Work–life balance indicators and talent management approach: a qualitative investigation of Indian luxury hotels
Date
2022-04-04Author
Varkkey, Biju
Budhiraja, Sunil
McKenna, Stephen
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Purpose – The purpose of the study is twofold: (1) it captures the work–life balance (WLB) experiences of
front-office employees to inductively classify a set of WLB indicators for the locally owned Indian luxury hotels
and (2) it further examines the existing WLB practices of the select hotels with the lens of talent management
(TM) approach of key human resource management (HRM) practices (Thunnissen, 2016).
Design/methodology/approach – To explore and classify WLB indicators, an exploratory, qualitative
approach is utilized by administering seven focus group discussions involving 70 front-office employees
working in Indian luxury hotels. Seven in-depth interviews with HR professionals were triangulated with
secondary data to capture and analyse the existing WLB practices of sampled organizations.
Findings – Four clusters of WLB indicators that are grounded in the lived experiences of front-office
employees are identified and presented. Interview data from human resource representatives unveil that hotels
consider existing WLB practices as key HRM practices with an inclusive TM approach. The findings also
surface the differences in expectations of front-office employees and WLB practices followed by the hotels.
Research limitations/implications – First, the paper addresses the issue of WLB from employees’
perspective which is crucial for designing effective WLB practices. Second, the paper contributes to the existing
TM literature from the perspective of WLB practices.
Originality/value – The originality of the study is grounded in the employees’ lived experiences to classify
the WLB indicators for India and further examine the WLB practices through the lens of the TM approach.
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