Title: A work/life teeter totter: using demand-based principles for spiritual operations management

Authors: Daniel P. Bumblauskas; Paul D. Bumblauskas

Addresses: Breech School of Business, Drury University, USA ' PFC Services, Inc., 3235 Talimore Circle, Marietta, 30066, Georgia, USA

Abstract: Business owners and management teams are often tasked with making difficult prioritisation decisions. One difficult decision is how to balance the goals, objectives, and purpose of the organisation. This article details how spirituality is a critical component to work/life balance and how individual and organisational spirituality impact operations management. Balancing key areas of work and professional life become an important part of creating happy and mutually satisfying relationships. We have identified six critical elements of life balance that lead towards optimised productivity (in no order of significance): career, family, community, spiritual, health (includes sleep), and pleasure. Spirituality is one of the six components that must be defined, with a corresponding work and personal development plan, at an individual and organisational and operations management level.

Keywords: work-life balance; workplace spirituality; religion/faith; competitive advantage; demand-based approach; family/private businesses.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBG.2025.147957

International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 2025 Vol.40 No.4, pp.323 - 333

Received: 30 Jun 2021
Received in revised form: 17 Apr 2022
Accepted: 28 Apr 2022
Published online: 12 Aug 2025 *

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