Title: Role of Guna and emotional intelligence on work-life balance and job satisfaction among female professionals

Authors: Richa Chauhan; Nidhi Maheshwari; Neelni Giri Goswami

Addresses: Banasthali Vidyapith, P.O. Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan – 304022, India ' Fortune Institute of International Business, Plot No. 5, Rao Tula Ram Marg, Opposite Army R&R Hospital, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, Delhi 110057, India ' Banasthali Vidyapith, P.O. Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan – 304022, India

Abstract: The purpose of this research is to identify the relationship of Guna with emotional intelligence, work-life balance and job satisfaction of female professionals. Self-structured questionnaire was used to collect the primary data and analysed using descriptive statistics, Smart-PLS and SPSS 22.0 version. The finding of the study indicates that a significant relationship exists among Guna, emotional intelligence, work-life balance, and job satisfaction. The study provides theory-based empirical proofs of how Guna (personality traits) affects emotional intelligence, job satisfaction, and work-life balance. Hence, the findings of the study provide an accurate and comprehensive lens through which the future researches can be viewed. Though there were many studies conducted on emotional intelligence and work-life balance considering Guna, emotional intelligence, work-life balance, and job satisfaction together no literature was found.

Keywords: Guna; emotional intelligence; job satisfaction; work-life balance; WLB.

DOI: 10.1504/IJICBM.2020.110468

International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, 2020 Vol.21 No.3, pp.303 - 316

Received: 30 Apr 2019
Accepted: 25 Jul 2019
Published online: 20 Oct 2020 *

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