findings reveal that there is a significant positive association between career-family balance, organizational outcomes, and HR professional’s roles. The significant contribution to organizational outcomes came from career-life balance than HR professional’s roles when both are combined to study the impact. However, the HR professional’s roles are having a significant positive relationship with career-family balance. Further, findings show that the career-life balance remains the same for married and singles but the organizational outcomes differ for both the groups. The findings, the study implications, and future research directions are also discussed.

 

Keywords: Career-life balance, Change Agent, Employee advocacy, HR Professionals roles, Organizational outcomes

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