İş Yaşam Dengesi Üzerine Bir Araştırma: Lisansüstü Tezlerin Bibliyometrik Analizi
A Research on Work-Life Balance: A Bibliometric Analysis of Postgraduate Thesis

Summary/Abstract: Purpose – Changes in business life, differentiations in organizational structures, technological changes, the effect of interaction in work and other areas of life on business life, digitalization and different practices related to working times increase the need for employees to maintain a balance between work and other life areas. The busy work life and the fact that the work occupies a large place in the living space makes the worklife balance the subject of many researches, especially in recent years. The aim of this research is to make a bibliometric analysis of postgraduate theses published on the website of the National Thesis Center focused on work-life balance and to examine the issue of work-life balance from the perspective of the thesis studies. Design/methodology/approach – Within the scope of the research, the term work-life balance was entered as a search term in May 2021 from the Higher Education Institution National Thesis Center database. Bibliometric analyzes of the obtained postgraduate theses were made in terms of some variables. Findings – The database of the National Thesis Center was searched with the term work-life balance and 70 theses were reached. Within the scope of the research, 70 theses; The thesis was examined in terms of variables such as name, year, type, year of publication, language, title of advisor, university, institute, department, research method, data collection tools, keywords and abstract. Within the scope of the research, it is seen that the majority of theses are in 2019 and consist of master's theses. Theses made since 2007 have been reached. It is seen that graduate theses are mostly concentrated in the Department of Business Administration. Discussion – 70 postgraduate theses scanned from the website of the National Thesis Center with the term work-life balance were analyzed by bibliometric analysis. Business life occupies a large place in the general living area, and it is seen that business life affects other living areas, and other areas of life affect business life. Maintaining a balance between work and other areas of life is becoming more and more important. In this context, it is thought that making work-life balance the subject of more research and dealing with different variables will contribute to the literature, researchers, students and practitioners.

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