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Sharp, Catrina (2023) Investigating the Impact of Employee Work-Life Balance on Employee Productivity: A Study of Small to Medium Sized Manufacturing Businesses within the Agri-Food Sector in Ireland. Masters thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.
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As organisations become more vulnerable to the forces of globalisation, the pressure to increase competitiveness, and thus the demands on people to serve their businesses with zeal and commitment, grows stronger. Due to this, organisations must be competent in striking a balance between hard business objectives and softer human concerns.
Although, the focus on work life balance is continuously evolving, particularly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it appears that there is a knowledge gap on how it genuinely influences employee productivity levels in an Irish context. Due to the demands on the Irish agri-food sector and the type of work involved, the work-life balance of workers can often be compromised which sequentially could have detrimental effects on employee productivity levels. Over the following ten years, Ireland will rise to become a global leader in Sustainable Food Systems (SFS). Therefore, the agri-food sector has and will continue to bring substantial advantages to the Irish agri-food industry, to Irish society and to the environment. As a result, social considerations such as employee work-life balance are considered as being significantly vital (Department of Agriculture, Food and The Marine, 2023).
Through adopting an extensive qualitative thematic research methodology by means of individual consultations, this research sought to explore the effects of work-life balance on employee productivity. Available literature and secondary data sources were used in conjunction with qualitative data gained from consultations with employees of small to medium enterprises employed at various levels within the food manufacturing sector of the Irish agri-food industry. Work-life balance has been identified by all parties as being a crucial criterion of workplace productivity levels. When research concerning work-life balance was correlated to the research findings, it became clear that employee productivity is strongly influenced by the work-life balance of the employees working in this sector of the Irish workforce.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Supervisors: | Name Email Kracen, Amanda UNSPECIFIED |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Specific Industries > Agriculture Industry H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management > Human Resource Management H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Small Business Sector |
| Divisions: | School of Business > Master of Arts in Human Resource Management |
| Depositing User: | Tamara Malone |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Feb 2024 15:30 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Feb 2024 15:30 |
| URI: | https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/6949 |
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