Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of work-life balance policies on public employees’ organizational commitment and the moderating effects of supervisors’ support. The results of the study show three important findings. First, five independent variables-satisfaction level of flexitime, satisfaction level of child care leave, satisfaction level of day-care facilities, relevance of selective welfare systems, and leave availability-are positively associated with organizational commitment. However, the satisfaction level of telecommuting does not show statistical significance in regards to the organizational commitment of public employees. Second, this study finds that supervisors’ support has a moderating effect, intensifying the relationship between satisfaction levels of flexitime, day-care facilities and organizational commitment. Finally, among the control variables, affiliation, gender, marital status, and age are statistically associated with organizational commitment. Specifically, local government-affiliated, male, married, and long-serving public employees are more likely to have a higher level of organizational commitment. This study offers significant implications in that it comprehensively reviews work-life balance policies in the public sector and empirically analyzes their impacts on organizational commitment and the moderating effects of supervisors’ support.
| Translated title of the contribution | The Effects of Work-Life Balance Policies on the Organizational Commitment of Public Employees and the Moderating Effects of Supervisors’ Support |
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| Original language | Korean |
| Pages (from-to) | 57-92 |
| Journal | 국가정책연구 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Mar 2019 |