Article
Construction & Building Technology
M. G. Soundarya Priya, K. S. Anandh, K. Prasanna, K. Gunasekaran, Emmanuel Itodo Daniel, Mariusz Szostak, Della Sunny
Summary: The objective of this paper is to explore the dynamic factors and develop a model of the work-family interface (WFI) of construction professionals in South India. Data were collected using questionnaires distributed among the professionals, and SPSS was used for data analysis. The study identified personal satisfaction, work-family balance, stress, and work culture as significant factors influencing the WFI. The findings provide important insights for improving the work environment and work-life balance of construction professionals in India.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Aled Picton
Summary: The study revealed that work-life balance is a broad and multifactorial concept, with students defining it in terms of enjoyment, meeting work requirements, and time management. Students anticipate a significant shift towards work after graduation and express concerns about the stresses of delivering patient care.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Michael Schredl, Judith Coors, Lilian Marie Anderson, Lea Katharina Kahlert, Celine Sophie Kumpf
Summary: A study found that people who frequently engage in their hobbies are more likely to dream about hobby-related content, and these dreams have a more positive emotional tone. Additionally, the balance between work and life in dreams is related to work-related stress and the frequency of hobbies in waking life.
JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Applied
Charles Calderwood, Allison S. Gabriel, Lieke L. ten Brummelhuis, Christopher C. Rosen, Emily A. Rost
Summary: This study examines how physical activity before the end of the workday can impact daily satisfaction with work-life balance. Findings show that prior to end-of-workday physical activity can increase end-of-workday vigor, which helps achieve work-related and non-work-related goals, ultimately enhancing satisfaction with work-life balance.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Jichang Ma, Ariane Ollier-Malaterre, Chang-qin Lu
Summary: The research findings demonstrate that techno-stressors have a negative impact on work-life balance, but job self-efficacy can mitigate this negative impact by reducing emotional exhaustion. These findings expand understanding of the effects of techno-stressors on individuals' non-work domains and provide insights on how to cope with techno-stressors.
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Duygu Ayar, Mehmet A. Karaman, Ruveyda Karaman
Summary: This study investigated the impact of work addiction and demographic factors on work-life balance and mental health needs of health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that living situation, gender, and working hours directly affected work-life balance, while work addiction had the highest impact on work-life balance and a moderate effect on mental health needs. The study indicated that health professionals' well-being was significantly influenced by these factors during the pandemic.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Sri Mulyani, Anas A. Salameh, Aan Komariah, Anton Timoshin, Nik Alif Amri Nik Hashim, R. Siti Pupu Fauziah, Mulyaningsih Mulyaningsih, Israr Ahmad, Sajid Mohy Ul Din
Summary: By employing techniques such as emotional regulation, improving working conditions, children's classroom behavior, and work-life balance can significantly reduce teacher burnout ratio in Pakistan's special schools. This research highlights the importance of overall working conditions' improvement for teachers working with special needs children.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mohamed Salih Mahfouz, Sara Amir Osman, Badreldin Abdelrhman Mohamed, Esra Ali Mahjoub Saeed, Mohajer Ibrahim Hassan Ismaeil, Rafiaa Ali Abdalla Elkhider, Merdi Ahmed Orsud
Summary: This research investigated the work-life balance, mental health, and quality of life among healthcare professionals in Sudan during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. The results showed that approximately one-third of the healthcare professionals reported a poor quality of life and a significant portion experienced an unequal work-life balance. Female healthcare professionals had lower health-related quality of life scores compared to their male colleagues.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Changwu Wei, Jian-Hong Ye
Summary: The study investigated the well-being of Chinese college teachers and found correlations between work-life balance and emotional exhaustion, with emotional exhaustion partially mediating the relationship between work-life balance and well-being. Male teachers, class tutors, and those working in public colleges were found to have higher emotional exhaustion and lower work-life balance and well-being compared to female teachers, non-class tutors, and those in private colleges.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Anuradha Iddagoda, Eglantina Hysa, Helena Bulinska-Stangrecka, Otilia Manta
Summary: This study explores the factors influencing green work-life balance in companies and its relationship with employee job performance, with results supporting the mediating role of work-life balance in employee job performance. The ultimate goal is to improve job performance by enhancing work-life balance and strengthening employee engagement.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sara Moussa, Diana Malaeb, Iris Achkouty, Souheil Hallit, Anthony Ghosn, Sahar Obeid
Summary: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between work-related fatigue and cognitive impairment in Lebanese health-care professionals, with a focus on the moderating role of emotional intelligence. A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2021 to January 2022, with 406 Lebanese health-care professionals recruited through convenience sampling. The results indicated that lower levels of emotional intelligence were significantly associated with decreased cognitive function scores when experiencing higher levels of physical, mental, or emotional work fatigue. However, for professionals with moderate and high emotional intelligence, cognitive function scores improved even at the same levels of work fatigue.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Sharmila Jayasingam, Su Teng Lee, Khairuddin Naim Mohd Zain
Summary: The concept of work-life balance goes beyond family obligations and is unique to employees of different demographics. Recent trends in the Malaysian workforce indicate that life and family are distinct domains. Organizations need to acknowledge this distinction and provide support to achieve a balance between work, life, and family.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Philipp Kerksieck, Rebecca Brauchli, Jessica de Bloom, Akihito Shimazu, Miika Kujanpaeae, Madeleine Lanz, Georg F. Bauer
Summary: Research suggests that proactive individual-level crafting strategies for balancing work with nonwork life domains are important for satisfying psychological needs and improving employee health and well-being. A new Work-Nonwork Balance Crafting Scale was introduced and validated in multiple countries, showing its relevance and applicability. The scale can be used to assess crafting efforts to balance life domains and study their relationships with employee health and well-being outcomes.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medical Laboratory Technology
Ashwin Naryan, Mita Mehta
Summary: Research has shown that the impact of work-life balance is gender-neutral, and organizational factors as well as emotional and physical wellbeing greatly affect the work-life balance of medical professionals. The findings of this study have significant social implications, shedding light on the challenges faced by medical professionals in managing their work-life balance.
Article
Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture
Mohammad Hossein Jarrahi, Gemma Newlands, Brian Butler, Saiph Savage, Christoph Lutz, Michael Dunn, Steve Sawyer
Summary: Flexible working arrangements provide workers with greater autonomy and have been increasingly adopted by organizations for increased productivity and reduced absenteeism. These arrangements, such as flextime and co-working, are more common among high-skilled workers, but there has also been growth in independent contractors, digital nomads, online freelancers, and on-demand platform labor over the past decade.
COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM
(2021)
Article
Business
Syed Arslan Haider, Muhammad Zubair, Shehnaz Tehseen, Shahid Iqbal, Mariam Sohail
Summary: The purpose of this study is to test the impact of ambidextrous leadership on employees' innovative work behavior (IWB), with knowledge sharing as a mediator and innovativeness as a project requirement as a moderator. The results reveal that ambidextrous leadership has a significant positive effect on knowledge sharing but a negative effect on IWB in the workplace. Additionally, knowledge sharing mediates the relationship between ambidextrous leadership and IWB, and innovativeness as a project requirement has a significant positive effect on knowledge sharing and IWB.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INNOVATION MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yaofei Liu, Petra Poulova, Pavel Prazak, Farman Ullah, Solomon Prince Nathaniel
Summary: This study examines the relationships between infrastructure development, human development index (HDI), and CO2 emissions in China. The findings show that infrastructure has positive and statistically significant associations with HDI, CO2 emissions, and GDP across all quantiles. While recent infrastructure upgrades improve living standards and HDI, they also contribute to environmental damage as infrastructure is the main source of CO2 emissions in the country. The government should invest in sustainable infrastructure, such as low carbon transportation options like railway infrastructure, urban metros, and light rail, to mitigate CO2 emissions.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Economics
Minhas Akbar, Ahsan Akbar, Hafiz Sajid Yaqoob, Ammar Hussain, Libuse Svobodova, Fakhra Yasmin
Summary: Islam emphasizes the adherence to religious principles in economic transactions. This study examines the compliance of Shariah board members in Islamic banks with State Bank of Pakistan's criteria and the state of Islamic finance education in universities and madaris in Pakistan. The findings reveal the need to increase the supply of Shariah scholars and enhance the capabilities of human capital in Islamic finance education.
COGENT ECONOMICS & FINANCE
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Fei Zheng, Chenguang Zhao, Ahmad S. Ajina, Petra Poulova
Summary: This study investigates the role of over-ordering behavior in social dining as a significant contributor to food waste. By combining the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and the norm activation model (NAM) with the moderating role of Mianzi, the study analyzes 583 responses collected through an online survey. The findings reveal the influence of awareness of consequences, ascription of responsibility, personal norm, attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control (PBC) on over-ordering behavior, with Mianzi moderating the relationship between personal norms and attitude.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jose Moleiro Martins, Azeem Gul, Mario Nuno Mata, Syed Arslan Haider, Sareer Ahmad
Summary: This study examines the factors influencing Chinese outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) related to economic freedom, innovation, and technology. The aim is to understand how these factors influence OFDI from China to different regional economies and provide useful policies to attract more Chinese FDI. The study, using panel data analysis of 27 countries over 2003-2018, finds that property rights, patents residents, R & D, inflation, official exchange rate, and tax burden have a significant positive impact on Chinese OFDI, while government expenditures have a positive but insignificant impact. Business freedom is found to have a negative and significant association with Chinese OFDI. The study recommends policies that create a favorable business environment and focus on value-added production and tax burden to attract more FDI from China.
Article
Business
Hisham Idrees, Syed Arslan Haider, Jin Xu, Shehnaz Tehseen, Naveed Jan
Summary: This study investigates the mediating effect of innovation on the relationship between KM capabilities and organisational performance in the construction industry in Pakistan. The results show that KM dimensions have a positive influence on organisational performance, and innovation mediates this relationship.
MEASURING BUSINESS EXCELLENCE
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xin Xie, Shabnam Khan, Saqib Rehman, Shumaila Naz, Syed Arslan Haider, Umar Nawaz Kayani
Summary: This study aims to explore the role of green constructs in sustainable business performance, with the mediation of green value co-creation and green innovation. It also examines the moderating effects of top management support and knowledge sharing. The results highlight the significance of green capabilities in manufacturing organizations, which contribute to value creation and green innovation, leading to sustainable business performance.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Economics
Tonmoy Choudhury, Umar Nawaz Kayani, Azeem Gul, Syed Arslan Haider, Sareer Ahmad
Summary: Climate changes pose a significant threat to humanity's future, and carbon emissions affect the economic growth of the top five polluted economies. Energy consumption and GDP are positively related to CO2 emissions, while industrial production is negatively correlated with long-term CO2 emissions.
Article
Business
Philip T. Lin, Peixia Li, Ahsan Akbar
Summary: This study examines the impact of institutional investors on the overall readability of environmental disclosure in a comprehensive sample of A-share Chinese companies that issued corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports. The results show that long-term institutional investors have a positive influence on the readability of environmental disclosure, while short-term institutional investors do not show significant correlation with readability. Furthermore, corporate governance acts as a mediating factor in the relationship between long-term institutional investors and readability. Moreover, this study finds that long-term institutional investors can enhance firm value by improving the readability of environmental disclosures.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Ahsan Akbar, Muhammad Usman, Teng Lin
Summary: This research evaluates the impact of institutional frameworks on corporate innovation in developing countries. The results indicate that strong legal, financial, administrative, political, and religious institutions contribute to a higher prevalence of innovative enterprises. Factors such as the rule of law, property rights protection, easy access to financing, developed financial markets, ethical environment, control of corruption, stable political system, democratic government, religious diversity, and freedom all contribute to corporate innovation.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Shumaila Naz, Syed Arslan Haider, Shabnam Khan, Qasim Ali Nisar, Shehnaz Tehseen
Summary: This study examines the impact of big data analytics capability (BDAC) and artificial intelligence capability (AIC) on co-innovation and hotel performance, with entrepreneurial orientations (EO) and environmental dynamism as moderating factors. The findings suggest that EO has a positive effect on co-innovation, and BDAC and AIC mediate the relationship between EO and co-innovation. Environmental dynamism moderates the relationship between BDAC and co-innovation performance, but does not significantly impact AIC and co-innovation performance. The study emphasizes the importance of investing in entrepreneurial traits and adjusting capabilities for sustained business performance in the hospitality industry.
JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM INSIGHTS
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Jana Nunvarova, Petra Poulova, Pavel Prazak
Summary: Digital storytelling is an alternative teaching method that has been shown to have a positive impact on students' motivation and learning outcomes in humanities subjects. This study examined the effectiveness of digital storytelling in economics and found that the students who used this method performed better in the post-test compared to the control group. Additionally, the students' years of study and initial knowledge assessed in the pre-test were found to influence their post-test scores.
JOURNAL ON EFFICIENCY AND RESPONSIBILITY IN EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Business
Hisham Idrees, Jin Xu, Syed Arslan Haider, Shehnaz Tehseen
Summary: This research demonstrates the importance of knowledge management in business strategy and its potential for enhancing new product development efficiency in high-tech companies. The study analyzed over 28,548 knowledge management papers published in the past 22 years and identified key contributions to the literature. Using descriptive statistics and co-citation analysis, the study examined publishing patterns, institutional affiliations, prolific authors, and highly cited papers. The findings highlight the significant impact of knowledge management on organizational processes and performance in the context of new product development.
JOURNAL OF INNOVATION & KNOWLEDGE
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lingbo Lyu, Li Zhai, Mohamed Boukhris, Ahsan Akbar
Summary: This study examines the impact of sustainable corporate social responsibility practices on impulse buying intention, with social media advertising playing a moderating role. The findings show a significant positive association between sustainable CSR practices and impulse buying intention, and social media advertising significantly moderates the association between economic aspects, environmental well-being, and impulse buying intention. However, social media advertising has no significant moderating influence on the relationship between social well-being and impulse buying intention.
Review
Business
Muhammad Usman Khizar, Aurangzaib Younas, Satish Kumar, Ahsan Akbar, Petra Poulova
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive evaluation of existing scholarly publications on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the field of tourism. It identifies knowledge gaps and sets future research agendas to accelerate the progress of the SDGs. The systematic literature review methodology is used to analyze relevant empirical articles and highlight theme-based knowledge gaps and limitations in the existing literature.
JOURNAL OF INNOVATION & KNOWLEDGE
(2023)
