From Conflict to Flourishing: How Work–Family Balance, Social Relations and Workplace Conditions Shape Well-Being

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Abstract (max. 250 words):
Exploring the factors influencing workplace well-being and the relationships between them can provide significant information for employers to make decisions and measures related to attracting and retaining valuable, talented employees (Venczel et al. 2023). Seligman and Csíkszentmihályi identified five pillars of well-being – Positive emotions, Engagement, Relationships Meaning, Accomplishment (PERMA) (Seligman 2011, 2018, Seligman & Csíkszentmihályi 2014). Workplace well-being is thus a complex concept represented by closely related influencing factors. Our study aims to publish the results of our research aimed at exploring the relationships between the factors influencing workplace well-being. Our questionnaire survey was aimed at medium-sized or large companies operating in Hungary in terms of the number of employees. During the computer statistical data processing, we conducted analyses focusing on work-family conflicts, job and life satisfaction, and the correlations showing the impact of workplace conditions and social relationships. Based on the results of the research, it can be stated that two-way conflicts related to work and family have a clear negative impact on both job and life satisfaction, as well as on the development of positive workplace experiences. The results clearly highlight that reducing conflicts and promoting a supportive workplace environment are key to increasing the overall satisfaction perceived by employees. The analysis confirms that the different dimensions of workplace well-being are closely related to each other and that improving one factor can have a positive impact on other areas as well.


Brief Professional Bio (max. 100 words):
Gábor Juhász is an associate professor at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Pázmány Péter Catholic University in Budapest, an assistant professor at the Department of Leadership and Organizational Sciences, Faculty of Economics, University of Pécs, and the head of a research center at the University of Pécs. He defended his doctoral dissertation in 2001 based on his research on the human resource management activities of Hungarian enterprises. He received his habilitation in 2008. His main research areas include employee well-being, employee and organizational resilience, the welfare economy, and the social/solidarity economy.

Ákos Jarjabka PhD. (05.27.1972, Szeged, Hungary HUN) is an associate professor at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Pécs (UP FBE) since 2013, he has been the Head of the Institute of Leadership and Organizational Sciences of the UP FBE, since 2022 the leader of the Flow Management Reseach Team. Since 2015 to 2018 he has been the director of the UP 650 Jubilee Project, Since since 2015 to 2023 he has been the Rector's representative of the UP Diaspora Project Network, since 2023 he has been the chief of the Hungarians of the World office. His publications cover general management, national and organizational culture management, human resource management, project management and the Hungarian diaspora. The memberships of Hungarian and international scientific organizations: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in Hungary Committee as a representative of Hungarian Rectors’ Conference (2018-), EUMMAS Honorary Board member (2020-). Hungarian Academy of Sciences IX. Department of Management Science Committee, member (2021-) and secretary (2021-2023). In 2022, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Republic of Hungary.

Norbert Sipos is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Management and Organization Sciences, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Pécs. He defended his doctoral dissertation in 2018, entitled “Domestic and International Practices of the Graduate Career Tracking System – A Comparison of the Integration of the Graduate Career Tracking System and Administrative Databases.” He obtained his habilitation in 2025. His main research areas include: Graduate Career Tracking System and administrative database integration; labor market trends; small and medium-sized enterprises; entrepreneurship research; and competitiveness.