Millennials in the workplace: perceived supervisor support, work–life balance and employee well–being

IF 1.9 Q3 MANAGEMENT

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL TRAINING Pub Date : 2021-10-28 DOI:10.1108/ict-05-2021-0041

Hamidah Nabawanuka, E. Ekmekcioglu

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Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between perceived supervisor support (PSS), work–life balance (WLB) and employee well-being (EW) of millennial employees. More specifically, the study explores the mediation impact of WLB in the relationship between PSS and EW. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 235 full-time millennial employees working for the financial sector in Turkey. The aforesaid relationships were assessed through structural equation modeling and the bootstrapping procedure. Findings The results indicate that PSS positively influenced WLB which, in turn, impacted EW. Research limitations/implications Since this is a cross-sectional research study, causal inferences cannot be inferred from the research outcomes. Practical implications The findings show that supervisors play a critical role in enhancing employees’ ability to maintain a balance between work and personal obligations which improves their well-being. This implies that the supervisor’s actions impact the well-being of employees, which, in turn, influences how an employee perceives the organization. So employers need to formulate policies and programs that encourage work–life balance in the workplace so as to improve EW beyond the workplace, as improving EW and supporting employees can help create a healthy workforce helping organizations to avoid unnecessary health costs. Originality/value Only a few research efforts have been conducted toward exploring the mediation role of WLB between PSS and EW. The findings advance the understanding of how PSS could enhance EW in a mediation model.

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职场千禧一代：主管的支持、工作与生活的平衡以及员工的幸福感

目的本研究旨在检验千禧一代员工的主管支持感（PSS）、工作与生活平衡感（WLB）和员工幸福感（EW）之间的关系。更具体地说，该研究探讨了WLB在PSS和EW之间关系中的中介作用。设计/方法/方法数据收集自土耳其金融部门235名千禧一代全职员工。通过结构方程建模和自举程序来评估上述关系。结果表明，PSS对WLB产生了积极影响，而WLB反过来又对EW产生了影响。研究局限性/含义由于这是一项横断面研究，因此无法从研究结果中推断出因果推断。实际含义研究结果表明，主管在提高员工在工作和个人义务之间保持平衡的能力方面发挥着关键作用，这可以改善他们的幸福感。这意味着主管的行为会影响员工的幸福感，进而影响员工对组织的看法。因此，雇主需要制定鼓励工作场所工作与生活平衡的政策和计划，以改善工作场所以外的EW，因为改善EW和支持员工可以帮助创建一个健康的劳动力队伍，帮助组织避免不必要的健康成本。独创性/价值只有少数研究致力于探索WLB在PSS和EW之间的中介作用。研究结果促进了对PSS如何在中介模型中增强EW的理解。

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INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL TRAINING MANAGEMENT-

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3.10

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7.10%

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