tailieunhanh - An empirical study of the relationships between the flexible work systems (FWS), organizational commitment (OC), work life balance (WLB) and job satisfaction (JS) for the teaching staff in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

The research study examines the relationships between the flexible work systems (FWS), organizational commitment (OC), work life balance (WLB) and job satisfaction (JS) for the teaching staff in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). | An empirical study of the relationships between the flexible work systems FWS organizational commitment OC work life balance WLB and job satisfaction JS for the teaching staff in the United Arab Emirates UAE International Journal of Management IJM Volume 10 Issue 5 September-October 2019 pp. 11 27 Article ID IJM_10_05_002 Available online at http ijm JType IJM amp VType 10 amp IType 5 Journal Impact Factor 2019 Calculated by GISI ISSN Print 0976-6502 and ISSN Online 0976-6510 IAEME Publication AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE FLEXIBLE WORK SYSTEMS FWS ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT OC WORK LIFE BALANCE WLB AND JOB SATISFACTION JS FOR THE TEACHING STAFF IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UAE Vijay Kumar Gudep City University College of Ajman UAE ABSTRACT The research study examines the relationships between the flexible work systems FWS organizational commitment OC work life balance WLB and job satisfaction JS for the teaching staff in the United Arab Emirates UAE . The respondents are chosen from the accredited colleges in the United Arab Emirates UAE by convenience sampling method from the cities of Sharjah Dubai Abudhabhi and Ajman. They differed in terms of gender qualifications tenure of work department and also the nature of work. A suitable conceptual framework was developed and the proposed model illustrates that flexible work system FWS is thought to have an influence on both organizational commitment OC and work life balance WLB . It has been proposed that WLB significantly mediates the relationship between flexible work system and job satisfaction. It is also anticipated that WLB significantly mediates the relationship between organizational commitment OC and job satisfaction JS . A sample size of 224 was chosen and a structured questionnaire was used for collecting the data from the respondents in UAE. The questionnaire consists of 34 statements and they are rated on a likert scale of 1 to 5. For