Association of work-life balance and job satisfaction in commercial pilots: a case study of Pakistan

• Malik, Mariyam ^[1] ; Shamshir, Musarrat ^[1] ; Khan, Khurram ^[1]
  1. [1] Greenwich University

     Greenwich University

     Pakistán

     
• Localización: Independent Journal of Management & Production, ISSN-e 2236-269X, Vol. 11, Nº. 3, 2020, págs. 998-1017
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.14807/ijmp.v11i3.1061
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  • The premise of this research was to investigate the state of work-life balance in commercial pilots of Pakistan. The objective was to investigate the impact of family-work conflict and work-family conflicts on job satisfaction. This study focused on commercial pilots of Pakistan that are currently employed by the four commercial aviation organizations of Pakistan. The sampling method utilized will be convenience sampling specifically focusing on chief pilots, captains and first officers who are flying commercially. The research was conducted on 192 pilots. It was concluded that Family-work conflict results in a higher level of job satisfaction, Work-family conflict leads to a lower level of job satisfaction and amid family-work conflict and work-family conflict; Work-Family conflict has a stronger correlation with job satisfaction.

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