THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE WORK-LIFE BALANCE WITH ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AMONG ACADEMIC STAFF

Abstract

Abstract: Undeniably, the digitalization era brings many opportunities and benefits to human resources. However, it also comes with challenges for it to be implemented firmly into policies. As a result, academic staff in Malaysia facing new challenges, because along with the needs to achieve one’s institute’s Key Performance Index (KPI), it is also incumbent upon them to adapt quickly to the new technology. The obstacles would impact the level of the organizational commitment since academic staff need to carry out their duties as usual and simultaneously adapt to the new norm of the digitalization era. To ensure the continuity and success of an educational institution during this era, the organisation must carry out a study to explore which factors play the most crucial role in determining the level of organizational commitment. Therefore, this study was conducted to identify the direct relationship between work-life balance and organizational commitment, in addition to measuring differences in organizational commitment based on position. The study used a quantitative approach with a survey method to obtain the data needed from 101 academic staffs at University of Malaysia Sabah (UMS). From the findings, the analysis has shown that work-life balance was moderately correlated with organizational commitment, where it has been proven to have a significant and positive correlation with organizational commitment. The position, on the other hand, shows no significant difference statistically with organizational commitment. It can be concluded that examining the level of work-life balance could be helpful to measure organizational commitment so that it can easily be used as a catalyst in increasing organizational commitment among academic staff.