Nabihah Sulaili, Abd Malek and Zaiton, Hassan (2019) Work-Life Balance Among Expatriates. Trends in Undergraduate Research, 2 (1). e1-11. ISSN 2637-093X
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Abstract
There are 90000 professional expatriates working in Malaysia and the number is projected to increase year by year. This creates a need to explore work-life balance among expatriates in Malaysia. In this study, qualitative research method was used, and the data was collected using interview guide as the instrument. Actual data was collected from five (5) international lecturers in a public university in Sarawak. The data was analyzed using content analysis. The finding revealed that workload and family support are main contributors to work-life conflict among expatriates while receiving better salaries, meeting new people and experiencing culture are the work-life enrichment factors. Expatriates use general adjustment and interaction to adjust better with their new environment. Hence, it is recommended for organizations to support expatriates through relevant activities to assist them to achieve work-life balance in a foreign country.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Expatriates, work-life balance, work-life conflict, work-life enrichment, strategies, unimas, university, universiti, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, ipta, education, research, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
| Divisions: | Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development |
| Depositing User: | Gani |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Dec 2019 05:24 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Mar 2023 02:36 |
| URI: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/28305 |
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