The relationships between personal factors towards work-life conflicts among non-executive employees: A case study in Simunjan and Samarahan District Education Office, Sarawak / Nadia Adilla Ahmad

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between personal factors and work-life conflict among non-executive employees in Simunjan and Samarahan District Education Office, Sarawak. Conflict between work and life has affected employees negatively in any organizations. It can occur s...

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Main Author: Ahmad, Nadia Adilla
Format: Student Project
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/61486/1/61486.pdf
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/61486/
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Summary:The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between personal factors and work-life conflict among non-executive employees in Simunjan and Samarahan District Education Office, Sarawak. Conflict between work and life has affected employees negatively in any organizations. It can occur several ways where life of the job may interfere with work responsibilities and vice versa. A set of questionnaire were used as the main instrument for the data collection. Data were collected in two organizations which are Simunjan District Education Office and Samarahan District Education Office, Sarawak. A sample of 80 personally-distributed questionnaires was used by using convenience sampling methods. The questionnaires were given to the non-executive employees in the studied organizations. The data analysis was utilized using correlational research. Personal factors consisted of career commitment, household responsibilities and financial needs. According to this study, the career commitment, household responsibilities and financial needs have no relationship towards work-life conflicts among non-executive employees in the studied organizations. It has proven that these three factors do not interfere with life off the job that may interfere with work responsibilities and vice versa. This study informs the organizations of the three factors that could interfere with employees’ life and work responsibilities. It helps the organizations to consider the factors and develop appropriate strategies to mitigate work-life conflict. This study is one of the few that conducted in East Malaysia. Compare to the result in West Malaysia, it is differ from this study.