The relationship between motivation factors and work life balance among employees in Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL)

The relationship between motivation factors and work life balance among employees in Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL)

The research on work-life balance in Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur was done to study the level of work-life balance of employees of the Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur. This study engaged a quantitative approach and survey method was used to gather data from respondents. The responde...

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Main Author: Razlina, Abd Rani
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The relationship between motivation factors and work life balance among employees in Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL)
description The research on work-life balance in Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur was done to study the level of work-life balance of employees of the Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur. This study engaged a quantitative approach and survey method was used to gather data from respondents. The respondents of this study were 103 comprised of academic and non-academic employees. This study examined the relationship between independent variables that comprised of supervision, university policy, working condition and company benefits on the dependent variable which is work-life balance. The outcomes of this study indicate the current situation of work-life balance and the factors that impacting work-life balance on employees of Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur
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title The relationship between motivation factors and work life balance among employees in Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL)
title_short The relationship between motivation factors and work life balance among employees in Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL)
title_full The relationship between motivation factors and work life balance among employees in Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL)
title_fullStr The relationship between motivation factors and work life balance among employees in Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL)
title_full_unstemmed The relationship between motivation factors and work life balance among employees in Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL)
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granting_department Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business
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spelling my-uum-etd.51442023-02-08T02:30:58Z The relationship between motivation factors and work life balance among employees in Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL) 2013 Razlina, Abd Rani Sri Ramalu, Subramaniam Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business HF5549-5549.5 Personnel Management. Employment The research on work-life balance in Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur was done to study the level of work-life balance of employees of the Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur. This study engaged a quantitative approach and survey method was used to gather data from respondents. The respondents of this study were 103 comprised of academic and non-academic employees. This study examined the relationship between independent variables that comprised of supervision, university policy, working condition and company benefits on the dependent variable which is work-life balance. 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