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Is Strategic HRM Orientation Relevant for the Status of Organizational Work-Life Balance Practices?

The importance of managing work-life balance in organizations and its alignment with strategic human resource management (SHRM) has not been sufficiently researched, although most organizations struggle to manage the work-life balance of their employees. Scholars so far positioned the area of work-life balance as a very important task of the human resources department and pointed out the connection between SHRM and managing employees' work-life balance, but it is still unknown if there is a relationship between SHRM orientation and the status of organizational work-life balance practices. The main goal of this study is to examine the relationship between SHRM orientation and organizational work-life balance practices that are proven to have an impact on the work-life balance of employees. The data on SHRM orientation and work-life balance practices was collected in 115 large-sized Croatian organizations using the CRANET methodology. Findings suggest that SHRM orientation is related to analyzed flexible working arrangements (flexi- time and working remotely/from home before and after the COVID-19 pandemic), and with paternity and parental options for leave. The study indicates that organizations more oriented toward managing human resources strategically have a stronger status of work-life balance practices.

work-life balance (WLB), work-life balance practices, strategic human resource management, orientation, CRANET

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