A study of relation between work life balance and organizational commitment in academic sector.

Work life balance has always been considered important in all the other sectors except academics. This study is carried out to understand the work life balance issues and its impact on the commitment of employees in the academic sector. The work life balance was measured using a scale that was developed keeping in mind the major factors of work life balance. Organizational commitment was measured using the Allen & Meyer scale. There were a total of 82 respondents from engineering institutes and management institutes. The results that were yielded show that work life balance has come to center stage in academics as well. Men who have joined the academic sector also expressed that they have joined the academic sector for better work life balance. The study brings out many more changes in the social setup of modern academic sector in India. There is a significant relationship between work life balance and organizational commitment.