2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Determinants of the Work-Life-Balance Satisfaction
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21K01666
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 07080:Business administration-related
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| Research Institution | Setsunan University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
井川 静恵 大阪学院大学, 経済学部, 教授 (20461858)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | ワーク・ライフ・バランス / 日本企業 / 上司要因 / 同僚要因 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
It is widely acknowledged that employees’ inability to achieve satisfactory work-life balance has a negative impact on health and performance. However, work-life balance is a complex and controversial issue, because each individual perceives this differently. In a country like Japan, where work-life balance is not yet well developed, how can human resource management practices support employees in achieving a balance between work and family life? This study analyzes the determinants of work-life balance satisfaction for employees of a medium-sized Japanese company using longitudinal personnel micro data and employee satisfaction data to control for individual-specific effects. The results of this study imply that to improve work-life balance satisfaction among Japanese employees, facilitating communication with supervisors and co-employees in the workplace from the aspects of both work and family/personal life is required.
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| Free Research Field |
労働経済学
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
働き方改革関連法が施行され，企業は人的資源管理を通して，従業員の仕事と生活の調和（ワーク・ライフ・バランス）を実現することが求められている。しかし，ワーク・ライフ・バランスの実現度合いは，個人差が大きく計測が難しいため研究の蓄積が進んでおらず，実践的な示唆があまり得られていない状況にある。本研究は，日本企業における効率的なワーク・ライフ・バランスの促進策を見出す。分析の結果，残業時間の負の影響は個人効果を制御すると消失し，単なる残業時間の短縮という施策よりも上司・同僚要因の改善が必要なことが判明した。その意味で，ワーク・ライフ・バランス実現のための人的資源管理の実践的な課題を明らかにした。
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