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Work-life balance plays a critical role in every employee’s life. It is undeniable that work-life balance is closely related to the best organization’s optimal functioning. Maintaining work-life balance can help reduce stress, thus it prevents burn-out at work. At the same time, studies also show that employees may suffer technostress due to the inability to effectively use latest technology to manage their work. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between work-life balance and technostress creator. A cross-sectional survey was conducted at selected private sectors in Selangor. A total of 153 data obtained was valid for data analysis. Both descriptive and inferential analyses were applied using IBM SPSS to examine the relationship between technostress creator and work-life balance. The findings showed technostress factors; including techno-overload, techno-invasion and techno-complexity have significant relationships with work-life balance of employees. Hence, organization must note the importance of assisting to maintain the work-life balance of employees in order to reduce technostress and sustain the less stressed and motivating working environment, because this will definitely help to improve work efficiency and productivity.
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To Cite this Article: Saim, M. A. S., Rashid, W. E. W., & Ma’on, S. N. (2021). The Relationship Between Technostress Creator and Work-Life Balance at Selected Private Sector in Selangor. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(6), 1636–1650.
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