Impact of Flexible Work Arrangements on Job Satisfaction: Mediating Role of Work-Life Balance.

Abstract

This study focussed to identify the mediation effect of Work Life Balance (WLB) on the relationship between Flexible Work Arrangements (FWA) and employee Job Satisfaction (JS) among non-managerial employees in Sri Lanka. The study quantitative, cross-sectional paper pencil survey was implemented to gather primary data from 100 non-managerial level employees who selected by using the random sampling technique at the Nobleswear garment factory. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS and the Hayes PROCESS macro. SPSS was used to analyse the data, while the Hayes PROCESS macro was employed to examine the mediating effect among the variables. The empirical findings of this study illustrated that there is a strong positive relationship between flexible work arrangements and job satisfaction. The special finding was work life balance have partial mediate effect on the relationship between flexible work arrangements and job satisfaction. Though there are few studies provide literature, this study is important due to the research context and its sample. Hence, the novelty of this study emphasizes the importance of practicing flexible work arrangements through proper work life balance causes to improve the job satisfaction among the employees in the selected context.