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Work-life Benefits & Employee Well-being: Role of Perceived Organizational Support & Selfefficacy


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1 Research Scholar, IIM Lucknow, India
2 Professor and Director, IIM Ranchi, India
     

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This paper examines the role of perce i ved organi zat i onal support (POS) and self-efficacy in the relationship between perceived worklife benefits and policies (WLBPs) and workplace employee well-being. It is hypothesized that WLBPs will be positively related to employee well-being and POS, and self-efficacy will mediate the relationship between POS and employee well-being. Data was collected from 129 managerial employees from various private organizations in India through a structured questionnaire. Analysis was done using multiple regressions.Perceived WLBPs were not significantly related to employee well-being directly, but there was significant indirect effect of WLBPs on empl oy ee we l l-being through POS. Self -eff icacy partially mediated the relationship between POS and employee well-being.



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Padma Tripathi
Research Scholar, IIM Lucknow, India
Shailendra Singh
Professor and Director, IIM Ranchi, India

Abstract


This paper examines the role of perce i ved organi zat i onal support (POS) and self-efficacy in the relationship between perceived worklife benefits and policies (WLBPs) and workplace employee well-being. It is hypothesized that WLBPs will be positively related to employee well-being and POS, and self-efficacy will mediate the relationship between POS and employee well-being. Data was collected from 129 managerial employees from various private organizations in India through a structured questionnaire. Analysis was done using multiple regressions.Perceived WLBPs were not significantly related to employee well-being directly, but there was significant indirect effect of WLBPs on empl oy ee we l l-being through POS. Self -eff icacy partially mediated the relationship between POS and employee well-being.



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