IMPACT OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE ON FACULTY OUTCOMES AND INSTITUTIONAL PERFORMANCE: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN DELHI NCR

Abstract

The current paper will evaluate the effect of work-life balance on the faculty outputs and institutional performance in higher education in Delhi NCR. The study explores the increasing issues regarding the stress of the faculty, disproportional job satisfaction, and the difference in the levels of organizational commitment within the academic context in the region. A cross-sectional research design was adopted with the help of structured questionnaire that was given to 412 faculty members in state and privated universities. The work-life balance, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment, and the perception of institutional effectiveness, were measured using standardized scales and analyzed with SPSS 29. The results showed a positive significant association, and the work-life balance strongly predicted job satisfaction (Beta = 0.63), organizational commitment (Beta = 0.57) and perceived institutional performance ( Beta = 0.48). Also, faculty with higher balance had 22 percent more job satisfaction scores and 17 percent higher commitment scores than those with lower balance. The results suggest that healthy work-life behaviors lead to the promotion of faculty well-being, institutional functioning, and sustainable academic performance. The paper makes the conclusion that supportive policies ought to be given priority in higher education institutions as a way of enhancing individual and organizational results.