Work-Life Balance and Intention to Leave among Academics in Malaysian Public Higher Education Institutions
Khairunneezam Mohd Noor

Abstract
This study examined the relationship between perceived work-life balance satisfaction of academics in Malaysian public higher education institutions and their intentions to leave the organisation. The study used an on-line survey of academics from three public universities in Malaysia. A total of 1078 usable responses were received for a response rate of 37.2 per cent. The responses from the sample are used to test the hypotheses that job satisfaction and organisational commitment will mediate the relationship between work-life balance and intention to leave. The results indicated that perceived work-life balance satisfaction was correlated negatively with intention to leave the organisation among academics. The results of the simple mediation analysis indicate that job satisfaction and organisational commitment are partial mediators for the relationship between work-life balance and intention to leave. The implications of the findings for management- particularly those in public higher education institutions- are discussed. The findings of this study will help in terms of understanding the state of work-life balance of academics and its relationship with their intentions to leave. It was hoped that the findings of this study would add to a larger body of studies of work-life balance and intention to leave, especially studies among Malaysian higher education academics.

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