“WORK FROM HOME” STRATEGIES AND ITS IMPACT ON WORK LIFE BALANCE AND ORGANIZATION COMMITMENT

In this dynamic world during the COVID19 pandemic, working professionals have a hard time to create a balance between work and personal life. Work policies are sometimes so rigid that it creates an insecurity to the job, and thereby impacts the performance of the workforce. In an educational set up, sustainable work environment policies must ensure better work quality by giving academic staff more time to research and a reasonable schedule that is mutually acceptable. This research is unique in combining work life balance and organizational commitment. The research includes a survey with the participation of 500 academic and non-academic staff members in different educational institutions using emerging technologies for blended learning strategies. Based on the results the main hypothesis that there is a relationship between work life balance and organizational commitment is accepted. There are also differentiation analysis of work life balance and organizational commitment based on personal characteristics. In the research work life balance is explained with the variables, the effect of work to personal life, the effect of personal life to work, work life growth and the effect of working with husband/wife or other.