Examining junior faculty work-life balance in public affairs programs in the United States

Work–life balance and performance relations during COVID 19 outbreak: a case study among university academic staff

“…Azevedo et al. (2020) concluded that poor WLB leads to absenteeism, low productivity and high turnover in the organizations.…”

“…Hence, the current study aims to investigate the cons of WLB during the COVID 19 lockdowns among the university academic staff. Azevedo et al (2020) concluded that poor WLB leads to absenteeism, low productivity and high turnover in the organizations. On the other hand, it has been observed that WLB is significantly related to lecturers' favorable outcomes such as commitment and performance at universities (Arif and Ilyas, 2013;Mwangi et al, 2016;Soomro et al, 2018).…”

A National Qualitative Study of Work-Life Balance in Prelicensure Nursing Faculty

“…Feeling a lack of control in managing their workloads, female faculty saw the institutional culture of providing flexibility as fulfilling the obligation to support work-life balance. The number of work-life balance policies and satisfaction with those policies were found to be significant predictors of work-life balance (Azevedo et al, 2020), indicating that institutions of higher education and schools of nursing should promote an institutional culture of work-life balance as a way to retain faculty, especially female members and faculty of color (Azevedo et al, 2020). Herzberg et al (1955) categorized company policy and administration as either the communication of policy or the policies themselves.…”

“…Demographic differences were evident regarding work-life balance in higher education, including difficulty in finding balance among females (Toffoletti & Starr, 2016), differing levels of work-life balance among faculty of color (Szelényi & Denson, 2019), and difficulty balancing expectations among tenure-seeking and junior-level faculty (Azevedo et al, 2020). As existing higher education workforce responsibilities increase because of postpandemic resignations, faculty have lost trust in institutions, want work-life balance, and struggle with personal responsibilities (L. Ellis, 2021).…”

Introduction to the Symposium on Work-Life Balance

“…We are excited to be able to publish six new pieces of research that relate to work-life balance in an academic context. In the first piece of the symposium, Azevedo et al (2020) examine the work-life balance challenges that junior faculty face. Using a survey of junior faculty across all NASPAA-accredited MPA programs, the authors demonstrate how work-load, stress, and the presence of work-life balance policies contribute to a junior faculty's satisfaction with their work-life balance.…”