일과 삶의 균형(WLB, Work and Life Balance)이 직무만족과 생활만족에 미치는 영향

The Effect of Work and Life Balance on Job Satisfaction and Life Satisfaction: Focused on hotel employees

Interest in “Work and Life Balance” is increasing day by day. Increasing interest in WLB is also beneficial, additionally it seems necessary to study how WLB affects workers in the tourism field. This is because South Korea's work and life balance index is 35th among 38 OECD countries. Therefore, this study was conducted with the following purpose. The purpose of study is to analyze the structural relationship among Work Life Balance(WLB), Job Satisfaction and Life Satisfaction. For this study, 143 surveys were distributed to five-star hotels employees in Seoul. For the empirical analysis, SPSS and AMOS statical package program were used. The results from the analysis are as follows; First, WLB affects on Job Satisfaction in positive direction. Second, Job Satisfaction affects on Life Satisfaction in positive direction. Third, WLB affects on Life Satisfaction in positive direction. Fourth, Job Satisfaction mediates on WLB on Life Satisfaction. In this study, it was confirmed that WLB of employees affects job satisfaction and life satisfaction. But it is the employer that can create the environment in which WLB is realized. To enable companies to actively support WLB, further research is needed on how WLB can benefit the enterprise.