Measurement of business-life and work-family life in business: A research in the construction sector

Work life, which is a part of people's lives, is in close relationship with private life and family life. This close relationship has some negative consequences. Business life and family life carry many problems into the each others. Problems in general are misinterpreted or unnoticed and will affect all areas of life. When the organizational and personal consequences of the deterioration in the work-life and work-family-life balances are examined, the importance of relationships are better understood. There are many researches on these two concepts. It is necessary to determine the causes and consequences of the individual, organizational and familial problems in the work-life and work-family-life balances in different sectors and areas and to develop solution proposals. In this study, it is aimed to measure the work-life and work-family-life balances of the employees of construction sector and construction companies within the borders of Bandırma district. The study was carried out over 100 employees. According to the findings of the study, a direct relationship was found between work-life and work-family-life balance. According to the results, working overtime has negative affect to work-life and work-family-life balance. It was also concluded that age, working overtime, occupation and working hours affect the balance. In addition to these conclusions, some limitations in terms of theory and practice and suggestions for future research are presented.