Does Leisure Contribute to the Improvement of Individual Job Performance? A Field Tracking Study Based on the Chinese Manufacturing Industry

Author:

Wang Pengfei,Wei Xiang,Hu Diancheng,Meng FangORCID

Abstract

Theories of work–life balance (WLB) examine the dynamics of the relationship between work and life, but no universally accepted conclusion has yet been achieved. This study examines the effect of leisure time on job performance using first-hand data obtained in a field study in the Chinese manufacturing industry. The results reveal that the relationship between leisure participation and individual job performance presents an inverted U-shaped nonlinear relationship. Endogenous testing and robustness testing also demonstrated the reliability of the findings. In this study, we identified an “opportunity window” which promotes the best individual job performance, with an average daily leisure time threshold of 4.7 h. Our analysis of the underlying mechanism showed that leisure participation has an impact on job performance through physical health and happiness. This study advances the literature on the leisure economy and provides insights into work–life balance and optimal leisure time allocation on a daily basis.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Geography, Planning and Development

Reference76 articles.

1. Retirement and family tourism consumption: The regulatory role of economic conditions and leisure time;Ren;Nankai Manag. Rev.,2020

2. Work-leisure balance: Perceived organizational leisure support

3. Work-life balance: European exploration and China;Yue;Public Adm. Rev.,2013

4. The impact of work-family balanced human resource management practices on job performance: The mediating role of work-family relationships and the moderating role of psychological capital;Zhao;Hum. Resour. Dev. China,2018

Cited by 2 articles. 订阅此论文施引文献 订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献

同舟云学术

1.学者识别学者识别

2.学术分析学术分析

3.人才评估人才评估

"同舟云学术"是以全球学者为主线,采集、加工和组织学术论文而形成的新型学术文献查询和分析系统,可以对全球学者进行文献检索和人才价值评估。用户可以通过关注某些学科领域的顶尖人物而持续追踪该领域的学科进展和研究前沿。经过近期的数据扩容,当前同舟云学术共收录了国内外主流学术期刊6万余种,收集的期刊论文及会议论文总量共计约1.5亿篇,并以每天添加12000余篇中外论文的速度递增。我们也可以为用户提供个性化、定制化的学者数据。欢迎来电咨询!咨询电话:010-8811{复制后删除}0370

www.globalauthorid.com

TOP

Copyright © 2019-2024 北京同舟云网络信息技术有限公司
京公网安备11010802033243号  京ICP备18003416号-3