Effect of Work Life Balance on Job Satisfaction ; The Case of Ethiopian Airlines Group,Bole International Airports

Abstract

The term work life environment is used to describe the surrounding conditions in which an employee operates as well as where he lives and how both affect his/her productivity.»The study aimed at exploring the effect of work life balance/imbalance on job satisfaction in Ethiopian Airline Group Bole International Airport. For this study both primary and secondary data is used. Data is collected from Ethiopian Airline Group ,at Bole international Airport from a sample of 392 employees. These respondents were selected using simple random sampling . The collected data is analyzed using Statistical measures such as correlation and multiple regression analysis. The major findings of the study indiceted how work life balance affected overall level of job satisfaction of employees in the organizations under the study.In addition,it also analyzed the relation of work life balance dimensions i.e., work to personal life interference, Work life balance programs,work overload and personal life to work interference are significantly related with job satisfaction or not. And it also tried to identify job autonomy has effect on employees’ job satisfaction.Finally; the research has forwarded some recommendations,such as management is required to minimize the imbalance between work and non-work life, managements should implement work life balance programs, practices and policies,and top management should avoid higher job pressure.