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Work?Life Balance, Technological Support, and Team Collaboration as Predictors of Job Satisfaction & Employee Engagement in IT Sector
Subject area: Management and Commerce · Area of research: Human Resource Managament
DOI: 10.64388/IREV9I3-1710937-4488
Abstract
This paper examines the association of work-life balance, technological support, and team collaboration with job satisfaction and employee engagement among the IT company employees performing duties in a hybrid model. Data from 265 employees of HCL, Accenture and Oracle is collected using convenience sampling, and for hypothesis testing SEM is used. Findings outline that work-life balance, team collaboration, and technological support are significantly associated with job satisfaction, while team collaboration and technological support are positively linked with employee engagement. Results outline that companies should rely on building collaborations, offering an environment which promotes work-life balance and advanced digital support to achieve a higher level of employee engagement and job satisfaction in IT sector.
Keywords
Job Satisfaction, IT sector, Employee Engagement, Team Collaboration, Work-life Balance
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How to cite this paper
@article{1710937,
author = {Akash Yadav, Prof. Audhesh Kumar, Dr. Gyan Prakash},
title = {Work?Life Balance, Technological Support, and Team Collaboration as Predictors of Job Satisfaction & Employee Engagement in IT Sector},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2025},
volume = {9},
number = {3},
pages = {1558-1564},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1710937.pdf},
abstract = {This paper examines the association of work-life balance, technological support, and team collaboration with job satisfaction and employee engagement among the IT company employees performing duties in a hybrid model. Data from 265 employees of HCL, Accenture and Oracle is collected using convenience sampling, and for hypothesis testing SEM is used. Findings outline that work-life balance, team collaboration, and technological support are significantly associated with job satisfaction, while team collaboration and technological support are positively linked with employee engagement. Results outline that companies should rely on building collaborations, offering an environment which promotes work-life balance and advanced digital support to achieve a higher level of employee engagement and job satisfaction in IT sector.},
keywords = {Job Satisfaction, IT sector, Employee Engagement, Team Collaboration, Work-life Balance},
month = {September},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I3-1710937-4488}
}