31, January 2025

An analytical study on work-life integration of employees in higher education sector

Author(s): 1. Jagrati Singh, 2. Shalini Jain, 3. Akshay Kumar Satsangi,

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1Research Scholar, Department of Management/Faculty of Social Sciences, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, India

2 Research Scholar, Department of Management/Faculty of Social Sciences, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, India

3Professor, Department of Management/Faculty of Social Sciences, College / Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, India

DOIs:10.2015/IJIRMF/202501014     |     Paper ID: IJIRMF202501014


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Work-life integration has evolved as an important aspect in the lives of every individual. The lines between work and personal lives are becoming blurred and it is imperative for every individual to manage it effectively. Higher educational institutions have faced a drastic transformation in last few years, which has a direct impact on the lives of teachers. Due to technological advancements, generational experiences and also considering the current COVID -19 pandemic it has become inevitable to change the traditional approach. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the concept of work-life integration along with its need and importance in higher education sector. This paper also analyses different practices of work-life integration and aims to suggest better work-life integration strategies to employees so that they can manage their work and life roles effectively.

Various literature reviews have been done in this paper to know about the past studies so as to make the study better and relevant. Conclusions, based on the outcome, hereby obtained were drawn and decisions were taken about the said objectives. This research uses qualitative research technique. Secondary sources are used to acquire data.

Work-life integration, employees, flexibility, telecommuting, working hours, workload, higher educational institutions.

 Jagrati Singh,  Shalini Jain, Akshay Kumar Satsangi,  (2025); “An analytical study on work-life integration of employees in higher education sector”,  International Journal for Innovative Research in Multidisciplinary Field, ISSN(O): 2455-0620, Vol-11, Issue-1, Pp.96-99.   Available on –   https://www.ijirmf.com/         DOIs:10.2015/IJIRMF/202501014

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