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Work-life balance is the balance between an individual’s work and their life outside work. The
main objective of this research was to analyze the effect of work life balance on employee
turnover intention the mediating role of job stress in the case of Ethiopian Electric Utility Bahir
Dar District analyzing the effect of work load, work hour and family supportive culture on job
stress in addition to that analyzing the effect of job stress and work life balance on employee
turnover intention were specific objective of the study. To succeed the main objectives
quantitative research approach was appropriate for this study and explanatory survey research
design was appropriate for this study to the extent that it sought to describe the relationship
between Work life balances, job stress and employee turnover intention in terms of their
objective. Questionnaires were adapted from previous study works. A simple random method
was applied to select samples from a total of 745 employees; of whom 260 were selected in the
Ethiopian Electric Utility Bahir Dar District. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 26
using descriptive, correlation and regression analysis. Pearson Correlation and multiple
regression
analyses were conducted to investigate the suggested hypothesis and test the direct
and
mediated relationships among variables. Mediation analysis test was also carried using
Baron and Kenny’s (1986) model.
From the overall analysis, it was established that work load
and work hour have a positive and significant effect on job stress, contrarily family supportive
culture has negative effect on job stress. In addition to this work load and work hour have a
positive effect on employee turnover intention and family supportive culture has negative effect
on employee turnover intention. Job stress also has a positive effect on employee turnover
intentions. The paper concluded that job stress partially mediates the relationship between work
life balance and employee turnover intention. Finally, the researcher recommended that develop
team work culture, use time properly and to develop close relationship for their family are used
to reduce job stress and their turnover intention. |
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