When a Balanced Life Leads to a Better Life: Reflections on Innovation, Health, and Wealth

Yomna Sameer; Nada Rostom

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-86709-6_17

When a Balanced Life Leads to a Better Life: Reflections on Innovation, Health, and Wealth

Yomna Sameer
, Nada Rostom

Abu Dhabi University

The British University in Egypt

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Abstract

Work-life balance and its link to positive outcomes have been limited to the micro-level analysis. This study focuses on it from a macro perspective. Our dataset is a balanced panel composed of 48 countries with 143 observations, combining developing and developed countries and spanning from 2016 to 2018. Only for health variable, data for 2018 is not published yet, and hence, analysis for health includes only 96 observations. Work-life balance is approximated by average work hours per capita data obtained from the International Labour Organization. Happiness is obtained from the World Poll Survey. Finally, wealth and health conditions, approximated by income per capita and life expectancy at birth, respectively, are retrieved from the World Bank. Innovation level is approximated by the Global Innovation Index which is estimated by the World Intellectual Property Organization. Work-life balance was found to be a predictor of health, wealth, and innovation as mediated by happiness.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Cross-cultural Perspectives on Well-Being and Sustainability in Organizations
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	291-306
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030867096
ISBN (Print)	9783030867089
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86709-6_17
State	Published - 1 Jan 2022

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Happiness
Health
Innovation
Wealth
Work-life balance

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