The relationship between work-life balance and women leadership performance: The mediation effect of organizational culture

  • Authors

    • Duan Wei Hua
    • Nik Hasnaa Nik Mahmood
    • Wan Normeza Wan Zakaria
    • Li Cun Lin
    • Xia Xia Yang
    2018-10-02
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.9.20608
  • Organization Culture, Work-life Balance, Women Leadership Performance

  • The objective of this study is examining the relationship among work-life balance, organizational culture and women leadership performance in China, and testing the conceptual research model connecting those three variables. The model was designed and tested by Partial Least Square (PLS) based on data collected from a survey of 290 available questionnaires. The results confirmed that organizational culture has significant and positive mediating effect on the relationship between work-life balance and women leadership performance in China. The findings indicated that the good relationship between work-life balance and organizational culture would lead to a high women leadership. Therefore, organizational culture and work-life balance play crucial function within women leaders in China

     

     

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    Wei Hua, D., Hasnaa Nik Mahmood, N., Normeza Wan Zakaria, W., Cun Lin, L., & Xia Yang, X. (2018). The relationship between work-life balance and women leadership performance: The mediation effect of organizational culture. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(4.9), 8-13. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.9.20608