A study of work-life balance for managerial
intellectual learning in Hong Kong
Joseph Kim-Keung Ho
Independent
Trainer
Hong
Kong, China
Dated: February 1, 2016
Abstract:
In
the study of managerial intellectual learning by Ho (2013; 2014a; 21014b), a
key issue is what factors influence a manager’s intellectual learning process. This
led to the theoretical formulation of Managerial Intellectual Learning
Capability-building Mechanism (Ho, 2014b). It has been suggested that such a mechanism
involves the factor of dynamic work-life balance management. This paper examines, as an intellectual
exercise, more closely how work-life balance could affect managerial
intellectual learning. A brief pilot survey has been conducted using the
writer’s Face-based social network with his Hong Kong students to gather some
preliminary findings. The findings facilitate further exploration on this topic
of relationship between work-life balance and managerial intellectual learning.
In general, the preliminary findings indicate that most of the writer’s
student-respondents feel that their work-life balance status is largely
satisfactory and that work-life balance status does not have impacts on
managerial intellectual learning, job performance and quality of life.
Nevertheless, the research design and research findings, based on a small
non-random sample, are not good enough to support further statistical analysis
with external validity. Meanwhile, the survey research findings, being
inconclusive, display the complexity as well as idiosyncrasy of the
relationship between work-life balance, professional development and management
education study effort (as a surrogate measure on managerial intellectual
learning), quality of working life and quality of life/ authentic happiness.
Key words: Facebook-based
questionnaire survey, Managerial intellectual learning (MIL), Managerial
Intellectual Learning Capability-building Mechanism (MILCBM), Work-life balance
(WLB)
Introduction
The
topic of the managerial intellectual learning (MIL) has been studied by this
writer, which resulted in the publication of three papers published in the
journal of European Academic Research,
i.e.,:
·
Ho (2013) on the basic
managerial intellectual learning process (MIL) framework that is systems-based.
· Ho
(2014a) on the notion of Multi-perspective, Systems-based (MPSB) cognitive
filter for management and its relationship with the managerial intellectual
learning process.
·
Ho (2014b) on the
notion of the
In this paper, the writer further
explores how an individual’s work-life balance (WLB) status is related to the
MILCBM, thus shedding more light on how WLB could influence an individual’s
managerial intellectual learning process. Knowing how WLB affects an
individual’s MIL should inform an individual’s endeavour to manage his/her MIL
process more effectively. The discussion in this paper is based on the writer’s
literature review effort and some recent Facebook-based questionnaire survey’s
findings in Hong Kong.
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