TY - JOUR ID - 114845 TI - Critically analysing the concept of workplace flexibility and how it impacts employee and organizational performance: A case of the retail industry in India JO - Eurasian Chemical Communications JA - ECC LA - en SN - 2717-0535 AU - Bhusan, Biswa AU - Sar, Ashok Kumar AD - School of Management, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India Y1 - 2020 PY - 2020 VL - 2 IS - 9 SP - 1001 EP - 1010 KW - workforce flexibility KW - organizational performance KW - flexible working arrangements KW - Employee Engagement KW - Commitment KW - Job Satisfaction DO - 10.22034/ecc.2020.114845 N2 - Workplace flexibility is considered as an important factor in organizational behaviour in terms of maintaining employees’ productivity as well as organizational performance. This research has discussed the role of flexible working patterns in terms of improving employees’ engagement and commitment towards organizations. It depicts the relationship between employees’ engagement and organizational production improvement. Also, workplace flexibility is important for improving organizational performance by enhancing job satisfaction among the workers. However, the sedentary behaviour and undisciplined nature by employees have created barriers for the use of workplace flexibility. On the other hand, excessive work pressure by employers during flexible working arrangements has negatively influenced the performance of employees. Apart from this, the thematic description of the research has revealed the role of workplace flexibility in improving work-life balance regarding employees. Moreover, the narrative and relevant description have helped to highlight the role of workplace flexibility in enhancing employees' performance as a part of organizational improvement. UR - https://www.echemcom.com/article_114845.html L1 - https://www.echemcom.com/article_114845_11efa6f31e238bd4101ae84286a15220.pdf ER -