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Exploring the Challenges for Work-Life Balance among Married Female Nurses
(Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2023) Sellahewa, W. N.; Arachchi, R. S. S. W.
The topic of Work-Life Balance (WLB) is highly significant in today's fiercely competitive world, and it is a challenge that is critical to be balanced. The principal aim of this research endeavor is to discern and delineate the multifaceted challenges intrinsic to the delicate equilibrium of work and personal life that confront married female nurses employed in government hospitals across Sri Lanka. Accordingly, the problem statement guiding this scholarly investigation is oriented toward the identification and comprehensive analysis of the obstacles and impediments intertwined with harmonizing the demands of their professional nursing responsibilities with their personal lives, emphasizing the distinctive context of the Sri Lankan government hospital setting. To achieve this, the researchers conducted a mixed study design that involved the collection of primary data through questionnaires and interviews. Convenience sampling was used to gather quantitative data and the Purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample for qualitative data. The sample size was 384 for the quantitative data and the sample for the qualitative study was determined by the saturation level of 12 married female employees. The findings of the study revealed that the major challenges of WLB faced by married female nurses are time management, work stress, multitasking, and personal issues. Key recommendations of this study are implementing supportive legislation and initiatives to aid nurses in work-life balance, providing support systems, flexibility, and family-friendly policies, promoting balance strategies, continuing research for tailored solutions, and acknowledging the societal importance of work-life balance for married female nurses.
Factors Affecting the Job Dissatisfaction of Junior Female Academics at University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka: With Special Reference to the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce and The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2020) Sellahewa, W. N.
‘Education’ is an extremely important component in the life of all human beings. At present, the major role of distributing education is been played by educational institutions. Universities can be regarded as the apex of the educational ladder. This study has been conducted with reference to the junior female academics. Here the term ‘junior female academics’ refers to the female academics under the probationary category. The purpose of narrowing down the theme in the above manner is due to the research gap that has been identified by the researcher after going through the literature review. The main purpose of conducting this study is to identify the factors affecting the job dissatisfaction of junior female academics at universities and provide recommendations to increase their job satisfaction. The population of this study is limited to all the junior female academics of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. The size of the sample is 20 and the sample has been selected purposively. Primary data was collected by the use of in-depth interviews. Gathered data has been analyzed qualitatively. The study has revealed that no junior female academic is fully satisfied with their job or fully dissatisfied with their job. According to this study, the factors affecting the job dissatisfaction were related to working environment, work relations, advancement, empowerment, recognition, and work load. As per the second objective of the study, to overcome those dissatisfactory factors, this study has suggested the recommendations such as fair treatments, rewarding hard work, good induction process, promote autonomy, assigning meaningful jobs and providing the required facilities.